Ashleylshy":1i3vq8z5 said:I’m not sure if your still having this issue, but I figured I would post a suggestion just in case. My beardie had this issue when he was a baby and she is now a happy healthy almost 3 year old. If you go to pet smart or petco they have a powder meal vitamin type substitute. You will have to force it with a syringe, but if you do it even once daily then hopefully it will pull your baby thru. They are really very strong survivors. Also make sure you give him a syringe with bottled spring water or some sort of hydration with the syringe. He won’t like the food or water and you might get snapped, but we do what we have to do. Mine was so weak she couldn’t barely move and she was cold and doing horribly. If mine made it thru then so can anyone else’s..good luck!! Feel free to hit me up if you have any questions...
Drache613":amf43bst said:Hello,
They do get very spoiled & used to being syringe fed, absolutely!
What you can do is slowly reduce the amount that you syringe feed him, so that his natural
appetite will come back on its own. Once he becomes hungry enough, he should start to eat
his insects & greens more.
How much weight has he lost, in general?
Tracie
kingofnobbys":15gks2vr said:Maybe he just doesn't like crickets or what they are dusted with. Trouble with crickets is sometimes they give a lizard a fright ( bite the lizard back )and this scares / puts the lizard off from eating them afterwards for a while.
I suggest try another insect species and see if that elicits a better hunting feeding response.
AHBD":1a51pduy said:Just wondering how your little one is doing ?
AHBD":1284r0fd said:Your little guy is plugging along, at least he's not getting worse ! Beardies/reptiles don't shiver when they get cold, but they may do do if they are calcium deficient. It's good that you're putting extra calcium in his food. Do you use a multi-vitamin at all ? As for the worm guard, I'd avoid it since you would need to identify the parasites first. Other members or one of the mods. [ p.m. Drache613 ] might know more about it. Keep up the good work though, 14 grams !