I am taking care of a bearded dragon that had been abandoned. I know very little about his life other than he spent approximately a week by himself in a small glass aquarium in an abandoned house when tempatures were 60 during the day and 45 at night. He didn't have lights or food. I assume he was not properly cared for in his time before that. We live in North Florida and have had a very warm winter so before that, tempatures shouldn't have been too bad (even without power).
I have offered lots of different kinds of veggies, but I haven't seen him eat anything. Any ideas on getting him to eat? We live a couple of hours from a pet store, but I can get live crickets locally. Should I try that?
I am worried about him being dehydrated so we had him in a sink bath yesterday and today. He had chunks of dried skin around his toes, but that came off yesterday and his color looks pretty good after a bath today. He drank some water and was in out for about 10 minutes/day. He also pooped both times he was in the water. It was a bright orange color.
I ordered lights today, but I'm improvising until then. He's happily laying in a 75 gallon aquarium now in a sunny window. Last night, he laid on me (he was dropped off yesterday afternoon) once it got dark as I was worried he was cold. He flattened himself out on my chest and stayed most of the night. I put him in the big aquarium about 7am when I woke up on the couch. Is there anything else I can do to keep him warm until the lights get here in two days? There is a ton of natural light coming in the window where his cage is. Will that get too hot? It doesn't have a lid on it.
So far, he doesn't move much. Are they normally this chill, or odd it probably from not eating/drinking/being warm and he will move more as he is properly cared for?
I've been reading a bunch on the basics, but would love any pointers about helping getting this guy back on track! Thanks!
I have offered lots of different kinds of veggies, but I haven't seen him eat anything. Any ideas on getting him to eat? We live a couple of hours from a pet store, but I can get live crickets locally. Should I try that?
I am worried about him being dehydrated so we had him in a sink bath yesterday and today. He had chunks of dried skin around his toes, but that came off yesterday and his color looks pretty good after a bath today. He drank some water and was in out for about 10 minutes/day. He also pooped both times he was in the water. It was a bright orange color.
I ordered lights today, but I'm improvising until then. He's happily laying in a 75 gallon aquarium now in a sunny window. Last night, he laid on me (he was dropped off yesterday afternoon) once it got dark as I was worried he was cold. He flattened himself out on my chest and stayed most of the night. I put him in the big aquarium about 7am when I woke up on the couch. Is there anything else I can do to keep him warm until the lights get here in two days? There is a ton of natural light coming in the window where his cage is. Will that get too hot? It doesn't have a lid on it.
So far, he doesn't move much. Are they normally this chill, or odd it probably from not eating/drinking/being warm and he will move more as he is properly cared for?
I've been reading a bunch on the basics, but would love any pointers about helping getting this guy back on track! Thanks!