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2011年8月1日星期一

My bearded dragons general health?

-I've been asking about my beardie and his general health over the last few days. He's been stressing out in his vivarium to get out. He's finally settled but not in his tank !! He's sitting quite happily at my patio doors looking out at what's going on. It's a sun trap there and keeps him warm. He is still not to interested in eating though. Only ate one hopper today and a little pured fruit. He's lost weight through stressing out in the vivarium. He is shedding. Will he settle down again ? Or is this him for life? When he is sitting at the patio doors he is relaxed and happy. I sometimes feel rotten putting him back in his viv. ( can you syringe feed them untill they get there appetite back ? )I don't even have to ask for details to know your husbandry is not correct. Hopper mice are not an appropriate daily prey item for dragons of any size. Here is a link to a care sheet:



http://www.centralvirginiareptiles.com/B鈥?/a>



Please review this and make the necessary corrections to your husbandry routines ASAP. You can email me with any additional questions that are not covered in the care sheet. That should get you going until you can purchase a more detailed book on the subject. Here is a link to order a book on bearded dragons:



http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001CB0鈥?/a>Is his tank big enough? if so it may be something in the tnak, experiment by taking certain objects out and seeing his reaction. It also may be the setup check that all equipment is working correctly(light, heat, etc) If nothing seems to work take him to the vets for a check up.
It sounds like the tank is not right, whether it's the size, the substrate or the heating and lighting, they will be more agitated during a shed

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