Stunted Growth?

[Thomas123456]

My bearded dragon is about 1.5 years old and he seems very small for his age. I have only seen him full shed twice. I feed him every other day with super worms and I also feed him spaghetti squash and spinach. He seems healthy, he stands on his legs, he's very energetic and is not lethargic at all. His poop varies, sometimes they are normal looking, and sometimes it is kind of watery.I have 2 lights a UVA and UVB. He seems healthy all around, the only thing is his size and he has a small kink in his tail from when I got him as a baby.

 

[Thomas123456]

Okay, so you think the UVB is the issue? Here are pictures of the bulbs. The round is the Heat lamp. I have Dubias but Im trying to wait for them to get bigger because they are pretty small right now. Should I feed them to him now or wait until they get larger and ready for breeding?

 

[Thomas123456]

His basking bulb is the non coiled. I just went to pet smart but couldn't find any of the tubes, so I will probable buy that one you recommended. I just used an temperature gun and it said 97 Fahrenheit.

 

[Thomas123456]

Could you link the UVB kit to me please. Also here is a picture of the screen mesh on my tank.

 

[Thomas123456]

For basking I have an artificial drift wood peice that he lays on when basking, so should I move that of will that be fine for when I just put the UVB tube there

 

[Thomas123456]

Okay thank you.

 

[Thomas123456]

His poop is watery. What does this mean? Is this a bad sign?

 

[Thomas123456]

I ordered the UVB tube so should be here in a few days, and basking temps are 97 (I took them with heat gun)

 

[Thomas123456]

I got the light today.

 

[Thomas123456]

He basks on the tree in there. Would that be okay or should I move the tree?

 

[Thomas123456]

He basks on the tree. I got T5 so should that be fine or should I move the tree?

 

[Thomas123456]

no its pretty tough mesh. His tank is so much brighter now

 

[Thomas123456]

its about 4.5inches above him and is fully hitting him. Thank you so much. I love this guy so much and I was really worried. Its only been a day but I can already feel that he is a lot happier. His tank is brighter and looks more alive. Thank you soooo much. Ill keep you updated on any questions and how his growth and health is doing. Again THANK YOU!

 

[Thomas123456]

I moved it about 8 inches above his tree