Eteda
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I rescued a beardy approx. 1 year old with MBD. It couldn't even crawl to get water and almost died. It has a respiratory infection. I have tylan 50 and baytril 100 injectable on hand for other animals. I just don't know how to dilute it down to his size. he weighs 165 grams, or 0.36 lbs or 5.82 oz. however you want to measure it. he weighed 147 grams last week. he refuses to eat any greens or crickets ( he usta where he was at) so I got him some live food because he needed to gain weight. I can borrow a human nebulizer and I have a box to nebulize him in. I also have other farm related antibiotics and coccidants. I have propylene glycol if I can use that as a duletant, or unflavored pedialyte I have also. I can buy sterile water at the drugstore. I think I have the MBD under control and he's gaining weight and getting stronger every day. it is the RI I need help with before it gets any worse. I had hoped to rehome him to a bearded dragon rescue within 24 hours of buying him to get him out of their but it fell through. The guy just doesn't have room right now. So I guess I am going to learn how to do this myself. I have a heat bulb, and a uvb and uva light also and he eats live food really good. except crickets he don't want them anymore. I have been giving him 0.02ml liquid calcium orally every 7 days cause I scared to over do it.How much liquid cal do I give him a day until I can put it on or in a bug for him to eat. It says 3 drops a day. Im guessing that is about .05 ml? My plans are to order the BSFL and dust them every day. My plate is over run and no one is home to get the worms out of the sun so I have to have them arrive on my day off. I've been driving 35 miles to town to get the other worms for him. he also get to be in the sun for as much as he wants on my days off. humidity is around 20% and temps are 85-105 depending on which light or side of the 40 gallon vivarium he is on. He is having good and normal BM's. I give him a short soak 15 minutes every night and he loves to sit in front of the little heater in the bathroom to dry. he can crawl away if he wants but he likes it it is about 30 inches away. then he is put back in under his lights where he bask for an hour or so.