Hello all,
I have been trying to get my bearded dragon healthy for a few months now but it seems like nothing is helping. She will not eat and is getting very skinny. She was eating very good about 3 months ago then stopped eating. I did not know what was wrong but then she laid 5-6 eggs. I've read that they stop eating when they lay eggs but should start eating again.
After she laid eggs I was worried from her continuing to not eat so I took her to the vet. They took an X-ray of her stomach to see if she was egg bound or had any sand or blockage in her stomach. She didn't have and eggs or blockages. They also gave me "critical care" a green dry herb looking substance and told me to to syringe feed her this for a week. I did that and she slowly was eating a few super worms every few days. But then stopped again. I started feeding her the green critical care again and then I found her very unresponsive she would only open her eyes but not move her body.
I took her to a different vet and they did several things. They did X-rays again put at tube feed in her stomach to give her deworm and carnivore care. They sent me home with more carnivore care and a antibiotic to give her but she is fighting me to eat it. The next day she has been moving around some but still eyes closed most of the time and her body is not very responsive.
I would really appreciate it if anyone has any insight of what could be going and tips on what I can do to get my bearded dragon healthy. Here are a few thing facts and thing I have done.
She's 3YO
Been on and off with calcium dust but always on now
Replaced UVB light (9.0% UVB)
She gets baths everyday
Bring her outside often for natural sunlight
When I can get her to eat been feeding her super worms (before that was mostly Dubia roaches)
Greens, Kale, bok choy, mustard greens sometimes fruits (Hasn't ate any in months from what I can tell)
Heating temperatures are correct from what I know. 100 basking, 85 cool zone
Have tried feeding all time of the day but mostly morning or late afternoon due to work
Fecal test is being done now.
Please let me know if you have any other questions.
I have been trying to get my bearded dragon healthy for a few months now but it seems like nothing is helping. She will not eat and is getting very skinny. She was eating very good about 3 months ago then stopped eating. I did not know what was wrong but then she laid 5-6 eggs. I've read that they stop eating when they lay eggs but should start eating again.
After she laid eggs I was worried from her continuing to not eat so I took her to the vet. They took an X-ray of her stomach to see if she was egg bound or had any sand or blockage in her stomach. She didn't have and eggs or blockages. They also gave me "critical care" a green dry herb looking substance and told me to to syringe feed her this for a week. I did that and she slowly was eating a few super worms every few days. But then stopped again. I started feeding her the green critical care again and then I found her very unresponsive she would only open her eyes but not move her body.
I took her to a different vet and they did several things. They did X-rays again put at tube feed in her stomach to give her deworm and carnivore care. They sent me home with more carnivore care and a antibiotic to give her but she is fighting me to eat it. The next day she has been moving around some but still eyes closed most of the time and her body is not very responsive.
I would really appreciate it if anyone has any insight of what could be going and tips on what I can do to get my bearded dragon healthy. Here are a few thing facts and thing I have done.
She's 3YO
Been on and off with calcium dust but always on now
Replaced UVB light (9.0% UVB)
She gets baths everyday
Bring her outside often for natural sunlight
When I can get her to eat been feeding her super worms (before that was mostly Dubia roaches)
Greens, Kale, bok choy, mustard greens sometimes fruits (Hasn't ate any in months from what I can tell)
Heating temperatures are correct from what I know. 100 basking, 85 cool zone
Have tried feeding all time of the day but mostly morning or late afternoon due to work
Fecal test is being done now.
Please let me know if you have any other questions.