Beardie in hding....

[robinson]

Ok here is the deal. One of my beardies has been hiding in her hide for the last 3-4 days.... As far as i know she has not come out of her hide at all... Except i took her out to feed her some greens, she nibbled at them a bit then went right back into her hide... Is there something wrong with her, is there a reason that she would hide all the time? she is 2 years old and has never shown any behaviour like this before...

Any help or suggestions would be appreciated thanks

 

[acpart]

At this time of year (unless you live south of the equator) I would expect a beardie to spend a bunch of time basking. If that's not happening, there may be a problem. I recommend you consider the vet, but you can also check out beardeddragon.org to see if they have any suggestions.

Aliza

 

[Rockinar Dragonz]

Sounds like it may be time for a vet check. Has your beardie had a fecal exam recently?

 

[acpart]

Sounds like it may be time for a vet check. Has your beardie had a fecal exam recently?

I only do fecals if I think there's a problem. So far my beardie is eating like a pig, running around the house when I let her and laying too many eggs for my liking.

Aliza

 

[Rockinar Dragonz]

I'm a bit confused... I was asking Robinson about their beardie in hiding.

 

[acpart]

I'm a bit confused... I was asking Robinson about their beardie in hiding.

Sorry, I should have realized. It came right after my post and it was pretty late at night.

Aliza

 

[chachasushi]

I agree with Rockinar. Spending excessive amounts in the hide, particularly if it's on the cool side of the tank, is an indicator of parasites. I would definitely have a fecal done.

 

[robinson]

no she is almsot always hiding under her hide on the hot side of the tank not the cool side

also where can i get a fecal done? Do any and all vets do that??

 

[Rockinar Dragonz]

You can check with either of these two sites...

http://www.anapsid.org/vets/index.html
http://www.herpvetconnection.com/

Or, just contact your local vet offices. If they don't do reptile fecals, I'm sure they can direct you to a vet nearby who does.

 

[Rockinar Dragonz]

You may want to also double-check the temps in her cage to make sure they are good (80-85 cool side, 95-105 basking). What type of uvb bulb are you using and how old is it? Sometimes, just a slight adjustment to their environment can bring them out of a funk assuming she doesn't have parasites.

 

[robinson]

yeah my temps are fine 102-103 basking area and 83-84 degrees on the cool side. The bulb is a 50 what focused beam heat bulb, and for my uvb bulb is a repti-glo 2.0 full spectrum uvb bulb. Also she showed alot of improvement today out basking and running around and ate a bunch... so maybe the worst has passed i will just have to wait and see tomorrow...

 

[nrich]

I've heard bad things about the reptiglo brand. You might consider changing your bulb in the future. Many places I have read suggest a reptisun 10.0.

 

[Rockinar Dragonz]

I agree fully with nrich. Ditch that repti-glo and put in a reptisun 10.0. The repti-glo isn't providing her with near the amount of UVB she needs.