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[QUOTE="sweetiepie9, post: 1719461, member: 11887"] He's really tiny for a year old, so pedialyte baths would be good for him, one a day, then regular bath again later if you want. He'll get more water in his body and organs with daily baths. So the pedialyte recipe so you don't have to buy any, is 1 qt hot water, 2 tbsp sugar and 1 tsp salt. You can make 4 of this recipe, then put warm water until the water is to his shoulders so he can get a good 20 min soak. Then only give him soft bodied bugs, no super worms yet. So dubia roaches, silkworms, horn worms, phoenix worms to start. When dragons have been starved like he has, it's good to start him with a mix of critical care (you can order this on Amazon or ask your vet, I get mine through my vet) and butternut squash baby food, just for a few days. Get a 5 ml syringe at any vet or pharmacy to feed it to him. Feed him a few times a day, if you can. Between the pedialyte baths and this mix, he'll start to hydrate properly and gain a bit of weight, then you can introduce soft bugs to him slowly. I'm SO glad you got him, he'll now have a great home and because he's still young, his body will get into better weight. 315g for an 18" dragon is too skinny. My 18" dragons are between 480g to 580g, depending on their bone structure. Nathaniel has a much more delicate bone structure than Gabriel or Castiel. So another 100g will do well, but he'll need to gain slowly so he doesn't damage any internal organs, especially the kidneys and liver. I hope you keep me updated, loved the pictures and he sounds as if he's found a piece of heaven on earth :D [/QUOTE]
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