Emaciated Male Help!

[timbalan]

Lol. I just read that in your other post.

 

[ilovebeardies]

Oh lol yeah I figured I'd just put it up anyway

 

[jarich]

I would recommend that you also get yourself a probiotic like Nutribac or Avipro. These will help replace the gut flora after the treatment. Make sure and get some F10 or similar cleaner to thoroughly clean everything in the enclosure or that you use with them.

 

[will_him_is]

Well I have just the cheap dial gauge not the digital thermometer so my guess is its crap. I have no Idea on the dimensions of the Viv but its very large I believe cherry wood. But its separated in two right now I have my male and female on one side then my juvenile female on the other at the moment. Plan is to move juvenile too another Viv hopefully soon so each have more room. I cannot remember the vets name I scheduled with but he's in kinsman,oh about 45min from me. Just about all the vets I called through vet finder didn't see reptiles or where very far away. I have bad luck oh Quasimodo who my post is about is actually separate in 40 gallon breeder. Because of how thin and sickly looking if he had a parasite I didn't want to pass it to the other 3.

I posted the link for the $14 digital thermometer. They shipped it free and in 2 days.. thing is crazy accurate. can read bulb temps of 600 degrees and then an ice cube at 0 within an inch of each other. I put it on the beardies nose in the basking spot to see what it is. They seem to purge when their body gets to 101-102.

How is this guy doing? he looks like hes been through a war...

 

[ilovebeardies]

Oh thank you I saw that I already bought my thermometer though

 

[Val]

He does not look fine, He may have parasites, mbd or have just been starved. If he has parasites take a fresh fecal sample to a vet. If it is Mbd the vet can also check and you can give liquid calcium gluconate, vet will have or can get, still adding calcium and vitamins to food. Sugar free yoghurt or acidophilus will help the with the gut and give him baby food or slew to start. If he is eating already well then that is a good sign, but do not give him any hard shell worms the chitin is often difficult for them to digest and pass. When a bearded has been starved it can take awhile to get the digestive system and swallowing working to optimal levels and syringe feeding is required. The is a great website on this anapsid that should give you helpful info. Good luck and what a great thing you are doing.