Baby Beardie..walking funny, not eating...

[nikkicostello89]

Hi all,

Got a new baby beardie last thursday, he was fine, but the pet shop lady fed him some mealworms which he regurgitated up on sunday. He's not been eating, he's been laying under his heat light not moving, he would move if we got him out and put him on us, up until today, now he's not walking and when he does it's slanted, like his left side isn't working properly.

Is this just stress of having this mealworm inside him, or is this adeno, or something else? It seems just like what our previous beardie had before she died when the vet tested for adeno and she was positive.

Thanks all in advance,

Nikki

 

[Crookedshanks08]

I would take him to the vet asap! If one side of him is not moving normally something is obviously wrong. I would suggest not feeding mealworms to your beardie as well, beardies are unable to digest the exosceleton of the mealworms and it can cause impaction. The vet can probably determine what is wrong with your baby dragon and help fix or treat anything that is wrong.

 

[nikkicostello89]

Hey,

I didn't feed him the meal worms, the pet shop did before i bought him.

He's got a vet appointment for tomorrow, I was after advice before then.

Thanks, and he seems to have perked up a bit now, he's using his arm and leg a lot better.

NIkki