KirstyCleary
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Hey everyone,
I bought a baby bearded dragon in December 2010 named Bud, I bought a brand new setup, new bulbs, sand, food, etc. He seemed fine right up to a few weeks ago. He didn't grown much at all, I fed him correctly, the temperature was correct, I sprayed him with water etc etc & I also have another bearded dragon, named Charlie which I bought at the exact same time & the he has grown so much compared to Bud, Charlie is very active, loves being handled, loves his food & is very friendly. However in the past 3-4 weeks, Bud wasn't eating much to the point where he wasn't eating at all. Tonight wasn't great, it upset me actually. He was on his log next to the light bulb & was almost falling off because he was that weak, my dad picked him up off of the log & placed him on the ground & he was very limp. He had a black spot on the top of his front left leg & within 10 minutes it had spread right round to his chin & the top of his head. He was very limp, didn't react to being handled, his eyes were bulging, he just seemed like he was suffering. When he thought he was dead, he opened his mouth very widely as if he was gasping for air, as if it was his final breaths, then went very limp again & closed his eyes, he did this every 8 minutes or so then just stopped completely. I just can't believe the amount of black on him. I'm 97% sure he is now dead, my dad picked him up & nothing, no reaction or anything, we sprayed him & nothing again, his eyes are closed, his mouth is very very slightly open & is really limp.
It's being horrible to see him like that for the past few days, he sat behind a log being inactive & just didn't react to food, it was just a gut instinct that he was going to die soon. Does anyone know what he died of? I've never heard of this before although I have heard that black marks either means stress or a mating signal, which I think mating was the very last thing on his mind. It just really upset me & I'm interested what it was.
I bought a baby bearded dragon in December 2010 named Bud, I bought a brand new setup, new bulbs, sand, food, etc. He seemed fine right up to a few weeks ago. He didn't grown much at all, I fed him correctly, the temperature was correct, I sprayed him with water etc etc & I also have another bearded dragon, named Charlie which I bought at the exact same time & the he has grown so much compared to Bud, Charlie is very active, loves being handled, loves his food & is very friendly. However in the past 3-4 weeks, Bud wasn't eating much to the point where he wasn't eating at all. Tonight wasn't great, it upset me actually. He was on his log next to the light bulb & was almost falling off because he was that weak, my dad picked him up off of the log & placed him on the ground & he was very limp. He had a black spot on the top of his front left leg & within 10 minutes it had spread right round to his chin & the top of his head. He was very limp, didn't react to being handled, his eyes were bulging, he just seemed like he was suffering. When he thought he was dead, he opened his mouth very widely as if he was gasping for air, as if it was his final breaths, then went very limp again & closed his eyes, he did this every 8 minutes or so then just stopped completely. I just can't believe the amount of black on him. I'm 97% sure he is now dead, my dad picked him up & nothing, no reaction or anything, we sprayed him & nothing again, his eyes are closed, his mouth is very very slightly open & is really limp.
It's being horrible to see him like that for the past few days, he sat behind a log being inactive & just didn't react to food, it was just a gut instinct that he was going to die soon. Does anyone know what he died of? I've never heard of this before although I have heard that black marks either means stress or a mating signal, which I think mating was the very last thing on his mind. It just really upset me & I'm interested what it was.