ok, i am hoping the pictures i took will be good enough or else i will try and get more tonight. however, here it goes.
So i went to look at this "male" bearded dragon for a friend of mine that was supposed to be a full grown adult leatherback for free. The guy said it was a little underweight and it is supposed to be het translucent and possibly het snow. The beardie is supposed to be just under a year, though i am wondering if that is true, from a would guestimate i would put it around 14-15 inches long. He said that he only had the bearded dragon a couple of weeks and that he got it from a friend who didn't take care of it. The guy then proceded to tell me that he only put his beardies in their cages at night and that he let this one and another male run around together all day even when he wasn't home. Needless to say i was not happy by the time i pulled my truck away.
I got "him" from the guy and decided that i didn't care what my husband said i am helping this poor creature. You can see the leg bones, the back bones, and the hip bones. The tail also has a couple of kinks in it. I took it in to a reptile vet to see if they had time to give me a quick weight and while they would not let me weigh her they did decide to criticize me and say that she had no body mass to her at all. This is a vet that i go to regularly and it was a new girl working the desk who had never seen me before. I did check to make sure it was a male, and it is looking female to me as well as 2 other really good reptile people i know. My friend doesn't have enough experience to be able to nurse an adult beardie back to health in fact i don't think she could even afford it, though she had also been hoping he came with tank and everything. I am trying to get ahold of my second choice of vets and see if i can make an appointment this week. i am told the baby doesn't like dubias so i bought a bunch of wax worms and crickets and superworms today. I am getting one of my 33 gallons set up for now and have my eye on a 55 at a local thrift store for 20 though as i was not intending to get another reptile right now i didn't grab it yesterday and i don't know if it is still there.
Here is how my homes are set up:
Ruberized shelf liner for the flooring as it is easy to clean and i have checked the temp of it while my heat light has been on and there have not been any issues with the smell or anything but i keep a close eye on it. My husband works from home so i would think he would notice an odd scent in the air. i then have something for them to bask ontop of that is within 6-8 inches of my florescent tubes which are replaced every 6-8 months. I feed crickets, superworms (depending on beardies size), wax worms, pheonis worms (when i can get them), and dubia roaches. I also offer free range of pelleted food which they hardly ever eat except for kramisha who loves it so i measure hers out every day. Then they also get a mixture of fruits and veggies, today is turnip greens, mango, bell pepper, and celery. They also have free acess to water. I keep my house at 80 degrees and my beardies heat up to 105 for the tiny babies and the adults closer to 98.
Any advice to help her gain weight? The guy wouldn't let me see his other beardies or go into his apartment and see the cage where this gal has been living.
Also, What about pedialyte? would that help add fluids into her, i tried soaking her in luke warm water for half an hour but she wouldn't drink or poop.
Also everyone i am thinking about calling her Argo or Xena (she had been named Captain hook by the guy who gave her to me because of her hooked tail) , Anyone have any suggestions, i want a name to help give her the strength to pull through it. She is a fighter, she just sat on my shoulder the entire time we were driving and walking around my local reptile stores and every time i put her down she jumped back on my chest and crawled up to my shoulder. I have already decided this is a fight we are gonna win and i feel she is the one that told me that we will win it and that she is mine.
So in the last week i have added 3 new beardies with another on the way and the 2 babies i added last week ate on their way to the vet because it looks like they are pooping blood, this is just what i needed while moving into a new house...
I will post pictures of her tank as soon as it is ready but for now these are the pictures i have of her :
So i went to look at this "male" bearded dragon for a friend of mine that was supposed to be a full grown adult leatherback for free. The guy said it was a little underweight and it is supposed to be het translucent and possibly het snow. The beardie is supposed to be just under a year, though i am wondering if that is true, from a would guestimate i would put it around 14-15 inches long. He said that he only had the bearded dragon a couple of weeks and that he got it from a friend who didn't take care of it. The guy then proceded to tell me that he only put his beardies in their cages at night and that he let this one and another male run around together all day even when he wasn't home. Needless to say i was not happy by the time i pulled my truck away.
I got "him" from the guy and decided that i didn't care what my husband said i am helping this poor creature. You can see the leg bones, the back bones, and the hip bones. The tail also has a couple of kinks in it. I took it in to a reptile vet to see if they had time to give me a quick weight and while they would not let me weigh her they did decide to criticize me and say that she had no body mass to her at all. This is a vet that i go to regularly and it was a new girl working the desk who had never seen me before. I did check to make sure it was a male, and it is looking female to me as well as 2 other really good reptile people i know. My friend doesn't have enough experience to be able to nurse an adult beardie back to health in fact i don't think she could even afford it, though she had also been hoping he came with tank and everything. I am trying to get ahold of my second choice of vets and see if i can make an appointment this week. i am told the baby doesn't like dubias so i bought a bunch of wax worms and crickets and superworms today. I am getting one of my 33 gallons set up for now and have my eye on a 55 at a local thrift store for 20 though as i was not intending to get another reptile right now i didn't grab it yesterday and i don't know if it is still there.
Here is how my homes are set up:
Ruberized shelf liner for the flooring as it is easy to clean and i have checked the temp of it while my heat light has been on and there have not been any issues with the smell or anything but i keep a close eye on it. My husband works from home so i would think he would notice an odd scent in the air. i then have something for them to bask ontop of that is within 6-8 inches of my florescent tubes which are replaced every 6-8 months. I feed crickets, superworms (depending on beardies size), wax worms, pheonis worms (when i can get them), and dubia roaches. I also offer free range of pelleted food which they hardly ever eat except for kramisha who loves it so i measure hers out every day. Then they also get a mixture of fruits and veggies, today is turnip greens, mango, bell pepper, and celery. They also have free acess to water. I keep my house at 80 degrees and my beardies heat up to 105 for the tiny babies and the adults closer to 98.
Any advice to help her gain weight? The guy wouldn't let me see his other beardies or go into his apartment and see the cage where this gal has been living.
Also, What about pedialyte? would that help add fluids into her, i tried soaking her in luke warm water for half an hour but she wouldn't drink or poop.
Also everyone i am thinking about calling her Argo or Xena (she had been named Captain hook by the guy who gave her to me because of her hooked tail) , Anyone have any suggestions, i want a name to help give her the strength to pull through it. She is a fighter, she just sat on my shoulder the entire time we were driving and walking around my local reptile stores and every time i put her down she jumped back on my chest and crawled up to my shoulder. I have already decided this is a fight we are gonna win and i feel she is the one that told me that we will win it and that she is mine.
So in the last week i have added 3 new beardies with another on the way and the 2 babies i added last week ate on their way to the vet because it looks like they are pooping blood, this is just what i needed while moving into a new house...
I will post pictures of her tank as soon as it is ready but for now these are the pictures i have of her :