ghr15
Sub-Adult Member
I have had bearded dragons for many years and have not had an issue until this guy.
He started sleeping allot and I thought nothing of it since Beardies do that Brumation hing once and a while. He however did not come out for a month. Worried I took the hide out and my worries were confirmed. My Bd most times will not open his eyes and he sleeps all day.
He will not eat unless I mix a bunch of baby food into a mix with calcium D3 and vitamin supplements and syringe feed him. He does not shake or have any of the typical symptoms you would see with MBD. He has no join problems no misshapen limbs no rubber jaw no shakes nothing.
Had a vet look him over but said he does not have MBD and that this was something else. I could not pay for additional tests as the tests they wanted to do I was looking at $500. I do not have that much money as that is $500 just for tests. So I could very well pay that much just to find out he has a condition that cannot be treated and then having to pay to have him put down.
Does anyone have any idea what this could be and what more I can do for him? He is pooping normal and has gained back a little bit of strength but want to know if there is more I can do. The treatment would be at least minimum a thousand dollars and I do not have cash like that.
MY choice would have to be get the beardie treatment or pay my rent for the month. I cannot take care of my beardies if I am out on the street. Is there anything I can do or am I doing all that is possible to do?
I do not want to put him down do to the bit of improvement since if I get him put down and he may have gotten through this that means I killed him. But at the same time I do not want him to suffer and I can tell he most certainly is suffering. Some times he will flip out and start running around his cage then get tired plunk right down and fall asleep from exhaustion. Then later he will freak out again.
Has anyone else encountered this weird behavior? I mean it is almost like my bearded dragon is possessed or something.
He started sleeping allot and I thought nothing of it since Beardies do that Brumation hing once and a while. He however did not come out for a month. Worried I took the hide out and my worries were confirmed. My Bd most times will not open his eyes and he sleeps all day.
He will not eat unless I mix a bunch of baby food into a mix with calcium D3 and vitamin supplements and syringe feed him. He does not shake or have any of the typical symptoms you would see with MBD. He has no join problems no misshapen limbs no rubber jaw no shakes nothing.
Had a vet look him over but said he does not have MBD and that this was something else. I could not pay for additional tests as the tests they wanted to do I was looking at $500. I do not have that much money as that is $500 just for tests. So I could very well pay that much just to find out he has a condition that cannot be treated and then having to pay to have him put down.
Does anyone have any idea what this could be and what more I can do for him? He is pooping normal and has gained back a little bit of strength but want to know if there is more I can do. The treatment would be at least minimum a thousand dollars and I do not have cash like that.
MY choice would have to be get the beardie treatment or pay my rent for the month. I cannot take care of my beardies if I am out on the street. Is there anything I can do or am I doing all that is possible to do?
I do not want to put him down do to the bit of improvement since if I get him put down and he may have gotten through this that means I killed him. But at the same time I do not want him to suffer and I can tell he most certainly is suffering. Some times he will flip out and start running around his cage then get tired plunk right down and fall asleep from exhaustion. Then later he will freak out again.
Has anyone else encountered this weird behavior? I mean it is almost like my bearded dragon is possessed or something.