Bearded Dragon biting tongue!

I have a beardie with Muscular dystrophy (yay now I have two)

This dude seems to have much less control over himself compared to my other beardie with MD. He bit his tongue about a month ago according to previous owner and has been syringe fed since. He is excited about food, but refuses solids.

While I was syringe feeding him, I noticed he was biting and re-injuring his tongue while aggressively attacking the syringe.

The vet said to just keep syringe feeding him and keep his mouth clean for it to heal. I have tried making the slurries less solid and it seems to have helped a little, but he is still biting his tongue.

I know its a long shot, but does anyone have any tips on getting him to calm down on feedings and help keep him from biting his tongue to the point of bleeding every meal? I have been feeding him more often in an attempt to have him feel less hungry during feedings, but he acts like he's never been fed before every time he sees the syringe.

Not feeding him for a couple days to heal is not an option. He is so thin that a few days without food will be extremely detrimental.

Hi there, poor little guy is really motivated and hungry though huh ? Offer some raw honey mixed in with the syringe feedings. What type of insects have you offered ? BTW can you post pics of him ? Here's how :

https://www.beardeddragon.org/useruploads/ Then use the XIMG to upload them

My first guess goes along with what your instinct was - to feed more frequently in order to try and keep him calmer during feedings. This may take some time though. Maybe try feeding him as frequently as every couple of hours. If he is eager to eat, that is generally good. I'm not sure what to try in order to protect his tongue beyond what you're already doing. Perhaps using a large dropper or larger syringe (wider rather than longer) would help by absorbing most of the chewing before his teeth get to his tongue. My guess is that the solution will ultimately be getting him stabilized to a point where he is hungry but not nearly so excited about a meal. I would keep working in that direction rather than withholding food.