Thanks for your response!
The UVB lighting is unobstructed by any screen or mesh or anything like that. Right now I am just using the heat pad, no basking lamp because he or she is so small.
And yes unfortunately he is not eating on his own at all.
Hi guys, haven't been on here for a while but just posted an update about my original Bearded who got me on here in the 1st place lol (who is doing great!)
My new little one came from similar circumstances.
Looks like I'm going for round two with this little guy. Very tiny maybe only about 4...
Update: Almost 1 year later!
Liz, as he is affectionately called, has been absolutely amazing. He can ambulate amazingly well, get around his cage and enjoy climbing over his logs and sticks, can hunt for food and has an amazing appetite! He eats his salads very well and goes CRAZY for any...
Wow so a lot has happened since my last post. He is doing a lot better. I kept up with the calcium enriched baby food mixture twice a day, also doing the warm water baths, daily outdoor sun exposure and he's been under the repti bulbs. He started eating on his own a few days ago: some baby dubia...
Update
Still not eating on his own. I have offered hornworms and tiny crickets held out in front of him on some tweezers as there's definitely no way he can hunt for anything but he has no interest.. I keep a dish of chopped fresh veggies in his cage that I replace every day but he has never...
Hello everyone I am so glad to have your knowledge and advice available to me. I recently rescued a bearded dragon that was brought into my local vets office. He was purchased at PetSmart six months ago as a baby. Over the last 6 months he was strictly fed a diet of mealworms and had no heat...