So I was offered this bearded dragon by someone I don't have a very high opinion of, she wanted to get him off her hands. I was going to decline but then she laughed and said she could remember the last time she even fed him and that the UV lamp has been OFF since November. So I immediately decided to take him, I was originally planning to get a snake, so I have have equipment and a tank and I made sure to go out and get extra for him.
But then I saw him.
I got home, and he's in my tank, and I'm expecting this large beardy, cause apparently he's 3-4 years old at least. But he looks like a baby beardy. He's so skinny and small and he's so small in my hand. I don't understand. How did this happen? I have no respect for this woman anymore.
But I've now put vegetables and some fruit into a feed bowl on the cool end of the enclosure near his water, and I put in all the crickets she gave me, which was only 6. I have the UV on, and a heat rock.
But I'm really worried, because he's tiny and underweight and his skin is sorta hanging around his legs. I need help, I've not had a beard before, I have lots of pets, but this beardy is my first lizard. I need an experienced opinion and advice. ASAP
But then I saw him.
I got home, and he's in my tank, and I'm expecting this large beardy, cause apparently he's 3-4 years old at least. But he looks like a baby beardy. He's so skinny and small and he's so small in my hand. I don't understand. How did this happen? I have no respect for this woman anymore.
But I've now put vegetables and some fruit into a feed bowl on the cool end of the enclosure near his water, and I put in all the crickets she gave me, which was only 6. I have the UV on, and a heat rock.
But I'm really worried, because he's tiny and underweight and his skin is sorta hanging around his legs. I need help, I've not had a beard before, I have lots of pets, but this beardy is my first lizard. I need an experienced opinion and advice. ASAP