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So we took Frank to the vet after he started refusing to eat even baby food or water put on his nose. He would wipe it off on the carpet instead of licking it off, and just lie there. The vet took several examinations of him and a fecal, and told us that he was most likely a classic case of...

Update: Frank's health has vastly improved, but we're not out of the woods yet. After suspecting MBD, I gave him liquid calcium drops 2x daily, and baths with calcium and pedialyte mixed in. After four days of these, the shakes and tremors were 100% gone and he is able to to walk much more...

Hi all, Little baby Frank has taken a turn for the worse recently. After eating a particularly large quantity of calcium-dusted crickets for his habits on Tuesday afternoon (10 in one feeding, his usual is 3 or 4), he got deep stress marks. We came back that evening to find what looked like a...

I do small crickets, not pinhead. The small ones are just about the size of the space between his eyes. They're those VitaBugs gutloaded crickets, and I usually put in some collards and berries for them to eat in their container.

Hi all, I've had my baby beardie, Frank, for almost 6 weeks now. He doesn't eat much at all, which I know is supposed to be the exact opposite for juvenile dragons, who can eat up to 50 crix a day. Any thoughts on what might be going on? Feeding: He eats about 2-3 crix per feeding, 3x a day...

Hey all, Frank is doing well, still adjusting to the new move. I'm pretty sure he was a lot younger than I originally thought when we picked him up from Petco, but he's gone through a full shed and has noticeably grown and his colors have brightened. With growth, however, comes new...

Hey guys, Just wanted to thank you for the advice. I'm happy to report that, day by day, Frank is getting more and more comfortable eating! He ate 5 crickets in front of me today, which is huge, because he would get distracted seeing me and would be too afraid to eat at all initially. Also, he...

Hi all, I recently was given a baby bearded dragon as a birthday gift. My boyfriend, bless his heart, wanted to surprise me with an early present as I've always wanted one, so he went to PetCo and picked up one of those terrible starter tanks and a baby beardie. Of course, I was totally elated...