Tiffsbeardie":1d15cmkp said:
Yes I've already put beardie in a big plastic container suitable for its size, I put grass in and spread some lettuce in there. compared to other pictures I've seen this one looks pretty thin and it has had an attack before because the end of its tail looks like it's been growing out .. not sure if it really is wild or just escapeD from its owners but right now its moving pretty slow so I'm going to put the container in front of a heater try to warm him up hopefully he starts eating and then maybe I can address the wound tomorrow morning I'm in Texas and its 1:20 a.m. and outside it's about 60 degrees so I'm pretty sure the poor thing is a little cold...
That's a good start , remove the grass , place a
bath towel in the tub , and make sure it's in a warm and dark place so it can settle down , and warm up . Needs to be warmer than 26 degC in this situation overnight so it's immune system has a good chance of kicking in.
If it's been attacked by a cat , this is VERY DANGEROUS as there are very nasty bacteria and viruses on cat's fangs and claws . Sooner a vet can get it started on antibiotics , the better it's prognosis , I believe from experience with a wild skink who was attacked by a cat , the golden window is only 24 hours after the attack , after that infection sets in rapidly and it's much more difficult to control and beat.
BTW , unlike skinks ,anoles , and geckos, dragons DON"T regenerate tails.
Very common in the hobby to see adult pet beardies who have stumpy and cropped tails tails from attacks by siblings as hatchlings . My Rex who lived to 5yrs old had a tail that had the last inch accidentially bitten off by one of her siblings as a very young hatchling and before we brought her home , had healed when we got her at 6 weeks old.