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Bearded Dragon Egg
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Hello,
I had recently gotten a new dragon in terrible condition. I had gone into my local pet store to get some crickets for my other beardies. I noticed a sad little dragon sitting in a tank with a larger male, just skin and bones. The store owner received him from a family whose daughter didn't want him anymore. I couldn't turn him away so I took him in.
The reason i'm here is I need help caring for this little guy. His head and legs shake and quiver whenever he moves, if he focuses on food he will also shake. You can feel every little vertebrae in his spine down to his tail, his hip bones protrude wider than his tail. his skin is very baggy and he seems dehydrated. His jaw is displaced and off to the side, he cannot even take two steps without tumbling over.
My heart goes out to this sweet dragon, and I want to give him the best care that I can. I need a little advise on how to fatten him up and what I can do to better his life. I don't have anything he can climb up on and fall, he tends to stay in one spot but I don't want to take the risk. I've managed to get him to take crickets from me but I know crickets alone won't get him to the right weight. He does this thing where it seems like he is gasping for air, he will open up his mouth and take a deep breath, you can hear him gasp. Is he having trouble breathing? I know healthy dragons gape their mouths to vent when warm, but he isn't under his lamp when he does it. I really could use some advise to help figure out what's wrong with him..I'm guessing he had gotten little to no calcium and no uvb in his previous home, so maybe MBD? Please give me some ideas about what it could be and how I can help.
-Adorable Happy Face!
-Poor baby, so skinny. (he is 2)
-Lots of extra skin, ribs and back bone visible.
-Protruding hip bones, skinny tail and thighs.
-I didn't get the photo in time, he opens his mouth wide and gasps for air.
I had recently gotten a new dragon in terrible condition. I had gone into my local pet store to get some crickets for my other beardies. I noticed a sad little dragon sitting in a tank with a larger male, just skin and bones. The store owner received him from a family whose daughter didn't want him anymore. I couldn't turn him away so I took him in.
The reason i'm here is I need help caring for this little guy. His head and legs shake and quiver whenever he moves, if he focuses on food he will also shake. You can feel every little vertebrae in his spine down to his tail, his hip bones protrude wider than his tail. his skin is very baggy and he seems dehydrated. His jaw is displaced and off to the side, he cannot even take two steps without tumbling over.
My heart goes out to this sweet dragon, and I want to give him the best care that I can. I need a little advise on how to fatten him up and what I can do to better his life. I don't have anything he can climb up on and fall, he tends to stay in one spot but I don't want to take the risk. I've managed to get him to take crickets from me but I know crickets alone won't get him to the right weight. He does this thing where it seems like he is gasping for air, he will open up his mouth and take a deep breath, you can hear him gasp. Is he having trouble breathing? I know healthy dragons gape their mouths to vent when warm, but he isn't under his lamp when he does it. I really could use some advise to help figure out what's wrong with him..I'm guessing he had gotten little to no calcium and no uvb in his previous home, so maybe MBD? Please give me some ideas about what it could be and how I can help.
-Adorable Happy Face!
-Poor baby, so skinny. (he is 2)
-Lots of extra skin, ribs and back bone visible.
-Protruding hip bones, skinny tail and thighs.
-I didn't get the photo in time, he opens his mouth wide and gasps for air.