Can someone please help ?our junior beardie (6months) was lively and happy, he shed and then stopped eating. He has become very weak now, skin and bone and dispute all attempts to feed and give water he is resisting. He responded when given a warm bath and managed to poo yesterday. We have tried and tried I truly fear he is on his last legs.can someone advise please.
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Junior bearded dragon sick
- Thread starter Geoff
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Contact an emergency vet, or set up an appointment as soon as possible. He looks severely malnourished and dehydrated, and is probably near death at this point.
Your dragon look terrible-- what are you using for a UVB ? What are your basking temps? And how are you taking them? You need to get him into a hospital tank it looks like this
You need a long tube fixture w/ a Reptisun 10.0 bulb either a T 5 or a T 8 I need to know what your using now? If you have a coil get rid of it -- you are going to need to keep the tank a little warmer at nite like around 80-- this will keep his immune system up if you have a heat emitter use it to keep the temps up or - you can use like a heating pad set it on low and wrap a towel or dish towel around it place it in the tank to keep it warm - he doesnt look like he will make it --- how long has it been since he ate last -- I want you to get some baby food green beans squash and some baby food chicken mix together w/ some water and syringe feed him -- cut the tip of the syringe off so it doesnt plug make sure you add water so its a little soupy feed very slowly around 1 ml 3 times per day -- you do not want to over whelm him w/ food --- ad a pinch of calcium powder to it --- if you haft to go get a UVB that I have mentioned please tell me what your getting distance plays a key role here -- basking temps need to be 105-110 taken w/ a digital probe thermometer to actual basking temps--- how long has he been this way ? Is he drinking water at all in the bath? No more baths please ---- feed water by syringe VERY SLOWLY-- you do not want him to aspirate same w/ feeding him let him swallow what what you put in first before adding more-- let me know how things are going
Thank you so much for your help, we will certainly do that.
My GOD that beardie is dying!! He has MBD!! He needs UVB asap the only best recommended one is Reptisun 10.0 T5 plus a clear zoomed basking bulb for heat. Take him to a reptile vet ASAP for calcium shots and order the Reptisun 10.0 T5 from Amazon or Carolina custom cages. It’s a long tubular bulb; the length should cover 70 percent of the tank. And I’m the winter heat and uvb for 10-12 hours per day and in summer 12-14 hours per day. U left him with NO UVB so his bones are shattered and brittle and weak. Calcium shots asap at the vet and get the uvb and heat going please! Then lots of crickets amd Dubia roaches dusted in calcium 4-5 times per week. He will eat once he’s warm amd has uvb and proper heat!! Get the Reptisun ordered ASAP!! Buy a Reptisun 10.0 T8 from petstore u need the T5 but most pet stores don’t sell it so buy the T8 for now and when the Amazon one (10.0 T5) or Carolina custom cages one comes In; then Return the other one back to the pet store!! Do this ASAP please and the vet.
READ my post below also!! He needs calcium shots and UVB asap!!