Hello,
I'm so glad you're rescuing this poor beardie!
All three of my beardies are rescues. I am currently rehabilitating my male beardie who was severly neglected (stuck in a 20-30 gal tank with three other beardies without heat or uvb, just sand). I hope you too will be able to rehab your beardie. But I want to give you some tips (or just some things to consider):
-You're going to spend A LOT of money on vet bills. I Mean A LOT.
-If you have a seriously ill beardie, I recommend hourly checks on him.
-You need to first find a good vet that specializes in reptiles. A regular vet can give bad advice due to unfamiliarity with reptiles.
-Always give them the proper heat and uvb.
-Since you have another dragon, You MUST do a quarantine period of about a month or two.
To be honest, Rescuing is HARD. Very Hard and Expensive. But it also can be very rewarding. My Thor went from half dead to very healthy since last November (when I got him). He still is a little bit on the unhealthy side and he is crippled.
Could you post some pics of him+his setup?
https://www.beardeddragon.org/useruploads/ What are you going to feed him? What will his substrate be? and By introducing him to your female, Do you mean by breeding? or just by letting your female know you have another dragon? Do you feed him calcium? What are his lights? What brand is his
UVB light? Is it a Coil or a Tube? Is it T8 or T5?
and Is his Heat lamp a Colored one or not? (Colored bulbs are bad for beardies).
I hope he does well with you!
-HippieLizards.