celliott303
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My 4 year old bearded dragon, Bear, has been acting kinda strange.
Last Thursday, I gave him some freeze-dried grasshoppers. The next day, when I came home from work, I saw his eyes and fat pads were sunken in and his beard was black. I knew this was because of dehydration so I quickly ran him a bath and put him in it. He drank some of the water and peed. No poop. After a bit, I took him out and dried him off. While drying him off, he had liquid diarrhea all over the bathroom floor. I cleaned him off and put him in his enclosure. That night, his eyes were back to normal but his beard never turned back.
The next morning, Saturday, when I went to check on Bear, his eyes were sunken in again and his beard was pitch black This time, I just misted his body.
I offered him some greens in his bowl but he didn’t eat anything. All day long, he just laid under his basking lamp. He didn’t move except to shift his body or turn another way.
Towards night time, I got him of his enclosure to hold him and check on him. My husband wanted to see him as well. When I went to hand him to my husband, he had diarrhea all over the floor again.
At this point, I knew he was sick and we had to get him to a vet.
Luckily, there was a vet who took exotics open on Sunday so we took him first thing Sunday morning. The vet said he was beautiful and checked him out.
He opened his mouth and saw his mouth was yellow and told us it was probably stomitis. So he gave him some fluids for the dehydration, a shot for the infection, and some appetite booster since he wouldn’t eat. He told us to keep him under the heat to boost his immune system.
We got home with Bear that night and he stayed on his hammock and slept. Still offering him food, he never ate.
The next day, Monday, we noticed him being more active. He ran around the house and explored for about 30 minutes before finding a dark corner to lay down. He still wouldn’t eat any greens.
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday he was more active. I left him greens that morning before work and I came home to a couple bites missing. So I’m under the impression he’s eating his greens. My husband mentioned maybe he’s walking through his greens, moving them around a little and it makes it look like he’s eating. I don’t know. Either way, I really hope he’s eating the greens.
When I offer him some bugs, however, he just completely ignores them.
The vet told us that it may take a reptile a bit longer to feel better after getting shots. Is he not eating because it’s taking him a while to feel completely better?
His fat pads and eyes are no longer sunken in; they’re completely normal. His beard is staying slightly black but it’s not pitch black and he is running around. Do I need to have a ceramic bulb on at night to keep him warm all night?
I just want my baby to be okay. Please give me any suggestions or information you may have.
His basking light is 100W bulb and his warm side doesn’t get any hotter than 110°F. I’m not sure the wattage of his UVB bulb.
Last Thursday, I gave him some freeze-dried grasshoppers. The next day, when I came home from work, I saw his eyes and fat pads were sunken in and his beard was black. I knew this was because of dehydration so I quickly ran him a bath and put him in it. He drank some of the water and peed. No poop. After a bit, I took him out and dried him off. While drying him off, he had liquid diarrhea all over the bathroom floor. I cleaned him off and put him in his enclosure. That night, his eyes were back to normal but his beard never turned back.
The next morning, Saturday, when I went to check on Bear, his eyes were sunken in again and his beard was pitch black This time, I just misted his body.
I offered him some greens in his bowl but he didn’t eat anything. All day long, he just laid under his basking lamp. He didn’t move except to shift his body or turn another way.
Towards night time, I got him of his enclosure to hold him and check on him. My husband wanted to see him as well. When I went to hand him to my husband, he had diarrhea all over the floor again.
At this point, I knew he was sick and we had to get him to a vet.
Luckily, there was a vet who took exotics open on Sunday so we took him first thing Sunday morning. The vet said he was beautiful and checked him out.
He opened his mouth and saw his mouth was yellow and told us it was probably stomitis. So he gave him some fluids for the dehydration, a shot for the infection, and some appetite booster since he wouldn’t eat. He told us to keep him under the heat to boost his immune system.
We got home with Bear that night and he stayed on his hammock and slept. Still offering him food, he never ate.
The next day, Monday, we noticed him being more active. He ran around the house and explored for about 30 minutes before finding a dark corner to lay down. He still wouldn’t eat any greens.
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday he was more active. I left him greens that morning before work and I came home to a couple bites missing. So I’m under the impression he’s eating his greens. My husband mentioned maybe he’s walking through his greens, moving them around a little and it makes it look like he’s eating. I don’t know. Either way, I really hope he’s eating the greens.
When I offer him some bugs, however, he just completely ignores them.
The vet told us that it may take a reptile a bit longer to feel better after getting shots. Is he not eating because it’s taking him a while to feel completely better?
His fat pads and eyes are no longer sunken in; they’re completely normal. His beard is staying slightly black but it’s not pitch black and he is running around. Do I need to have a ceramic bulb on at night to keep him warm all night?
I just want my baby to be okay. Please give me any suggestions or information you may have.
His basking light is 100W bulb and his warm side doesn’t get any hotter than 110°F. I’m not sure the wattage of his UVB bulb.