Free 2 year old beardie and all equipment!!

[rachelfrieson]

My 13 year old doesn’t take proper care of his bearded dragon and we need it to go to a loving home. He is sweet and docile and comes with all equipment including lamps, terrarium and cricket carrier. Please message me if interested. I’m in Cobb County

 

[Beardomania]

This looks like some immediate medical attention and UVB lighting are needed. Right front claw is clearly malformed; left one looks somewhat swollen and lower jaw exhibits uneven underbite. Looks like metabolic bone disease at a stage where it is still quite salvageable. I recommend getting him out into the sunlight ASAP if you don't have the proper lighting equipment and dosing him with oral calcium either directly or heavily dusted on his food.

 

[rachelfrieson]

This looks like some immediate medical attention and UVB lighting are needed. Right front claw is clearly malformed; left one looks somewhat swollen and lower jaw exhibits uneven underbite. Looks like metabolic bone disease at a stage where it is still quite salvageable. I recommend getting him out into the sunlight ASAP if you don't have the proper lighting equipment and dosing him with oral calcium either directly or heavily dusted on his food.

Is there a place to take it as I’m not equipped to properly take care of it

 

[rachelfrieson]

This looks like some immediate medical attention and UVB lighting are needed. Right front claw is clearly malformed; left one looks somewhat swollen and lower jaw exhibits uneven underbite. Looks like metabolic bone disease at a stage where it is still quite salvageable. I recommend getting him out into the sunlight ASAP if you don't have the proper lighting equipment and dosing him with oral calcium either directly or heavily dusted on his food.

 

[rachelfrieson]

He has proper lighting

 

[Beardomania]

He has proper lighting

Sometimes, people are misinformed by the pet store as to what proper lighting is and other times, they have used a UVB bulb past its useful lifespan, which cannot be visibly discerned by the light emitted. @Sadie has a paragraph she likes to use to inform people on basic lighting requirments.

If, in the end, it is actually determined that he does have proper lighting, then either his food lacks calcium or those physical aberrations I noted represent injuries that the dragon has sustained, perhaps getting his claw stuck while climbing or being briefly attacked by a cat/dog or rough handling by a small child.

 

[rachelfrieson]

Yes I understand. I buy UV bulbs every 6 months, but I’m not a pet person. My son begged me for it, but I know he isn’t doing right by it. I knew you all would tell me this
It makes me sad, but I found a home for him/her. The new owner rehabs lizards, so hopefully she can help.
Thank you!

 

[Sadie]

A rescue place can be contacted like your Humane Soc or a rescue center -- proper lighting would be a long tube fixture 24" Zoo Med w/ a Reptisun 10.0 T 5 bulb or a Arcadia Pro T 5 12 % bulb or a Sunblaster Nano Tech 6400 all these fixtures for a 40+ gallon tank --- you want a CLEAR bright white basking bulb that keeps tank 95-100 taken w / a digital probe thermometer NO stickon please -- they are inaccurate -- No colored bulbs No infrared bulbs and No daytime bulbs they have a coating on them that are not good for the eyes its called a Neodymium coating -- if you need more help please ask I can help w/ the UVB fixtures etc --- if you need to get one or have one now they have certain distance and placement

 

[rachelfrieson]

A rescue place can be contacted like your Humane Soc or a rescue center -- proper lighting would be a long tube fixture 24" Zoo Med w/ a Reptisun 10.0 T 5 bulb or a Arcadia Pro T 5 12 % bulb or a Sunblaster Nano Tech 6400 all these fixtures for a 40+ gallon tank --- you want a CLEAR bright white basking bulb that keeps tank 95-100 taken w / a digital probe thermometer NO stickon please -- they are inaccurate -- No colored bulbs No infrared bulbs and No daytime bulbs they have a coating on them that are not good for the eyes its called a Neodymium coating -- if you need more help please ask I can help w/ the UVB fixtures etc --- if you need to get one or have one now they have certain distance and placement

Thank you so much

 

[Earls MUM]

Yes I understand. I buy UV bulbs every 6 months, but I’m not a pet person. My son begged me for it, but I know he isn’t doing right by it. I knew you all would tell me this
It makes me sad, but I found a home for him/her. The new owner rehabs lizards, so hopefully she can help.
Thank you!

Pleased you have rehomed him. I have a dragon too and all because my grandson didn't realise they are exotic and not a first pet to have. I'm sure he is getting the care. Yx