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not pooping or eating AFTER shedding

fw_gintoki

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my beardie finished shedding maybe two days ago.. i thought her not really eating a lot was normal bc beardies sometimes lose appetite when theyre shedding…… but its been two days and shes still not really eating/not pooping. she devours her bugs but only eats a tiny bit of her salad. is this normal or should i be concerned?
 

Sadie

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my beardie finished shedding maybe two days ago.. i thought her not really eating a lot was normal bc beardies sometimes lose appetite when theyre shedding…… but its been two days and shes still not really eating/not pooping. she devours her bugs but only eats a tiny bit of her salad. is this normal or should i be concerned?
Babies usually poop every day sometimes 2 times per day -- as they get older they do slow down on the pooping and its not unusual for them to not poop for weeks -- what are the surface basking temps and how are you taking them? This is what starts digestion also what kind of UVB? A coil or a long tube fixture?
 

fw_gintoki

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Babies usually poop every day sometimes 2 times per day -- as they get older they do slow down on the pooping and its not unusual for them to not poop for weeks -- what are the surface basking temps and how are you taking them? This is what starts digestion also what kind of UVB? A coil or a long tube fixture?
her basking spots about 97, arcadia long fixture uvb

im just worried about her not eating her greens. does the period where they sometimes dont eat during shedding extent even when theyre done shedding?
 

Sadie

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her basking spots about 97, arcadia long fixture uvb

im just worried about her not eating her greens. does the period where they sometimes dont eat during shedding extent even when theyre done shedding?
Are you getting the temp w/ a digital probe thermometer? Babies are stubborn about eating greens that it is why you need supplements calcium D3 and vitamins w/ beta carotene dusted on the insects -- the BSFL will draw her to the food bowl and they are a great staple for them --- how old is the dragon? The UVB is placed where? top of screen or inside the tank?
 

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