I have inherited a Beardie from a friend recently, and I don't have much spare money ATM for a vet so I would rather be able to wait like a week or two, I could possibly dish the money out but I'm not sure how expensive it'll be/ if I'll have enough. The Beardie in question is roughly 5 yrs old and male. I have him in a new set up I got (48x18x25) temps ranging from 94-102 in the basking, cool side is like 75-80 ( I'm still working on perfecting the temps). His uvb is his old 36" one (I'm not sure how old it is) which I ordered a new one, it'll be here this Tuesday (no one near me carries them above like 18" :? ) and the new will end up being mounted inside the viv. My questions for this boy is if yall think he needs an ER trip, I'm gonna bring him in as soon as possible but I would rather wait like a week till I know I'll have enough money instead of the vet trying to keep him because I can't pay. My questions for you guys are
1) does he look underweight? I'm feeding him mustard greens/collards and adult dragon kibble (he used to be fed mostly that so I still offer it) A couple hornworms crickets (dusted) along with a couple of butter worms and a wax worm or two as a treat (I've had him for just under a week now).
2)he has a few spikes on his side that are very dull looking compared to the rest, is that normal?
3) he has a very funky toe nail that curves, no idea what that's about? MBD maybe? I trimmed it down some, it was curving back twards the under part of the toe like making a complete half circle.
4) his eyes. I'm pretty sure they're sunken, he doesn't open one of them very often, I was thinking it was from his recent shed but I'm not sure, he's still doing it, just not as much. MBD related too possibly?
Here's pictures. The second eye photo (where he's looking right) is his eye he likes to shut
1) does he look underweight? I'm feeding him mustard greens/collards and adult dragon kibble (he used to be fed mostly that so I still offer it) A couple hornworms crickets (dusted) along with a couple of butter worms and a wax worm or two as a treat (I've had him for just under a week now).
2)he has a few spikes on his side that are very dull looking compared to the rest, is that normal?
3) he has a very funky toe nail that curves, no idea what that's about? MBD maybe? I trimmed it down some, it was curving back twards the under part of the toe like making a complete half circle.
4) his eyes. I'm pretty sure they're sunken, he doesn't open one of them very often, I was thinking it was from his recent shed but I'm not sure, he's still doing it, just not as much. MBD related too possibly?
Here's pictures. The second eye photo (where he's looking right) is his eye he likes to shut
He may have irritated his eye somehow but it's not obvious in the picture. If it continues to seem to be bothering him you can use raw honey diluted with 2 parts warm water as an antimicrobial ointment. You can do that 2X a day, it really does help, I've used it on my own dragon's eyes in the past. You can have have a fecal exam done, but you can wait for a month until he is settled in and used to his new family.
