Is my Beardie dehydrated?

[micbrown]

Hello,

1st Thanks for reading..

Well, I recvd my 4 month old fmale beardie about two weeks ago from reptile show in Arlington, TX. She looked alert for the first couple of days..Then started keeping her eyes closed & was lathargic.. I had a coil UVB light for about 24 hrs. Then was told to get rid of that imediately as they have been known to cause eye damage. So, I purchased repti-glo/exo terra 10.0 tube uvb. She also has a basking light with temps at 105-110 in basking spot. her tank ambiant temps are 100-80/warm to cool side. she has climbing rock to regulate how close she wants to be to the basking light. I am using paper towels over astro turf for substrate. Anyway, her eyes are open again after only a couple of days. She is eating about 10-20 crickets a day..I havnt been able to get her to eat any vegies/greens/fruit yet..still working on that. however, I am mostly having to hand feed her as she does not seem to have the will to hunt them down on her own unless they crawl directly around her. She is not moving around her cage too much..seems lathargic to me. She looks around & watches when you enter the room. But, i have never been around beardies much. I have been bathing her every other day in warm water..she is pooping about every other day. I also mist her a couple of times a day. She has a water bowl but never see her drinking. So, my questions are:

1) How active should she be?
2) Is it normal the way she is eating crickets or should she be more aggresive?
3) How would I know if she is dehydrated?
4) what should I do to be sure she is well hydrated until she starts eating vegies?

Thanks in advance for any feedback...

[Clear]

Do you dust the crickets with calcium and vitamins?
Are you feeding crickets that are about the size between the eyes? To large crickets are harder for them to digest.



1) How active should she be? -Mine is very active 5 out of 7 days a week, the rest he just lounges around.
2) Is it normal the way she is eating crickets or should she be more aggressive? -The first week or 2 they are usually still stressed so they can be very reluctant to eat much.
3) How would I know if she is dehydrated?
4) what should I do to be sure she is well hydrated until she starts eating vegies? -Give her baths, try to feed some berries mine love them

[BMorrison]

1.) Isabella is active for a good part of the day and calms down in the evening.
2.) Maybe it's just her but as soon as I drop crickets in she goes banana sandwich for them.
3.) Give her a bath once a week, I do that with Isabella, she drinks in the tub sometimes. Just be prepared to drain the tub and refill it when she relaxes and decides to go potty.
4.) I agree with whoever said berries. Not a whole lot though because of the high acid content. I hate to hotlink but being it's in the well being of the animal... http://www.beautifuldragons.503xtrem...nframeset.html
That's a very good site for what to feed a dragon and what not to feed a dragon.

Hope this helps.

[West Coast Jungle]

If you are bathing her every other day or misting her she should not be dehydrated. A picture would be very helpful. She is way too young to be brumating. If she is eating and pooping that is a good sign. hard to say whats wrong if anything. A picture is worth a 1000 words.

[Clear]

Humidity inside the enclosure is a tricky thing, if it is to high it can cause upper respiratory infection.