I don't mean to be rude or intrusive, but don't you have him for sale on Craigslist right now or at least you did the last few weeks for like $300? I could go and find the thread right now, but it's really not necessary...Have been looking locally in PA for a beardie in need to adopt and I saw him last week and the week before on Craigslist, I remember him clearly because of his condition (which was even much better than this) and the poor setup/dirty sand, and distinctly remembered wondering why you were asking so much money for him in his condition with the wrong lights and such...
I'm very sorry he's gotten so emaciated, I'm not sure if you were trying to sell him because you could no longer care for him, I suspect that's the case, but asking that amount obviously didn't help and he cannot live on romaine lettuce, he shouldn't even have lettuce at all. He needs to see a certified Herp vet immediately or he's going to die. Please surrender him instead of trying to sell him for some ridiculous price.
I would have responded to your ad weeks ago and already had him to my Certified Herp Vet long ago, in intensive care getting proper care with proper equipment, had you not been asking so much money.
To show you I'm being truthful, I just adopted an 8 month old beardie with such an impaction that his spine is curved and his legs are partially paralyzed. I drove 3+ hours from State College to Pottstown on Saturday night and picked him up from a very loving family. It was a mom and dad with a little boy that was about 8 and a little girl maybe 6. They could no longer afford proper lighting, proper food, or any vet care, so they saw my ad that I was experienced and wanting to adopt a Beardie in need. They called me and were in years, begging me to help him. I met them Saturday at 6:00 in Pottstown, picked up the beardie (who weighs 3 times as much as yours even though he's impacted and paralyzed, just for reference and to stress the direness of your Beardie's situation), his large enclosure, a brand new Zilla UVB fixture that I put a Reptisun 10.0 tube in, two clamp lights, two zoomed basking bulbs, dishes, hides, thermometers, basking spots, etc. They didn't ask for a cent, only that I got him help and took good care of him and loved him because they loved him so much. They were all in tears, so was I, and I made them a promise that he would get only the best possible care. He went to see my Herp vet this morning already and has started an intensive treatment plan. He's a sweetheart and I love him already.
I wish to God you would have done the same as the selfless people that I helped this past weekend.
I'm not trying to be mean but this is very, very upsetting to me. I'm out. I hope you get him to a good Herp vet immediately, he needs tube feedings and he needs someone that does not work 12-24 hour shifts. His current condition does not allow for that.
