Bioactive bearded dragon enclosure!!!!

I looked it up and it says the do it for more uvb which would make sense because the bulb had burned out
 
Have you looked for a recent poo? You could try giving her a bath…it triggers some to poo. Giving canned pumpkin and prune baby food also promotes pooping.
I wouldn’t worry too much about not drinking. Spike never drank from a bowl and so I don’t even bother giving him one anymore and his urates are white.
What are your basking and ambient temps? What strength uvb and how far away is it?
It’s possible she doesn’t like the substrate. Spike had a fit when I tried to give him a bioactive enclosure.
 
MissSkittles said:
Have you looked for a recent poo? You could try giving her a bath…it triggers some to poo. Giving canned pumpkin and prune baby food also promotes pooping.
I wouldn’t worry too much about not drinking. Spike never drank from a bowl and so I don’t even bother giving him one anymore and his urates are white.
What are your basking and ambient temps? What strength uvb and how far away is it?
It’s possible she doesn’t like the substrate. Spike had a fit when I tried to give him a bioactive enclosure.
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Basking temps are 94-103 uvb is a linear t8 5.0 that I think might be burnt out so I have a compact 5.0 at the basking spot
 
Thatcher said:
She also hasn't pooped in a while now I'm worried beacause she's not going down for water however i do only see her in the morning and evening so maybe she does stuff then???
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Give her a soak in 100°F water (about 1½" deep) for 20-30 minutes. It'll cool down fast after you put her in, so keep replacing some of it to keep it near 100°. After a few minutes, she'll likely hunker down into it.

Then wait for the telltale beardie tub-fart, lifting of the tail, and Whoosh!
If it doesn't work the first day, keep trying daily.

I wouldn't worry about drinking. My beardie has never drunk water—even in the bath. He gets all the moisture he needs from his bugs & leafy veggies.

Beardies need a T5 10.0 at a distance sufficient to give them a UVI of 5.0 on their backs.
 
I’m going to venture a guess that she’s trying to get more uvb. The compact lights just can’t provide the same levels. I use a T5 with Arcadia 14% which currently gives a UVI of 6.0 at about 6.5” below (thru the screen).I have his hammock directly below, so he can choose his own level. (My bulb is due to be replaced in a couple of months)
 
MissSkittles said:
I’m going to venture a guess that she’s trying to get more uvb. The compact lights just can’t provide the same levels. I use a T5 with Arcadia 14% which currently gives a UVI of 6.0 at about 6.5” below (thru the screen).I have his hammock directly below, so he can choose his own level. (My bulb is due to be replaced in a couple of months)
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Ok I'll check the bulb type I have and I'll see the inch to percent ratio of it to see what I have to change
 
So it's a 26 watt thrive uvb bulb compact and a t8 5.0, I think I'll wait to see what happens and if it doesn't get resolved soon, beacause I did just add the compact uvb and turn on the linear beacause it turned off for idk how long, I will talk to an exotic vet who I met yesterday who's teaching me a class about veterinary science and she can probably help me along with you guys, oh and I'll soak her in the 100 degree water
 
Thatcher said:
So it's a 26 watt thrive uvb bulb compact and a t8 5.0, I think I'll wait to see what happens and if it doesn't get resolved soon, beacause I did just add the compact uvb and turn on the linear beacause it turned off for idk how long, I will talk to an exotic vet who I met yesterday who's teaching me a class about veterinary science and she can probably help me along with you guys, oh and I'll soak her in the 100 degree water
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I’m not sure that a T8 with a 5.0 will be able to provide the uvb levels that she needs. They need much higher than chameleons...like a UVI of 5.0-6.0.
 
So at the basking spot I'm looking at a reading of 2.0 from the linear and I'm guessing 2-4 from the compact beacause it's so close so I think she'll be good until I get the new uvb and hopefully it will be resolved before that beacause I did just set up both of those uvb lamps, thanks for your help guys
 
After the bath she ate a bunch of vegetables including spinach that I haven't fed before and understand the risk and amount you should feed and she climbed around! She looks a lot better and climbed her vertical ladder and is sleeping on top of it, it's so cute!!!
 
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I think her moving around is a good sign and eating is always good, and i have decided to make bath week mandatory for all dragons in my house specifically the ones that dont trim their beards (only beardie not cham or leo) so another bath for her tm
 
Thatcher said:
So it's a 26 watt thrive uvb bulb compact and a t8 5.0, I think I'll wait to see what happens and if it doesn't get resolved soon, beacause I did just add the compact uvb and turn on the linear beacause it turned off for idk how long, I will talk to an exotic vet who I met yesterday who's teaching me a class about veterinary science and she can probably help me along with you guys, oh and I'll soak her in the 100 degree water
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The compact isn't doing much beyond 3-4" and the T8 5.0 isn't strong enough.
Beardies need 10.0 or 12%.

Some good things are:
  1. You don't need a screen between, cuz beardies can't ceiling walk like chams.
  2. A T5 10.0 doesn't need to run full width of the enclosure.
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Source: https://www.reptileadvisor.com/bearded-dragon-lighting/

In some cases, that can be reduced to 1/2 the width of the enclosure, depending on how it's set up.

I'd encourage you to get on the Beardie forum.
 
Klyde O'Scope said:
The compact isn't doing much beyond 3-4" and the T8 5.0 isn't strong enough.
Beardies need 10.0 or 12%.

Some good things are:
  1. You don't need a screen between, cuz beardies can't ceiling walk like chams.
  2. A T5 10.0 doesn't need to run full width of the enclosure.
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Source: https://www.reptileadvisor.com/bearded-dragon-lighting/

In some cases, that can be reduced to 1/2 the width of the enclosure, depending on how it's set up.

I'd encourage you to get on the Beardie forum.
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Ok I will get in that forum and as soon as I can afford it I will get the correct uvb, the good thing is she is about 2-3 inches from the uvb right now so she's getting some
 
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