beardedbeardyowner
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Good evening all,
Per the title I am a new co-raiser of a rather adorable beardie that has come into our household very recently (4 days ago)
As with a lot of things in life all the research in the world doesnt actually help when there is so much conflicting information so potentially this forum might be able to provide assistance.
https://imgur.com/a/5CVbFrG
He is roughly 14-16cm long,
Born on 27-12-19 and we received him on Sunday 22nd after a 2 day transit time. (its now Thursday the 26th)
Temps under basking lampr reads between 40°- 44° and cold side of the cage sits at 26°-28. Cermaic heat lamp is setup to be on anytime it records a reading of sub 24° inside his hide causing a stable tank temperate of 22°+ at all times
Flooring used is a mixture of sand/dirt/woodchips after consultation with a breeder known as The Bio Dude, cage is 150 Litres.
UVB light and basking lamp are on from 9am -10 pm for 13 hours exposure.
We had been advised he had started shedding just before he left (the original dragon we were going to get was not able to be transported to us)
He has been raised by a breeder on a diet of standrd wild greens (dandilions and vegetables with feeding of live insects consisting of crickets and mealworms.
Fully vetted before transport and clean bill of health etc.
Since we have had him we have not managed to get him to eat anything really. With him showing 0 interest in food aside from a couple of mouthfuls of chopped dandelions and 1 live meal worm on Monday, then 1 live mealworm on Tuesday, he has eaten nothing else since.
Since Wednesday morning he has been acting very skittish. A gentle bath was given to him Wednesday evening to try and relive some of the itch and a few bits of dry scales came off with no real assistance.
He alternates between looking normal and chiiling on the side of the steps shown in the picture,
or having black strips and acting very skittish.
Since Wednesday night we have also provided Flukers juevenile pallets in a feeding platter in an area of his hide by the water dish (only 9 or so and they are tiny pallets) which he has also not eaten at all.
This eveing my wife managed to get him to drink some water by using a syringe and putting droplets on his snout, about 30 mintues after that he then threw up what ammounted to 2 meal worms and some dandelions. None of it looked digested to any degree. He has pooped numerous times since we received him so I believe that means I can rule out imapction.
Since throwing up I went to the supermarket and bought some baby food packets one of apples and the other a pumpkin, carrot, potato & beef mix (the only meal/vegie option without any onions or mushrooms) based of other posts regarding what to do when they throw up.
He has shown no interest in eating that or having more water but he is alternating between moving around his cage, occasionaly trying to scratch the glass or climb around the staircase and then just chilling in a very flattened position on the basking spot.
hopefully the above provide all the information needed and My real question is what the hell do I do to get the little dude to eat?
Lastly somewhat relevant is I live in New Zealand so regionally specific treatments or foods etc. are not going to be very useful to me.
Per the title I am a new co-raiser of a rather adorable beardie that has come into our household very recently (4 days ago)
As with a lot of things in life all the research in the world doesnt actually help when there is so much conflicting information so potentially this forum might be able to provide assistance.
https://imgur.com/a/5CVbFrG
He is roughly 14-16cm long,
Born on 27-12-19 and we received him on Sunday 22nd after a 2 day transit time. (its now Thursday the 26th)
Temps under basking lampr reads between 40°- 44° and cold side of the cage sits at 26°-28. Cermaic heat lamp is setup to be on anytime it records a reading of sub 24° inside his hide causing a stable tank temperate of 22°+ at all times
Flooring used is a mixture of sand/dirt/woodchips after consultation with a breeder known as The Bio Dude, cage is 150 Litres.
UVB light and basking lamp are on from 9am -10 pm for 13 hours exposure.
We had been advised he had started shedding just before he left (the original dragon we were going to get was not able to be transported to us)
He has been raised by a breeder on a diet of standrd wild greens (dandilions and vegetables with feeding of live insects consisting of crickets and mealworms.
Fully vetted before transport and clean bill of health etc.
Since we have had him we have not managed to get him to eat anything really. With him showing 0 interest in food aside from a couple of mouthfuls of chopped dandelions and 1 live meal worm on Monday, then 1 live mealworm on Tuesday, he has eaten nothing else since.
Since Wednesday morning he has been acting very skittish. A gentle bath was given to him Wednesday evening to try and relive some of the itch and a few bits of dry scales came off with no real assistance.
He alternates between looking normal and chiiling on the side of the steps shown in the picture,
or having black strips and acting very skittish.
Since Wednesday night we have also provided Flukers juevenile pallets in a feeding platter in an area of his hide by the water dish (only 9 or so and they are tiny pallets) which he has also not eaten at all.
This eveing my wife managed to get him to drink some water by using a syringe and putting droplets on his snout, about 30 mintues after that he then threw up what ammounted to 2 meal worms and some dandelions. None of it looked digested to any degree. He has pooped numerous times since we received him so I believe that means I can rule out imapction.
Since throwing up I went to the supermarket and bought some baby food packets one of apples and the other a pumpkin, carrot, potato & beef mix (the only meal/vegie option without any onions or mushrooms) based of other posts regarding what to do when they throw up.
He has shown no interest in eating that or having more water but he is alternating between moving around his cage, occasionaly trying to scratch the glass or climb around the staircase and then just chilling in a very flattened position on the basking spot.
hopefully the above provide all the information needed and My real question is what the hell do I do to get the little dude to eat?
Lastly somewhat relevant is I live in New Zealand so regionally specific treatments or foods etc. are not going to be very useful to me.