MBD? And whats wrong with his poop?!

[Salvatorethebeardie]

hello guys! I got my beardie on August 15th and his poop, was formed and fairly hard. Now it has turned squishy and there is a yellow puddle around his poop. Also, his spine has a little curve when he sits in certain positions. I need help! What's wrong with my beardie?!

 

[SpikedLove]

So squishy poo is not bad necessarily. But we need picks if you have them.
Could you give us feed back on
Lighting, heat, UVB type and brand, cage size, supplements schedule and diet.

 

[Salvatorethebeardie]

So squishy poo is not bad necessarily. But we need picks if you have them.
Could you give us feed back on
Lighting, heat, UVB type and brand, cage size, supplements schedule and diet.

 

[Salvatorethebeardie]

So, I have a 30 gallon tank at the moment, i will be getting a 55 gallin in a couple months. On the hot side it is normally, 110 degrees and on the cool side 80 degrees.
I have a coil bulb, and I'm ordering a strip one, but I have a reptisun, coil 10 UVB.
I normally feed him crickets, with calcium and vitamins 3-4 times a week. Sometimes ill give him a waxworm or hornworm. When he wakes up I wait
a hour after his lights turns on to feed him.

Ill also send a pic next time he poops.

 

[SpikedLove]

OK the good news is you haven't had him long enough to have caused any issues.
Having said that the UVB is critical, You already said you are getting that. Don't go short on it. Look for Arcadia PRO T5 KIT, it comes with bulb of choice, and is reasonably priced. Like many other oddly the 48" fixtures as well as bulb are cheaper than 24in, marketing I guess. But just make sure it goes the length of the tank,

The coils are not really enough, can can be sufficient in a small set up for a baby, short term any way. Look at he UVI charts.

UVB bulb

So it's getting to that time where I need to change my bearded dragons uv bulb. What is the best option going to be for a replacement? I've had the same compact one that came with the enclosure and animal about 7 months ago.

www.aussiepythons.com

These are all I could find, but it gives you an Idea. The effective range for a bearded is likely a UVI of 3-6
here is more on lighting, Welcome to the Fergsen scale.

Next wood be food, does he get veggies ? As they grow their dietary needs will go from 60% bugs 40% veggies to 40% bugs and 60% veggies as an adult.

Messy poops for me are normal, the har poop was likely something you fixed, sounds like dehydration/constipation but that seems gone now. It will vary from time to time depending on diet.
The brown is poop, the white/yellow are urates, pee if you will. It should be , well I guess creamy, gross description, but you get he idea. It should be mostly white with some yellow.

Now supplements.
A standard is calcium with every bug feeding, Calcium with D3 twice a month and Multivitamins on veggies.

I am still trying to locate an accurate vitamin schedule. I have chameleons, so I modify that, but I know bearded are different.

 

[Salvatorethebeardie]

Thank you so much, ill definitely look into the lights. U helped so much and made me less stressed out. Lol

 

[Salvatorethebeardie]

Also, what % do 7 recommend. 6%, 12% or 14%?

 

[SpikedLove]

Also, what % do 7 recommend. 6%, 12% or 14%?

It refers to what percentage of the light is UVB light. Think of the light as particles. Beardies use a 14%.