AN UPDATE ON PIXEL:
i haven't been on in a while but i thought i'd let everyone know how she is doing.
Pixel still has yellow fungus. It's been over a year now that we've been fighting it.
We do not have her on any medication anymore, because in reality she's dying anyways. The medicine makes her unhappy and uncomfortable and she won't eat.
Without the medicine Pixel is a happy dragon that doesn't seem to know anything is wrong with her. To everyone else I'm sure she looks absolutely terrible and neglected but other people don't see her everyday and definitely don't see what I see.
Pixel wakes up everyday, goes to her basking spot for some sun and eats up all her bugs. She spends a few hours basking and then will munch on some pellets. She eats her salad every single day without hesitation and then continues to bask until bed time where she walks her self over and tucks herself in to her little kleenex box cave. Sometimes she will glass dance to scare her neighbor Anole. She will even gladly drink from her water dish every other day.
The yellow fungus has taken a lot of Pixels toes, about 3 inches of her tail, and she has no fat in her fat pads. She has fungal spores on the left side of her beard and left side of her belly. Her left hind leg is limp from the knee down. She manages around absolutely fine with all of this and hunts, dances and acts like a normal bearded dragon. She's friendly when she's not on medication and enjoys when she gets to come out.
I'm sure many people think I am doing this wrong by not treating her, but in reality this fungus isn't going anywhere no matter what I do, so why don't I at least let her be happy as long as she wants? The second Pixel shows any sort of discomfort or pain we will have her at the vet and will do whatever is right for her.
I know one day I will wake up and Pixel will no longer be with me, but when that happens I'll at least know I did what made her happy for her short life!
I'm thankful for everyone on this site that helped me along the way, and I hope you guys keep Pixel in your thoughts. She's definitely a fighter