Your dragon is underweight--- what are you feeding him and how often? What is the basking temps and how are you taking them? NO stick ons they are inaccurate -- you need to use a digital probe thermometer to get surface temps place the probe where he sits to bask and wait 10 min get the temp- for a 7 month old dragon they should be 95-100-- next what UVB are you using? NO coils they are inadequate ---- you need a long tube fixture like a 24" Zoo Med w/a Reptisun 10.0 T 5 bulb or a Arcadia Pro T 5 w/ a 12% bulb or a Sunblaster Nano Tech comes w/a bulb these are all for a 40+ gallon tank -- your basking bulb should be a CLEAR bright white bulb like a Exo Terra Intense basking bulb NO off white NO colored and NO Daytime bulbs they have a neodymium coating on them bad for the eyes -- these things I have posted are crucial to the dragon - they control the overall health and behavior of the dragon --- please ask me more questions and if you need links to any of this stuff I will post them let me know--your dragon will not eat if this stuff is not correct
I feed them lots of mealworms every day and night. Though I they haven’t eaten for 2 days because I need someone to take me to petco to get more mealworms. And I do not have a digital thermometer at the moment because the previous one I had broke when I was moving their tank so I also need to get a new one of those when I can find someone to drive me to petco. I do have a long uvb light however. And the bulbs I use are from petco “Repti Basking Spot Lamp” it’s 75w. And Franky’s tank is 20” inches I believe. I’ve had the tank for a while so I have forgotten the exact measurements and unfortunately do not know where my mom’s tape measure is.
Ok I need you to look on the uvb bulb and tell me brand and bulb it it say T 5 or T 8 I am thinking is a T 8 and if it's on top of the screen your dragon is not getting enough uvb- the clear plastic cover needs to be off and placed inside the tank directly above the basking decor 6-8 inches -- please order online your insects I am going to post some websites for you but you MUST get the basking temps and uvb corrected -- mealworms are not a good staple feeder -- are you feeding salads? I will post a nutrition website for you-- how old is the uvb bulb if it's a T 8 and over 6 months it needs to be replaced now
This is what the uvb bulb says. And I don’t think it is older than 6 months. And I am unsure what a good stable would be. And I haven’t fed him salads yet, I didn’t know the baby beardies ate salads too, I thought you start feeding them salads when they get a little older.
Ok the T 8 needs to be moved into the tank take the plastic cover off now you can use these to get it inside the tank 3 M command Velcro fasteners- picture hanging wire –long plastic zip ties--fishing line --- or you can order or get this stuff it works really good https://www.homedepot.com/p/GE-15-ft-Cable-Ties-Hook-and-Loop-Spool-Black-10375/304220195 this is like a Velcro strap cut into strips wrap around your fixture
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Okay I will do my best to get everything you said and change what needs to be changed. Thank you so much for taking the time to help me and give me advice. Do you have a personal email or discord that I can reach you on? I would appreciate if I could message you easily and give updates to make sure I’m doing things correctly
Okay! Thank you so so so so so much again Sadie! This means a lot to me! I really want to be a good beardie owner and give him a good quality of life and with your help I can hopefully do that < 3! And I appreciate you being willing to allow me to message you and give you updates!
