Marcorecinos
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Hey guys, I'm fairly new to this forum. If this is the place to ask, great. If not, oops.
So my bearded dragon, Kog Maw, had parasites and had begun to stop eating. After taking him to the vet for a fecal analysis he was given his medicine which he has been on for a bit less than a week now. He still hasn't been eating many insects, maybe 3 butterworms a day? However, he does eat quite a bit of veggies including collard greens, squash, apple, baby arugula, and babyfood to help with his digestion. Is there any way to get him to eat insects again? His tank's temp and light bulbs are fine so I'm kind of ruling those out as possible factors to the problem as he was eating fine prior to the parasites.
He may also be shedding? I saw a few scales come off his upper lip and found some shed scales that may have came off one of his fingers. I don't know if shedding would cause a reduction of appetite to THIS extent though as he hasn't been eating normally for a bit over a week.
Note: I am currently feeding him butterworms to help with weight gain as the parasites caused diarrhea, resulting in him losing a bit of weight. He also had a rectal prolapse as a result of the diarrhea which was fixed via some sutures at the hospital.
So my bearded dragon, Kog Maw, had parasites and had begun to stop eating. After taking him to the vet for a fecal analysis he was given his medicine which he has been on for a bit less than a week now. He still hasn't been eating many insects, maybe 3 butterworms a day? However, he does eat quite a bit of veggies including collard greens, squash, apple, baby arugula, and babyfood to help with his digestion. Is there any way to get him to eat insects again? His tank's temp and light bulbs are fine so I'm kind of ruling those out as possible factors to the problem as he was eating fine prior to the parasites.
He may also be shedding? I saw a few scales come off his upper lip and found some shed scales that may have came off one of his fingers. I don't know if shedding would cause a reduction of appetite to THIS extent though as he hasn't been eating normally for a bit over a week.
Note: I am currently feeding him butterworms to help with weight gain as the parasites caused diarrhea, resulting in him losing a bit of weight. He also had a rectal prolapse as a result of the diarrhea which was fixed via some sutures at the hospital.