QuestionQUESTION: my bearded dragon has not eaten for a week and there is vegetation in there and plenty of food and water he is normally healthy eater?
ANSWER: Hello Sharon,
How old is your dragon?
What type of UVB light are you using, is it a flourescent tube light or a compact or coil light? What type of basking light are you using? Is it a bright white light or a colored light bulb?
What are the temps, & how do you measure them?
What have you bee feeding him?
Do his eyes look sunken in or are they bright, & has he gone to the bathroom lately, & were there urates with it?
What type of substrate are you using?
Please answer the questions, & I can help you better.
Tracie
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QUESTION: he is nearly 2 flourescent tube coloured can be up to 95 to 98 with a temperature gage grass hoppers and meal worms is eyes are bright not been to toilet for three days if substrate is for floor we are using sand cause i don't no what substrate is thanks for replying to me
he looks ok in his self but not eating i can't understand we give him his calcium as well
AnswerHello Sharon,
What brand of flourescent tube bulb are you using, the brand should be stamped on the base of the bulb. Are you using a basking light along with the flourescent tube bulb?
We need to establish whether or not you are using a UVB light or not. There does not need to be any colored lights in the tank. The UVB will appear a bit bluish, yes.
What type of temperature gauge, a stick on thermometer, a digital probe or a temp gun? The stick ons do not measure the basking area, but just the ambient temps & the glass temperature that it is stuck onto.
The warm side which should have a basking area of around 88-90, & should have the undertank heater & the basking bulb or ceramic heater. The other side should be the cooler side.
Well, the substrate is what is lining the bottom of the tank so that would be sand. I usually don't recommend sand for gecko because they have a tendency to become impacted fairly easily. Try to feed him outside of his tank, too so he doesn't lick the sand too much.
How is he doing tonight?
Tracie