Alanacorinne27
Member
Hello all,
This will be a pretty long post so prepare yourselves.
I really need help with my baby bearded dragon.
Here is some back story: I got her 4 weeks ago. She started eating okay, I assumed it was from stress she wasnt eating the best but now 4 weeks later, she still isnt eating well. In the past 7 days she has eaten 10 nutrigrubs TOTAL. Nothing for 2 of those days, 1 for each of 3 of those days, and 3 or 4 for another 2 days, spread out. 10 days ago I posted in the feeding portion of the forum about her. She is extremely skinny. No sunken fat pads or eyes, but her hips bones are visible. I am extremely worried about her. I also want to mention that it seems like shes been trying to shed for over 2 weeks now with no visible progress- the only reason I can tell she is "shedding" is because she has a flap of dry skin under her armpits that have not changed this whole time. She poops once a day, the poops look good, she is well hydrated. I mist her and I bathe her regularly in an attempt to help her shedding.
This is to show how skinny she is:
This was her 10 days ago:
This was her original enclosure:
I moved her into this one:
The temps in her cage are correct- between 75 and 83 degrees F on the cold side, between 90 and 95 on the warm side, basking spot ranges from 100 to 107 degrees tested with a digital thermogun that I ordered off of Amazon. She has a reptisun T5 on top of her cage (Im going to cut the mesh so that its more direct) and it is roughly 7 inches from her basking decor. I also take her outside every day for direct sunlight for 15-30 minutes (where I live its above 85 degrees F right now)
Lately moreso than ever she has been lethargic even if she eats a lot (a lot for her is 3-4 nutrigrubs size medium because shes so small). So Ive been EXTREMELY worried about that but today I found white spots on her underside! I havent seen anyone talk about this nor can I find any info about this. This is also the first time I've noticed that theres fecal remnants on her underside.
In the picture it kind of looks like a bump but when Im looking at her in person it doesnt. The spot is hard to the touch, It looks like its flakey but it feels hard. Theres 2 spots, one on her anus and the other on her tail, both visible in the pictures. Is this poor shedding? Is this a fungus?
As far as responses on her eating, I havent yet made a slurry for her but am going to do that tomorrow feeding her 3 times a day 0.5mL with a syringe as per another forum members instructions. I'm also going to be calling the vet but with the lock down I havent been able to work so I dont have the money to take her but I will anyway if no one is able to give me any suggestions that work immediately.
This will be a pretty long post so prepare yourselves.
I really need help with my baby bearded dragon.
Here is some back story: I got her 4 weeks ago. She started eating okay, I assumed it was from stress she wasnt eating the best but now 4 weeks later, she still isnt eating well. In the past 7 days she has eaten 10 nutrigrubs TOTAL. Nothing for 2 of those days, 1 for each of 3 of those days, and 3 or 4 for another 2 days, spread out. 10 days ago I posted in the feeding portion of the forum about her. She is extremely skinny. No sunken fat pads or eyes, but her hips bones are visible. I am extremely worried about her. I also want to mention that it seems like shes been trying to shed for over 2 weeks now with no visible progress- the only reason I can tell she is "shedding" is because she has a flap of dry skin under her armpits that have not changed this whole time. She poops once a day, the poops look good, she is well hydrated. I mist her and I bathe her regularly in an attempt to help her shedding.
This is to show how skinny she is:
Lately moreso than ever she has been lethargic even if she eats a lot (a lot for her is 3-4 nutrigrubs size medium because shes so small). So Ive been EXTREMELY worried about that but today I found white spots on her underside! I havent seen anyone talk about this nor can I find any info about this. This is also the first time I've noticed that theres fecal remnants on her underside.
As far as responses on her eating, I havent yet made a slurry for her but am going to do that tomorrow feeding her 3 times a day 0.5mL with a syringe as per another forum members instructions. I'm also going to be calling the vet but with the lock down I havent been able to work so I dont have the money to take her but I will anyway if no one is able to give me any suggestions that work immediately.