CliffsMom":217z44xe said:
That's what I need! The one at the bottom of the post you linked - the "indestructible" one - is what I'd go for to feed a slurry of watered down repashy. Where do you get them?
On a related note, how much do you feed your beardies when you're syringe feeding? My boy is afraid of things touching his face and I can't tell very well when he's fussing because he's nervous or because he's full.
In the USA …. Googled them and found
https://www.squirrelsandmore.com/products/12-gauge-straight-4-stainless-steel-feeding-needle?variant=18409944007 . you need a crop / feeding needle with a bore of 3mm to allow a thick slurry or paste like Repashi to flow, you my also need to drill a larger bore in the plastic syringe or better invest in proper feeding syringe.
Smaller bore needles will be very hard to get the stuff to flow through the needle.
Volume per feed is related to the body mass of the lizard …. see table in the link
if it says 1 -4 ml / 100g , I'd be conservative and do a few feedings per day of 1 - 2 ml / 100g per feed .
I've found putting a drop of honey on the end of the needle helped get the feeds started .
You will need one person to restrain the dragon , while the feeder gets the mouth open a crack and operates the syringe.
A tip …. get hold of some stiff plastic business cards or playing cards .
These can folded in half (one long fold) .
Cut a hole big enough to slip the feeding needle into the mouth in the middle of the fold.
slip the folded card between beardie's lips and upper and lower front teeth, hold it there an slip the business end of the feeding needing past the teeth , only needs to go maybe 5mm in and then inject some paste/slurry , remove card and needle let lizard swallow , repeat , a little at a time.