So, I got this bearded dragon from a very bad owner about 2 months ago. They said she was 6-8 months old when I got her. She seemed to be severely impacted when I got her, so I got her a completely new set up. New bigger tank, new lights, new floor, everything.
I gave her a couple baths to clear the impaction because I had read so many posts on here saying that would fix her, and I couldn't find any "reptile" vets in my area. It did to a point, but it seems like she just keeps getting impacted over and over again. She can barely move her back legs. She hasn't ran across her tank like she did when she was younger. (The owner was my neighbor so I would take my niece over to play with their kid). The only time she uses the bathroom is in the bath. She can barely chase the crickets because they are too fast so I feed them to her by hand.. I am just so upset about this and I feel like she is suffering.
The warm side of her tank is around 95° F and the cool side is around 80° F. The crickets I feed her are smaller than the space between her eyes, and I cut her kale up very finely.
Does anyone know of a reasoning for this? Is there anything else I can do? I am so upset for her.. She has barely used her back legs in a month. She just seems to drag the around while struggling to move them a little here and there.
Please don't reply with, "take her to a vet" because I have called multiple places in my area and they have all said they have no background in reptiles.
I gave her a couple baths to clear the impaction because I had read so many posts on here saying that would fix her, and I couldn't find any "reptile" vets in my area. It did to a point, but it seems like she just keeps getting impacted over and over again. She can barely move her back legs. She hasn't ran across her tank like she did when she was younger. (The owner was my neighbor so I would take my niece over to play with their kid). The only time she uses the bathroom is in the bath. She can barely chase the crickets because they are too fast so I feed them to her by hand.. I am just so upset about this and I feel like she is suffering.
The warm side of her tank is around 95° F and the cool side is around 80° F. The crickets I feed her are smaller than the space between her eyes, and I cut her kale up very finely.
Does anyone know of a reasoning for this? Is there anything else I can do? I am so upset for her.. She has barely used her back legs in a month. She just seems to drag the around while struggling to move them a little here and there.
Please don't reply with, "take her to a vet" because I have called multiple places in my area and they have all said they have no background in reptiles.