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I have a male beardie that is about 5 1/2 - 6 months old. He's recently been treated for coccidia. I did everything that was suggested here about cleaning and feeding during treating. I administered probiotics daily also. Recently (last few days) he slowed eating and has been lying in the shade between his basking rock and log. Also it could be a couple to three days before he poops. I've been soaking him, sometimes this works, sometimes it doesn't. Yesterday he ate about 50 crickets and then this morning he pooped in his food dish.
I guess what I am wondering is, should I be concerned or should I wait a few days before worrying? Also can someone describe brumation in detail and tell me at what age and time of year a dragon will tend to brumate?
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1.1.0 bearded dragons 1.1.0 leopard geckos 1.0.0 fancy mouse

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The last treatment was actually about 2 weeks ago. At the same time he was treated for coccidia he was treated for worms. The only vet, which is a really good one, is an hours drive one way, so I haven't been able to get another fecal done. I plan on doing so asap.
Is there anything else besides acidophiliz that would help aid in digestion?
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spec
1.1.0 bearded dragons 1.1.0 leopard geckos 1.0.0 fancy mouse

a recheck

There are strains of coccidia that are high resistant and one treatment may not clear them out or what led to the coccidia bloom in the first place may still be present.

There are other husbandry things that you can do to help assure the dragon is not re-infecting himself.

Get a recheck, I think you will find that he still has coccidia and this is affecting him. ALSO, worm die offs if they had a lot, can cause partial or full blockages and if that is the case the vet is going to have to help you with him

I used to keep him on sand in a 4x4x2 wooden cage, but while I was treating him I moved him into a sterlite container and used paper towels. After it seemed that he was back to normal I switched him back to the wooden cage and kept him on paper towels that were changed every day just as I did while he was being treated. Now's he's on a combination of shelving liner and paper towels. I have been cleaning his cage every day or every other day.

He just started acting peculiar a few days ago. I actually have some of the albon left from when he was treated. Would that be safe to use? He grew almost 5 inches since the first treatment and gained quite a bit of weight. I can't check that since I don't have a scale. So I'm not sure if I should use the same dosage as before. Guess a fecal check and consultation with a vet is in order. Just wish one was closer.

thanks,
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1.1.0 bearded dragons 1.1.0 leopard geckos 1.0.0 fancy mouse

No sense in treating him if that is not the problem. The first fecal may have not showed if there was another one. Most vets are fairly good about not changing for an office visit if you call it a recheck.