Jess&Elliot
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So I stumbled onto a little Beardie this past week. I accompanied my brother to Petsmart for an upgraded enclosure for his gecko on Black Friday. While he was mulling over his options I started looking around at the reptiles. When I got to the Bearded Dragons I noticed there was one laying on the colder side of the tank and I honestly thought it was dead. I found an associate and let them know what I saw. When she pulled him out he opened his eyes but his leg was just hanging and he also had some tail rot going on. She called her manager over to see what she should do and the manager looked at him for a second turned to me and said, “you can have him for free if you want.” I was a little taken aback by how they were just going to give this obviously sick Bearded Dragon just away to anyone. I’ve never been much of a reptile enthusiast but since I work at a vet clinic I knew if this guy had a chance and wasn’t too far gone that I could help him. So $350 dollars later I headed home with the little guy. I took him into work first thing the next day. He weighted 3 grams, was severely dehydrated/starved, had tail rot, and had a very bruised arm that he wasn’t moving. My vet didn’t think the leg was broken but possible dislocated. He wanted me to give it a week and to see if he could recover on his own before we took any drastic measures with the leg. The Beardie wasn’t eating so for the time being it looked like I was going to be doing syringe feedings.
Now a week later the rotted part of his tail has fallen off and it’s healing nicely. The bruising in the arm is almost gone and he’s almost completely using it. He’s doing very well on the syringe feedings but unfortunately still won’t eat anything else on his own. So that’s what we are working on currently. He has gained 4g so now he’s officially to 7g. I’m still waiting on the results of his fecal that I had sent out to make sure there are no parasites.
I’ve finally decorated his tank instead of keeping it bare because I was worried about him not being able to get around. He’s also finally gotten a name since he seems to have turned the corner So say hi to Elliot.
I look forward to getting as much advice and help to the millions of questions I’m bound to have. There’s so much conflicting information out there so I’m glad I found a platform where I can get some support.
Jess
Now a week later the rotted part of his tail has fallen off and it’s healing nicely. The bruising in the arm is almost gone and he’s almost completely using it. He’s doing very well on the syringe feedings but unfortunately still won’t eat anything else on his own. So that’s what we are working on currently. He has gained 4g so now he’s officially to 7g. I’m still waiting on the results of his fecal that I had sent out to make sure there are no parasites.
I’ve finally decorated his tank instead of keeping it bare because I was worried about him not being able to get around. He’s also finally gotten a name since he seems to have turned the corner So say hi to Elliot.
I look forward to getting as much advice and help to the millions of questions I’m bound to have. There’s so much conflicting information out there so I’m glad I found a platform where I can get some support.
Jess