Water Dragon Hardly Eats

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QUESTION: I've had my two water dragons for over a year now, i bought them from a reptile expo and i believe the guy who sold them said they were two months old. At first the female ate a lot, quickly moving from small crickets to meal worms, but now in these last 2-3 weeks she hardly eats (the most she's eaten is 1 in the whole period, from her usual 4-5 worms everyday to every other day) she just turns her head at the sight of the food. I've tried rotating from meal worms to crickets and wax worms but nothing will work. She has no problems coming out of the cage, the heat and humidity are stable, water clean and lots of room to swim, plenty to climb, etc. She's a foot-an-a-half give or take a few inches. Whats interesting to me is that her stomach area is about 2.5 inches. I could probably get a photo of her if needed. Hope you can help. Thank You.

PS. If your wondering the second water dragon is a male but I keep them in separate cages. He's a little skinny but he's eating fine, and yes i keep the cages in the same room but far enough so they cant see each other unless they climb on the door wiring. Thanks again.

ANSWER: Hello Michael,

GREAT that you are keeping them in separate tanks, I am so happy to hear that!  Then you will not have any problems with premature breeding.  Thank you for being a responsible owner & housing them in that manner.  That is awesome.
They can be bred around 2+ years or so, assuming that they are both healthy.  

What type & brand of UVB light are you using?  Is it a florescent tube bulb or a compact/coil light?  Do you use a bright white basking light or a colored light?  
What is the humidity in the tank (s)?  Do you use a digital probe or a temp gun to measure the temperatures in the tank, & what are the temperatures?

What is their color like?  Are they nice & green or darker right now?
Do you give calcium supplementation on a regular basis?  
She could be carrying infertile eggs which does happen.  Have you thought about getting a fecal done on her to see if her worm or parasite counts are up?

Pictures of them both would be good, & maybe a picture of their setups as well.  

Brumation is also a consideration, too.  They do a slight slowdown in the wintertime. We need to make sure that the tank setup is good before assuming it could be brumation.

Tracie

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QUESTION: My UVA lamp is 150w and it's made by Zoo-Med Laboratories Inc, it's a heat/UVA lamp that's florescent that it uses for basking. Also a Nocturnal Infrared Heat Lamp for the other half of the tank (Also made by Zoo-Med). I have trouble keeping the humidity at 70 in the tanks but most of the time it's around 50 when i come home. I use digital probe for the temperature. The normal temperatures are 24 - 29ish(Celsius).

Their both bright green. As for calcium i use Repti Calcium, it's a power/dust type that you can put on crickets or meal worms and yes i dust the food often.

What should i do if it's infertile eggs?
What are worm/parasite counts ?
Do you a fogger would help with humidity? I have one made by Python.

I'll try to get pictures as soon as i can.

Answer
Hello Michael,

Are you using a UVB lamp?  If not, you do need to get a good UVB light such as the Reptisun 10 tube bulb.  
Yes, a fogger would definitely help with keeping the humidity up, as 50% is a little too low.  Good to hear that they are both bright green. They must not be too stressed then if their color is good.  
The digital probe temperatures are great, so your temps are good.  
The calcium dusting should be at least 3 times per week.  If she does have infertile eggs, there is not much you can do about it.  Just give extra calcium to help with the development of eggs & after she lays, make sure she has a little extra food to help her out.  
If her eating does not pick up soon, let me know.  You can get some bee pollen at the healthfood store or the drug store in the supplemental area to help with her appetite.  

The worm/parasite counts are just the normal average amounts of normal flora bacteria & worms naturally found in their body & fecal counts.  Low amounts do not affect them at all, but if the counts get too high due to stress or illness then usually they have to be treated.

Tracie