LadieMaiden
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Hey guys, I got a baby bearded dragon 2 months old. Got him from reptile city, who was not supposed to even send me a bearded dragon, 2 months later I get an e-mail saying "we will refund your money" then the next day I get an e-mail saying oh by the way he is on his way to you right now. So I am panicking because I have nothing for this guy to thrive in and ended up getting a 20 gal. Tank and a dome for $50 from some creepy guy on craigslist, that was fun...anywho it is FREEZING temperatures right now and my mailman just SHOVES the box in my mailbox and it was hell to get it out...when I opened up the box (he was in a tub in the box) I thought he was not alive...was not moving at all for almost a minute then slowly opened his eyes. Also his stomach was LITERALLY PAPER THIN!!
I got him 2 eat 2 small crickets and 1 mealworm on his own. After that first day though, he stops eating for almost 2 days before I started to force feed him. Fed him crickets with calcium powedered on them and he started throwing them up and constantly pooping. He kept nothing in his belly, so I started to puree his food with crickets, calcium, kale, strawberries, pellets packed with the nutrients they need. Just anything. And its definately working... He is getting a bit more plump now and has not thrown up since and is more welcoming to me feeding him through a syringe..thing.
What I am concerned about is he isn't eating on his own (food is always there in his tank) and he is not shedding at all and he barely moved from his basking area.
His basking area is at about 103° right now and yes it is a UV light. I have never had to deal with a baby bearded dragon and I am just worried I am doing everything wrong...how do I get him to eat on his own and why isn't my baby growing :'(
I have had him for a little over 2 weeks now. He loves being held, doesent want me to ever put him down, I do have a 6 month old female bearded dragon but in a seperate tank about 6 feet away from his tank and 2 leapord geckos also in seperate tanks but right next to him. Could that be a possible issue?
Please anything helps. I want the best for my baby and I am so worried about him...also I am having to give him water through a syringe thing as well so he is well hydrated and spray mist on him once a week, there is a water bowl in his tank as well but I am worried because I found him sleeping in it when I got home from work and about had a heart attack when I saw that, he just has no energy or motivation to move unless if I am holding him, I don't understand.
I got him 2 eat 2 small crickets and 1 mealworm on his own. After that first day though, he stops eating for almost 2 days before I started to force feed him. Fed him crickets with calcium powedered on them and he started throwing them up and constantly pooping. He kept nothing in his belly, so I started to puree his food with crickets, calcium, kale, strawberries, pellets packed with the nutrients they need. Just anything. And its definately working... He is getting a bit more plump now and has not thrown up since and is more welcoming to me feeding him through a syringe..thing.
What I am concerned about is he isn't eating on his own (food is always there in his tank) and he is not shedding at all and he barely moved from his basking area.
His basking area is at about 103° right now and yes it is a UV light. I have never had to deal with a baby bearded dragon and I am just worried I am doing everything wrong...how do I get him to eat on his own and why isn't my baby growing :'(
I have had him for a little over 2 weeks now. He loves being held, doesent want me to ever put him down, I do have a 6 month old female bearded dragon but in a seperate tank about 6 feet away from his tank and 2 leapord geckos also in seperate tanks but right next to him. Could that be a possible issue?
Please anything helps. I want the best for my baby and I am so worried about him...also I am having to give him water through a syringe thing as well so he is well hydrated and spray mist on him once a week, there is a water bowl in his tank as well but I am worried because I found him sleeping in it when I got home from work and about had a heart attack when I saw that, he just has no energy or motivation to move unless if I am holding him, I don't understand.