I'm new here, and honestly don't know where to start with this little one I got. I got her from a family friend who didn't know much at all about bearded dragons, her son dropped her off before moving and a few weeks ago she started turning her head up, spinning around in an attempt to climb up or something. She heard from my mom I had rescued a leopard gecko a few years back, and dropped Sunny off yesterday afternoon.
We got her a basking light, and she's been under it with her head turned up for basically... the entire time I've had her. She's eaten a few mealworms her old owner had given her, and has been pooping and peeing pretty normally. She still seems very thin though, her skin is rough to the touch and can actually prick, her tail is darker than the rest from the base, and her one of her eyes is closed shut. I've been cleaning it during baths, (her old owner had never bathed her prior) and it does open after being thoroughly cleaned.
She also stays under the light, head turned up and sometimes opens her mouth, before closing it slowly. Her entire neck is black, she rolls around but... stiffly, like she's struggling and I've been feeding her baby food (though she much prefers bugs) and giving her water + salt + sugar, but I'm just worried there's something more serious and I won't be able to help her properly due to my lack of knowledge. Any advice?
Here are some pics of her as well, the white powdered stuff is some calcium she like sometimes dips her face in to.
We got her a basking light, and she's been under it with her head turned up for basically... the entire time I've had her. She's eaten a few mealworms her old owner had given her, and has been pooping and peeing pretty normally. She still seems very thin though, her skin is rough to the touch and can actually prick, her tail is darker than the rest from the base, and her one of her eyes is closed shut. I've been cleaning it during baths, (her old owner had never bathed her prior) and it does open after being thoroughly cleaned.
She also stays under the light, head turned up and sometimes opens her mouth, before closing it slowly. Her entire neck is black, she rolls around but... stiffly, like she's struggling and I've been feeding her baby food (though she much prefers bugs) and giving her water + salt + sugar, but I'm just worried there's something more serious and I won't be able to help her properly due to my lack of knowledge. Any advice?
Here are some pics of her as well, the white powdered stuff is some calcium she like sometimes dips her face in to.