Dehydrated and not getting any better

[LaNezSait]

Hello! A few days ago my first baby beardie arrived. Once he came out of the box I found him dehydrated. For the last few days I've been putting him in baths for 10-20 min and letting him soak, and doing everything I can to make him drink. On top of that he's shedding. He still seems to have the normal white part in his poop, but he still has wrinkled skin and sunken eyes. Since this is my first beardie I don't know how long it takes them to rehydrate. He also didn't eat this morning so I'm starting to panic. Please help!

 

[CooperDragon]

It may take a bit for him to bounce back. I've had the best luck getting them to drink by dripping water on their nose so they can lick it up. You can do this with a plastic syringe, dropper, or even your finger tip. Can you post some photos of him and his setup? You can upload photos here https://www.beardeddragon.org/useruploads/ and post them to your thread using the XIMG button when you reply. I'll be glad to review your setup details to make sure everything is just right if you'd like.

 

[LaNezSait]

There is a picture of him and his set up. Sorry about the bad quality, I took these on my phone.

I've already gave him water from a syringe and he sometimes drinks the droplets from that. But, now he's not eating. Do you think it's just because he's shedding? Or is there a bigger problem?

 

[CooperDragon]

He looks pretty healthy in that photo and his setup looks good too. I would just give him some more time to settle down. Shedding certainly won't help his mood either.