Baby Beardie acting dead?!

[Drache613]

Hello,

You are not using a compact/coil light now are you? You will need to get a tube bulb, either the Reptisun 10 or the Arcadia D3 12% but no compact/coil lights.
That is great he is eating the baby food. You can give just a small pinch of calcium powder in with the baby food.
Is he basking & a little more active now?

Tracie

 

[Beardiesfolife]

yes he is basking but he isn't moving around that much

Yeah i have the compact one right now.
if i do get the long tube one, where would i get the machine to light it. the one at petco is too expensive where can i get a cheaper alternative?

 

[william488]

walmart has an under the counter 24" unit (just take off the protective plastic piece that fits over the light) it will hold a reptisun 10.0 24" tube bulb. you can attach it to your enclosure with the command strips, or something simmilar. its like 14 bucks or so.

 

[MsWanda10166]

You can also get the light itself a lot cheaper if you order off the net. http://www.beardeddragon.co/

 

[Supamom73]

I am so glad to hear that you are bathing him, it sure sounded like he was dehydrated. The water will definitely help! Keep going with the baby food until the little one is able to eat SMALL crickets, or until you get small phoenix worms. There was a link above on where to get them from. I am sure your little dragon is thanking you for helping it and is feeling better by the minute. I'd order the UVB tube soon, as the UVB is what helps them digest their food (or the sun), but they need several hours a day under it to digest properly. However like stated, a couple days without it won't hurt as long as you have it soon! Just keep us posted on what you are doing and we can help with advice as needed. So far, thumbs up!

 

[Beardiesfolife]

So i fed him a little bitch of the chicken baby food he responded a little bit but not much, but when i began to feed him the squash baby food he quickly started eating it when i put it on his lips. However it seems like he is unable to eat the baby food off the food bowl rather i have to feed it to him through a syringe. is there any way to get him to eat off the food bowl?

 

[Esther19]

In his state, it is best if you syringe feed him. I've been doing it for my girl for over a year.
You can also mix the chicken in with the squash. Good luck!

 

[Oriheme]

How is your baby doing today? the people on this site are very knowledgeable just keep doing what they are saying to do and he should be fine!!

 

[Beardiesfolife]

He's doing better hes still a bit lethargic but he is getting a little more plump what other types of food should I give him to stimulate his hunger