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PHLdyPayne
at Mon Oct 2 20:10:44 2006 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by PHLdyPayne ]
Typically dragons will poop daily or every other day when adults. As your dragon isn't showing any signs of parasites or internal blockage, the only other reason I can think of is maybe the amount of food being fed. Or, he is pooping more often but it is not noticeable. The latter would be the case if you use sand as a substrate. If you don't, then it could be the former.
To determine if it is the former, will need to know just how much food you are feeding him on a daily basis. (ie number of insects, volumn of vegetables (quarter cup, half cup etc) and does he eat everything offered?
As for raising the basking temp (which could be why he isn't digesting fast) just use a higher watt bulb or lower the basking light/raise the basking spot. Increasing the wattage by 20-25 watts may be all you need to get the temp around 105F. Also providing a wide basking spot with a decent incline (not too steep, your dragon wants to be able to relax while he bask, not have to hang on in fear of sliding off). I used a very large and wide piece of driftwood which gave my dragon a large range of temps under the basking light. The highest area was around 120F with the lower areas around 105F and of course the floor of the cage near the driftwood was around 95F with the other half of the cage at around 80F during the day. Below is a picture of my old setup.
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- Dragon doo doo - 2doxies, Mon Oct 2 19:36:53 2006
 RE: Dragon doo doo - PHLdyPayne, Mon Oct 2 20:10:44 2006 
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