I took my son's beardie (Speedy) to the vet yesterday beacuse he/she hadn't eaten in a few days and had become very lethargic. I took in a fecal, and Speedy has worms of some sort (vet told me exact name - sorry I can't remember
. Speedy is 14 inches and only weighs 80 grams right now. The Vet gave me Fenbendaz drops to give Speedy for the next five days (then off two weeks and 5 more days) and a syringe of food/vitamins. Speedy took a turn for the worst today and is extremely lethargic - has not reaction to contact (almost limp) and has moved maybe once today. Eyes have been mostly closed, but they do open occationally. I was able to get the medicine and food/vitamin down this am. I just tried giving Speedy some squash baby food. Didn't want to swallow, finally seemed to swallow, now seems to be slowly throwing it up. I don't think things are looking good. I tried putting speedy in a warm bath, and he/she could even keep his/her head up in very shallow water. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
We bought Speedy off of craigslist about a month ago and I though he/she was a little on the thin side. I really didn't worry much about it as Speedy was eating and very active. The previous owners thought he/she was around 8 months, but weren't exactly sure. They had Speedy in a 40 gal breeder, alphalpha pellets substrate, a 100 watt Powersun, and fed crickets and Romaine. We switched to tile, a 24" Reptisun, and 75 watt uva incadescent basking light. I use the digital Accutemp with probe and his basking spot is usually between 100 and 108 degrees, and secondary spot is 95-98 degrees. Cool side is usually right around 80 degrees. I switched to collard and mustard greens for the veggies, and Speedy wasn't very interested in the greens. He/she would eat a few pieces some days, none on others. Speedy would eat up to 10 crickets a day. I dusted with D3 4-5 times a week, multi vitimin 2 times a week. Speedy got a bath at least three times a week.
. Speedy is 14 inches and only weighs 80 grams right now. The Vet gave me Fenbendaz drops to give Speedy for the next five days (then off two weeks and 5 more days) and a syringe of food/vitamins. Speedy took a turn for the worst today and is extremely lethargic - has not reaction to contact (almost limp) and has moved maybe once today. Eyes have been mostly closed, but they do open occationally. I was able to get the medicine and food/vitamin down this am. I just tried giving Speedy some squash baby food. Didn't want to swallow, finally seemed to swallow, now seems to be slowly throwing it up. I don't think things are looking good. I tried putting speedy in a warm bath, and he/she could even keep his/her head up in very shallow water. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.We bought Speedy off of craigslist about a month ago and I though he/she was a little on the thin side. I really didn't worry much about it as Speedy was eating and very active. The previous owners thought he/she was around 8 months, but weren't exactly sure. They had Speedy in a 40 gal breeder, alphalpha pellets substrate, a 100 watt Powersun, and fed crickets and Romaine. We switched to tile, a 24" Reptisun, and 75 watt uva incadescent basking light. I use the digital Accutemp with probe and his basking spot is usually between 100 and 108 degrees, and secondary spot is 95-98 degrees. Cool side is usually right around 80 degrees. I switched to collard and mustard greens for the veggies, and Speedy wasn't very interested in the greens. He/she would eat a few pieces some days, none on others. Speedy would eat up to 10 crickets a day. I dusted with D3 4-5 times a week, multi vitimin 2 times a week. Speedy got a bath at least three times a week.
