BonesMommy1011
Hatchling Member
So last Sunday, i drove 2 hours away to pick up this bearded dragon for sale on craiglist. "Spike" didnt look so good. I asked the owner for some more pictures and he sent me this
i was like hes so skinny. what are you feeding him? and he said that he was eating 25 large crix every other day and .... LETTUCE
i told him that lettuce has no nutruitional value and that he needed dark leafy greens like collards, mustard, and turnip greens. He replied to that with " when can you come get him". He was asking $100 for him. I talked him down to $50. I belong to a group "bearded dragon friends" on facebook and they helpped me raise enough money to go get him. I normally wouldnt have needed help but it was the end of the month and i get paid at the beginning of the month so i was broke.
Well, anyway, i picked him up and renamed him Chance. He was super skinny and his eyes were/still are VERY swollen.
theres his eye (both are like that) and his mouth sore.
i took him to the vet on Monday (day after i got him) and she gave me baytril and a calcium upper. and a recheck in 2 weeks (may 7th). She thinks his eye swelling is the sore in his mouth and the baytril should knock it out. if not then his got something wrong with his heart and there is no good prognosis for him. I love this boy with all my heart already. Hes a short snout! I have been feeding him daily with a syringe full of slurried dubia, collard, turnip, dragon pellets, pedialyte, water, waxworms, and reptaboost. Hes been eating great and taking his meds just fine.
hes in a 20 gallon long right now ( all i have til i get paid) with a reptisun 10.0. Its not much but he doesnt care. hes happy just being fed correctly again!
i dont know how old he is but i do know that he has no teeth:-/
any other advice would be appreciated or if you all would like to know more just ask questions.
i was like hes so skinny. what are you feeding him? and he said that he was eating 25 large crix every other day and .... LETTUCE
i told him that lettuce has no nutruitional value and that he needed dark leafy greens like collards, mustard, and turnip greens. He replied to that with " when can you come get him". He was asking $100 for him. I talked him down to $50. I belong to a group "bearded dragon friends" on facebook and they helpped me raise enough money to go get him. I normally wouldnt have needed help but it was the end of the month and i get paid at the beginning of the month so i was broke.
Well, anyway, i picked him up and renamed him Chance. He was super skinny and his eyes were/still are VERY swollen.
theres his eye (both are like that) and his mouth sore.
i took him to the vet on Monday (day after i got him) and she gave me baytril and a calcium upper. and a recheck in 2 weeks (may 7th). She thinks his eye swelling is the sore in his mouth and the baytril should knock it out. if not then his got something wrong with his heart and there is no good prognosis for him. I love this boy with all my heart already. Hes a short snout! I have been feeding him daily with a syringe full of slurried dubia, collard, turnip, dragon pellets, pedialyte, water, waxworms, and reptaboost. Hes been eating great and taking his meds just fine.
hes in a 20 gallon long right now ( all i have til i get paid) with a reptisun 10.0. Its not much but he doesnt care. hes happy just being fed correctly again!
i dont know how old he is but i do know that he has no teeth:-/
any other advice would be appreciated or if you all would like to know more just ask questions.