7 month old and 10 cm won't open eyes and very small

[AHBD]

The mealworm thing is true, it can happen multiple times with the beardie eventually pooing but then the appetite is next to nothing and the baby eats very little . Eventually eats another mealworm that is hard to digest, sets in the stomach, has very little nutritional value and the beardie doesn't eat or grow for long periods. Same situation repeated.

 

[remiwillingham]

ok.he poops alot and looks good.and no parasites.i don't think the size issue is curable.at the risk of sounding like a *****,i believe he is a "cute animal" simply because...hell, what else can you do.i will obvously do all i can for him.taking care of him is currently my zen.but, i thought the abnormality was worth mentioning.i can't find anything wrong with him except the eye lethargy.and his sibling lost his tail and it grew back completly.oh, and he is housed alone.

MODERATOR NOTE: It is well documented and known that ALL Pogona species are incapable of growing their tails back when lost or damaged. This is a biological fact.

 

[AHBD]

He's a cute little thing and I feel for him. But their tails don't grow back, it's a fact, there are no beardies with tails that were bitten off, fallen off or amputated that grow back. For the sake of people reading this thread, they do not grow back. His eye lethargy is weakness, he's not well at all sad to say.

 

[Drache613]

Hello,

How is your little one, any improvements at all?
As AHBD suggested, try some raw unpasteurized honey on the end of the tail in case there is some
infection going on.
Does he have an appetite?

Tracie

 

[remiwillingham]

Hello,

How is your little one, any improvements at all?
As AHBD suggested, try some raw unpasteurized honey on the end of the tail in case there is some
infection going on.
Does he have an appetite?

Tracie

thank you for keeping track.he is eating well and has a beer belly now.poops three times a day.his tail is healed and seems to be growing back.i mean since it healed over it has gained on more colored ring.he finally started opening his eyes on his own.moves around well.enjoys bathtime.and three days ago he started basking right again.i am very hopeful.just weighed him.still .15 oz.and he is smaller than a lighter.well,shorter.he's 227 days old.over 7 months.

 

[Drache613]

Hello,

Well, that is great news then, please post some pictures of him for
us so we can see his little beer belly & his tail now.
It is ok if he is smaller, as long as he is recovering & improving. A
lot are smaller than normal & tend to do just as well as their larger counterparts.
I'm happy to hear he is gaining some weight & that he is basking on
his own also.
Keep us updated on his progress.

Tracie

 

[AHBD]

Please keep in mind that their tails do not grow back. Please correct this as misinformation whenever you see it claimed. This forum tries to promote proper care and info and it's an easily researched fact that beardie tails do not grow back.

ok.he poops alot and looks good.and no parasites.i don't think the size issue is curable.at the risk of sounding like a *****,i believe he is a "cute animal" simply because...hell, what else can you do.i will obvously do all i can for him.taking care of him is currently my zen.but, i thought the abnormality was worth mentioning.i can't find anything wrong with him except the eye lethargy.and his sibling lost his tail and it grew back completly.oh, and he is housed alone.

You claim to have owned " a breedery " and gone to vet school so you should know that beardie's tails can not and do not grow back. We all hope that the baby could get well but repeating misinformation won't make it true. And the baby was with it's siblings when it was injured, they do bite at other's tails unfortunately.

 

[babybaberson1989]

the mealworm was in a different ones nose but he is fine now.and though bob is still the same size as birth he is now fine.up and running around and eyes wide open.

 

[babybaberson1989]

and on the tail,this is not misinformation it is growing back.and one of his siblings lost half a tail and it grew back perfect.

MODERATOR NOTE: It is well documented and known that ALL Pogona species are incapable of growing their tails back when lost or damaged. This is a biological fact.

 

[AHBD]

No, you know that didn't happen.

 

[NickAVD]

and on the tail,this is not misinformation it is growing back.and one of his siblings lost half a tail and it grew back perfect.

Um... maybe we are not talking about the Australian bearded dragon?
Many species of lizards have the ability to grow a tail. This mechanism is complex, it is associated with the ability to discard the tail in a moment of danger, so that the wriggling tail distracts attention, giving the lizard time to hide.
These lizards have a special structure of the spine, the vertebrae can begin the process of separation, much like leaves do in the fall, and this does not cause inconvenience to the lizard.
After this, the tail can grow back, but it will not have a spine on the grown area and will look different. As I already wrote, this is a complex mechanism and agamas, unfortunately, do not have it.

 

[AHBD]

They are talking about this baby and it's sibling. That's what the thread is about, these are normal pogona vitticeps, not another type of dragon.

Australian Veterinarian is one of many that mentions that the p. vitticeps does not grow back it's tail.

Dr Jonathon Howard - Small Animal, Bird and Exotics Veterinarian

The tale of two tails! This is an interesting one from the vault. A few years ago a large male eastern water dragon (Intellagama lesueurii ) was brought in having been hit by a car. Sadly his...

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Quote : Not all dragon species can regrow their tails. Australian species such as painted dragons (Ctenophorus pictus) and two lined dragons (Diporiphora bilineata) can BUT THE BEARDED DRAGON [ POGONA ] SPECIES CAN NOT..

Other sources :

https://www.allcreaturesanimalhospital.com/pdf/reptile-bearded-dragons/bearded-dragon.pdf

Quote : It is important that you make sure the bearded dragon is not missing any body parts. Bearded dragons do not regrow their tails, toes, or limbs. So if your bearded dragon is missing something, it will not grow back. With this being said it is not unusual for a beardie to be missing a few toes or the very end of it's tail (many times bearded dragons will fight over females and minor injuries like this occur.

There are many other sources as well, but also any long time breeder in the world will tell you the same.

 

[NickAVD]

They are talking about this baby and it's sibling. That's what the thread is about, these are normal pogona vitticeps, not another type of dragon.

Yes, I know that, but I can't explain the words about the tail regenerating.
This is only possible if we think about another kind of lizard. Unfortunately, miracles do not happen.

 

[ChileanTaco]

Yes, I know that, but I can't explain the words about the tail regenerating.

Could only imagine: The dragon itself grows, so also the remaining part of the tail gets longer. This could be mistaken for it is regrowing, as tail might not look so much "structured" like a limb such as a foot where it is obvious that a leg with missing foot gets longer when the dragon grows but no missing part actually grows back.

 

[Claudiusx]

@remiwillingham @babybaberson1989

So.... are you two the same people? Same household? You two posted similar threads on the same topic and seemingly about the same dragon?

-Brandon