estrileckis
Bearded Dragon Egg
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Hello, all!
I am brand new to the reptile world. I grew up with cats and dogs, but never owned a bearded dragon or anything similar.
We adopted Puff by chance. A friend of mine was in desperate need to find a family for Puff. Her father was taking care of him because a friend asked to watch him for a while. Turns out, the friend of her father's never came back for Puff and literally disappeared off the face of the planet. It wasn't even a consideration until my fiancee suggested it. We bought a Zilla bearded dragon kit (the largest one so he has plenty of room) and prepared for his arrival by watching videos and researching bearded dragons. When my friend delivered Puff to us, he had been living in a large plastic container with no lights or any amenities. My friend described his daily routine as eating crickets and basking in their backyard.
The first two days he was perfect. We were feeding him kale, a little bit of broccoli, a little bit of strawberry, a few crickets (not gutloaded), and the bearded dragon food that came with the tank. He was alert, active, eating, exploring, etc. He took a quick liking to my fiancee (not so much me, but that's ok) and seemed happy overall. I started thinking something was wrong after two days. I woke up to the sound of him whisking about in his tank and noticed he had pooped and spread his poop EVERYWHERE. There was some white in his poop and he seemed almost irritable. I removed his log, water dish, food dish and soaked them in a bleach solution withdish soap. After soaking them I rinsed them thoroughly and dried them. I cleaned my sink and filled it with a few inches of warm water. I tested the water on my wrist to make sure it was warm but not too hot. I placed him in the water and after a few seconds, he jumped out of the sink on to the counter. I put him back in the sink but he didn't appear too thrilled so I took him out, dried him with a towel, and let him hangout while I took out the reptile carpet (it was so soiled I had to throw it out), cleaned the tank, and laid newspaper. I fed him some kale and strawberries, which he ate with no problem. When my fiancee returned home from work, he successfully bathed Puff.
Since then, he has seemed lethargic and it gets more noticeable by the day. Yesterday, he only ate when my fiancee hand-fed him. He will never go out of his way to get crickets, he just waits until they are right in front of him to eat them. Today I brought him some crickets and he didn't even eat one, he just laid in the same corner I left him in at 8 this morning. He refuses to go to his food dish and eat the collard greens and sweet potato I prepared, but he accepted collard greens from me when I hand-fed him.
He is normally asleep around 7pm, but it is now 8:35pm and he is still in the same corner, expect now he is laying with his head down and flat on his belly.
I don't know what to do or think, I am so worried about him.
I am brand new to the reptile world. I grew up with cats and dogs, but never owned a bearded dragon or anything similar.
We adopted Puff by chance. A friend of mine was in desperate need to find a family for Puff. Her father was taking care of him because a friend asked to watch him for a while. Turns out, the friend of her father's never came back for Puff and literally disappeared off the face of the planet. It wasn't even a consideration until my fiancee suggested it. We bought a Zilla bearded dragon kit (the largest one so he has plenty of room) and prepared for his arrival by watching videos and researching bearded dragons. When my friend delivered Puff to us, he had been living in a large plastic container with no lights or any amenities. My friend described his daily routine as eating crickets and basking in their backyard.
The first two days he was perfect. We were feeding him kale, a little bit of broccoli, a little bit of strawberry, a few crickets (not gutloaded), and the bearded dragon food that came with the tank. He was alert, active, eating, exploring, etc. He took a quick liking to my fiancee (not so much me, but that's ok) and seemed happy overall. I started thinking something was wrong after two days. I woke up to the sound of him whisking about in his tank and noticed he had pooped and spread his poop EVERYWHERE. There was some white in his poop and he seemed almost irritable. I removed his log, water dish, food dish and soaked them in a bleach solution withdish soap. After soaking them I rinsed them thoroughly and dried them. I cleaned my sink and filled it with a few inches of warm water. I tested the water on my wrist to make sure it was warm but not too hot. I placed him in the water and after a few seconds, he jumped out of the sink on to the counter. I put him back in the sink but he didn't appear too thrilled so I took him out, dried him with a towel, and let him hangout while I took out the reptile carpet (it was so soiled I had to throw it out), cleaned the tank, and laid newspaper. I fed him some kale and strawberries, which he ate with no problem. When my fiancee returned home from work, he successfully bathed Puff.
Since then, he has seemed lethargic and it gets more noticeable by the day. Yesterday, he only ate when my fiancee hand-fed him. He will never go out of his way to get crickets, he just waits until they are right in front of him to eat them. Today I brought him some crickets and he didn't even eat one, he just laid in the same corner I left him in at 8 this morning. He refuses to go to his food dish and eat the collard greens and sweet potato I prepared, but he accepted collard greens from me when I hand-fed him.
He is normally asleep around 7pm, but it is now 8:35pm and he is still in the same corner, expect now he is laying with his head down and flat on his belly.
I don't know what to do or think, I am so worried about him.
