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| Both of our Beardies have decided to stop eating. Our Vet gave them Panacur for internal parasites,thinking that might be the reason they won't eat. But, they still refuse even their favorite worms. The adult female will eat a cricket or two a day. But the juvenile male will not eat his crickets or veggies. Yesterday I managed to get the male to eat about eight small mealworms but that's it. Both Beardies are still very active,they will run around on the floor exploring. Our vet told us to take them outside in the sun. He said that might stimulate their appetite. And while they do like basking in the natural sunlight, so far it hasn't done a thing to get them eating again. Please, I'm very worried about them. Our vet is at a loss as to why they won't eat. If anyone has gone through this with their Beardies or, is going through this right now, please help us out! If this keeps up much longer, the juvenile male will begin losing weight.Right now he weighs 278 grams. He's 6 months old.
2 Bearded Dragons 1 Leopard Gecko 1 Mali Uromastyx 2 Cairn Terriers 1 Rabbit 1 Chinchilla "It is inexcusable for scientists to torture animals; let them make their experiments on journalists and politicians" -Henrik Ibsen Once you can accept the universe as matter expanding into nothing that is something, wearing stripes with plaid comes easy. -Albert Einstein
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| Will somebody PLEASE respond?! I'm doing everything I can think of to entice my juvenile Bearded Dragon to eat! He won't touch his waxworms,mealworms,crickets,veggies,or grass from our yard. Our vet is at a loss as to why our Beardie won't eat. Come on people,a little help here!
2 Bearded Dragons 1 Leopard Gecko 1 Mali Uromastyx 2 Cairn Terriers 1 Rabbit 1 Chinchilla "It is inexcusable for scientists to torture animals; let them make their experiments on journalists and politicians" -Henrik Ibsen Once you can accept the universe as matter expanding into nothing that is something, wearing stripes with plaid comes easy. -Albert Einstein
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Well, i am stumped too. Have you tried to add a smelly solid or liquid something on top. I know for blue tongue skinks you put fish oil on the food to try to get them to eat. But make sure beardies can have it.
1.0 bearded dragon (Drake)
1.0.1 leopard gecko (Athena and Apollo)
0.0.1 occelated skink (Zahara)
0.0.2 wood frogs (Cloak and Dagger)
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| Sometime they acted like this if they are dehydrated or constipated, try placing them in a shallow pan of warm water.
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One of my leos recently stopped eating and to get them to eat again i had to take her to the vet and get her force fed and that stimulated her appetite. So maybe you could take her to the vet and try that.
My Leopard Geckos
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1.0 Tangerine Albino het R.A.P.T.O.R (Jaws)
1.0 Tangerine Albino (Champ)
0.1 Super Hypo Tangerine Carrot Tail (Chewy)
0.1 Super Hypo Carrot Tail Baldy (Casper)
0.1 Super Hypo Tangerine Carrot Tail (Stumpy)
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My Bearded Dragon
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1.0 Normal (Draco)
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Wait a sec what type of uvb bulb are you using??
My Leopard Geckos
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1.0 Tangerine Albino het R.A.P.T.O.R (Jaws)
1.0 Tangerine Albino (Champ)
0.1 Super Hypo Tangerine Carrot Tail (Chewy)
0.1 Super Hypo Carrot Tail Baldy (Casper)
0.1 Super Hypo Tangerine Carrot Tail (Stumpy)
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My Bearded Dragon
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1.0 Normal (Draco)
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| Thanks for the replies! 1. The juvenile poops,just not much because he doesn't eat much. 2. Our vet will force feed him if necessary. We're just trying to avoid it if at all possible. 3. The type of UV light we're using is: Exo-Terra Repti Glo, 10.0 UVB. 13w. It's brand new. The reptile shop we buy from tests each bulb to make sure they put out the right UVB strength.But we put in a brand new bulb just in case! Today (7-4-08) The juvenile ate 6 crickets! The two year old female's appetite has picked up too. Do Bearded Dragons eat less in the summer? I'm just wondering because they both ate like crazy when it was cooler out. We keep our house about 74 degrees F with central air.And if it gets really hot outside,we run ceiling fans too. Any more tips ??
2 Bearded Dragons 1 Leopard Gecko 1 Mali Uromastyx 2 Cairn Terriers 1 Rabbit 1 Chinchilla "It is inexcusable for scientists to torture animals; let them make their experiments on journalists and politicians" -Henrik Ibsen Once you can accept the universe as matter expanding into nothing that is something, wearing stripes with plaid comes easy. -Albert Einstein
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you should give them some wax worms because they are high in fat so they are a nice pick-up for a herp that has not eaten in a while.
1.0 bearded dragon (Drake)
1.0.1 leopard gecko (Athena and Apollo)
0.0.1 occelated skink (Zahara)
0.0.2 wood frogs (Cloak and Dagger)
" Human kind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect." - Chief Seattle, 1855
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