TattooedZelda
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Hi there.
We got a second bearded dragon from.... PetSmart. :/ On the 28 of June. I'll refer to the beardie as a he for easier writing sake. He was small. Maybe 4-5 inches from toe to tail. On the skinnier side but we figured we could love him. He was placed in a 40 gallon tank with basking log, substrate is carpet, with 150 watt basking lamp temperature at basking log is 110.F and cool area is 79-81F. He has a 10.0 UVB bulb and was eating mixed veg and mealworms or crickets.
Anyway. The other day he ate 6 mealworms. Great. The next day he did not eat. The following day he still would not eat. I called vet and they recommended a pack of leopard gecko diet just to help him gain weight and start eating again as well as regular ten minute soaks in warm water. Anyway. This little guy rarely moves now. He seems to sleep all the time and has become skinny. Vet within an hour and a half of our home said they aren't equipped to deal with reptiles and I've since found another vet who can't see him until Monday. I don't think he'll make it honestly. Anyway I try to feed and bathe him as recommended but he seems very disinterested. I'm at a loss here. Do I continue trying to keep him awake long enough to eat this stuff in the small amounts he will lick off of his nose or do I let him be. He's obviously too young to be brumating.
Any advice?
We got a second bearded dragon from.... PetSmart. :/ On the 28 of June. I'll refer to the beardie as a he for easier writing sake. He was small. Maybe 4-5 inches from toe to tail. On the skinnier side but we figured we could love him. He was placed in a 40 gallon tank with basking log, substrate is carpet, with 150 watt basking lamp temperature at basking log is 110.F and cool area is 79-81F. He has a 10.0 UVB bulb and was eating mixed veg and mealworms or crickets.
Anyway. The other day he ate 6 mealworms. Great. The next day he did not eat. The following day he still would not eat. I called vet and they recommended a pack of leopard gecko diet just to help him gain weight and start eating again as well as regular ten minute soaks in warm water. Anyway. This little guy rarely moves now. He seems to sleep all the time and has become skinny. Vet within an hour and a half of our home said they aren't equipped to deal with reptiles and I've since found another vet who can't see him until Monday. I don't think he'll make it honestly. Anyway I try to feed and bathe him as recommended but he seems very disinterested. I'm at a loss here. Do I continue trying to keep him awake long enough to eat this stuff in the small amounts he will lick off of his nose or do I let him be. He's obviously too young to be brumating.
Any advice?