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Hey all! Meeko and I have been visiting his grandparents (my parents lol) and my Dad picked up a bearded dragon food sampler pack from the pet store as a treat. There’s pellets and canned mealworms that I know he can’t have much of, but there’s also a ZooMed Tropical Fruit Mix In in Papaya...

He started deteriorating really fast. It started with gout, then impaction where he couldn’t move his back legs, and then he developed a RI. He ended up falling off things and onto his back all of the time. You’ll be the best judge when it comes to your little guy! I hope he is doing better!

Hello! I’m so sorry to hear about your baby. Back in the summertime I got a Beardie from PetSmart and had the same problems. A lot of this depends on where you get them from and their genetics as Tracie said. She gave me a lot of good advice when it came to Hades before he passed. Now I have...

Hi all. I sadly had to have my Beardie, Hades, euthanized. He was only 4 months old but was very sickly during his life. From constant impaction that resulted in paralysis of his back legs, to a respiratory infection that wouldnt go away to gout. He was a PetSmart lizard. I decided it was best...

Hi Tracie, Good news! Hades had another big poop today on his own and is loving the worms. Still not moving his back legs but that will probably take some time. What could I use as a probiotic for him?

Hi all. Hades was badly impacted for the past two weeks and was dragging his back legs. So I finally took him to the vet about two days ago. She gave him an enema and he ended up pooping a huge amount. She recommended soft worms such as butterworms, waxworms and hornworms for the next little...

Hi Tracie, His stool sample results came back, and he does have parasites unfortunately. Because of this he’s on 0.2 ml of Metronidazole for the next two weeks. The vet said it’s probably because he was from PetSmart as all of the moving around they do stresses them out. He’s been pretty...

Here’s a picture of him in a tissue box to help gauge size! Lol.

Hi Tracie, Mealworms originally caused the impaction, as well as crickets that were too big. Lesson learned haha. Vet has recommended a soft diet for now of butterworms, wax worms and the occasional hornworm until he heals up. The hornworms I got him are smaller than the really big 4” ones, but...

Hi all! Hades has been impacted for two-ish weeks now so I finally took him to the vet today. No amount of warm baths, apple sauce, or olive oil was working for me. The vet was very experienced with beardies and gave him a warm bath and then opted for a mineral oil enema (I know the controversy...

Update: Sorry for the late update everyone. Finally got Hades to the vet this morning because there was still no poop. This vet was known to be really great with reptiles so thought it was a great choice. She took him in and gave him a warm bath, still nothing, so decided to do an enema with...

Update: Still no poop and he seems to be hanging out on the bottom of his cage now. When should I opt for the vet?

He is still dragging his back legs. He had a few mealworms the other day because he likes them as treats. I know they’re not supposed to be fed as a staple, but if they’re rarely fed could they still cause impaction? The brand of calcium is Repti Calcium. It says that it contains D3. I give it...

He had a few small crickets last night and was still really enthusiastic about eating. Hoping for a poo soon.