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04-Feb-07, 07:06 PM
|  | Moorebank Reptiles Subscriber | Join Date: Jan-07 Location: Moorebank Age/Gender: 14  | | |  Beardie Help Needed Urgently
ok well my beardie l8ly has been a bit stiff like kepping his body up of the ground ad i just picke him up and he was stiff and shaky my mum was just mowing the lawn he has been eating 3 small crickets a day he is 8 weeks opld and i very worried please urgent help l;ease thanks in advanced
Reptile Boy
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04-Feb-07, 07:07 PM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Nov-06 Location: Earth | | | | Can you provide any information on your set up?
Temps/Basking conditions,enclosure etc
IsK
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04-Feb-07, 07:09 PM
| | Moorebank Reptiles Subscriber | Join Date: Jan-07 Location: Moorebank Age/Gender: 14 | | | | tank is 4ft heat lamp set for 30 degrees there is a water bowl 2 other bardies a log and rock thats all with kitty litter flooring
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04-Feb-07, 07:12 PM
| | Moorebank Reptiles Subscriber | Join Date: Jan-07 Location: Moorebank Age/Gender: 14 | | | | Bump
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04-Feb-07, 07:15 PM
| | Moorebank Reptiles Subscriber | Join Date: Jan-07 Location: Moorebank Age/Gender: 14 | | | | PLEASE I REALY NEeD HELP BUMBITY BUMB
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04-Feb-07, 07:21 PM
| | Moorebank Reptiles Subscriber | Join Date: Jan-07 Location: Moorebank Age/Gender: 14 | | | | he is twitching a bit as well please help
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04-Feb-07, 07:26 PM
| | Subscriber | Join Date: Nov-06 Location: Earth | | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Reptile_Boy  tank is 4ft heat lamp set for 30 degrees there is a water bowl 2 other bardies a log and rock thats all with kitty litter flooring | 30 degrees is the ambient temperature?
Do you have a basking temperature?
The basking temp should be at least 35 - 37c
IsK
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04-Feb-07, 07:29 PM
| | Moorebank Reptiles Subscriber | Join Date: Jan-07 Location: Moorebank Age/Gender: 14 | | | | 30 is basking temp
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04-Feb-07, 07:34 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Mar-06 Location: Brisbane Age/Gender: 23 | | | | Twitchng might be due to a lack of calcium, this can be caused by not having a UV light and a poor diet.
I would throw out the thermostat so he can get a decent basking temperature, 40C or more is good at the hottest point under the light, a branch positioned under the light will allow him to get to these temperatures.
If you dont have a UV light already get a mecury vapour bulb it can heat and provide the required UV. Dusting crickets occasionally with calcium powder will also help. |
04-Feb-07, 07:35 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Mar-06 Location: Brisbane Age/Gender: 23 | | | | beardies like a body temp of around 37C there is no way of getting that with a 30C basking spot. |
04-Feb-07, 07:39 PM
| | Moorebank Reptiles Subscriber | Join Date: Jan-07 Location: Moorebank Age/Gender: 14 | | | | ok.... there only younge.... his givven vitamins and calcium evey monday he has a uv light that is swirtched on with heat lamp and set up to a thermosate if theres any thing welse to change pplease let me know
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04-Feb-07, 07:40 PM
| | Subscriber | Join Date: Nov-06 Location: Earth | | | | Try raising your basking temp.
Have you been dusting the prey with calcium?
If there is no change after raising the temps I would suggest seeing a Reptile Vet.
IsK
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04-Feb-07, 07:42 PM
| | | | they should be eatin vegies to at least 4 times a week. mine are about 3 months old and eat everyday. |
04-Feb-07, 07:45 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Sep-06 Location: BLUE MOUNTAINS Age: 32 | | | | What about hydration ? Drip a little water on his nose and mist him regularly and whats the temps at your cool end ? Have the other beardies acted in any abnormal way of late ? |
04-Feb-07, 07:49 PM
| | Moorebank Reptiles Subscriber | Join Date: Jan-07 Location: Moorebank Age/Gender: 14 | | | | cool ends about 27 degrees well i will tei that and i have to ha\nd feed em veggies they eat . no they dont they are the same age but the other 2 are way smaller and i dust the crickets evey monday in calcium and vitamins
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