Hello. This is the first time I have owned a bearded dragon. I got him just one week ago (Wednesday July 4th).
Set up details: 20 gallon long. Basking spot 100-110. UVB light Reptisun 5.0 (Which as I have been reading, a lot of people are saying reptisun 10.0 is better...regardless, can having the 5.0 on him and not the 10.0 for just one week cause these symptoms?) He has a water dish but I have been giving him baths with warm water (dechlorinated of course) because he doesn't seem to go near it. I use paper towels to line the bottom since he is a baby and it seems to be safer from what I have been reading.
Symptoms: He has been acting normally until last night around 10pm. He did seem to sleep a lot since I got him but he would be very active as well and bask, hunt for crickets, eat veggies ect. But it seemed to have hit instantly and randomly. He was fine one minute, and then he started tilting his head to the side. When I picked him up, he would run in circles. I automatically thought inner ear infection because that is usually what a lot of animals do when they have that. I am scared to pick him up because he wants to do flips and I am afraid he will fall. He flails his head from side to side too. I stayed up really late calling vets not only in my state but in the state below me too and they were not helpful at all. Right now he is stretched out sleeping on the bottom of his tank. He seems to get irritated when I touch him so I try not to.
Here's the thing: I got him at petsmart one week ago and they have a 14 day guarantee. If an animal gets sick within that duration, they will "buy him back" from you and then take him to the vet, treat him and when he gets better you can buy him back. And it has only been a week. I just got off the phone with a petsmart manager and I told him that I am not going to bring him in to the store if no one is going to take him to the vet today. He said the earliest would be tomorrow. So, I am planning on taking him in tomorrow.
He didn't eat yesterday but he ate about 15-20 tiny crickets the day before, the first set of crickets I gave him were dusted (without d3) and he went crazy over them. I tried give him one tiny cricket today and he looked at it like he was interest but wouldn't eat it even though I chased it right near his mouth.
Also, he is a baby that is only about 5.5 inches. Any one know what the problem could be?? :'( I seriously cannot do anything right now except think of him
I truly am grateful for any information anyone can provide!
Set up details: 20 gallon long. Basking spot 100-110. UVB light Reptisun 5.0 (Which as I have been reading, a lot of people are saying reptisun 10.0 is better...regardless, can having the 5.0 on him and not the 10.0 for just one week cause these symptoms?) He has a water dish but I have been giving him baths with warm water (dechlorinated of course) because he doesn't seem to go near it. I use paper towels to line the bottom since he is a baby and it seems to be safer from what I have been reading.
Symptoms: He has been acting normally until last night around 10pm. He did seem to sleep a lot since I got him but he would be very active as well and bask, hunt for crickets, eat veggies ect. But it seemed to have hit instantly and randomly. He was fine one minute, and then he started tilting his head to the side. When I picked him up, he would run in circles. I automatically thought inner ear infection because that is usually what a lot of animals do when they have that. I am scared to pick him up because he wants to do flips and I am afraid he will fall. He flails his head from side to side too. I stayed up really late calling vets not only in my state but in the state below me too and they were not helpful at all. Right now he is stretched out sleeping on the bottom of his tank. He seems to get irritated when I touch him so I try not to.
Here's the thing: I got him at petsmart one week ago and they have a 14 day guarantee. If an animal gets sick within that duration, they will "buy him back" from you and then take him to the vet, treat him and when he gets better you can buy him back. And it has only been a week. I just got off the phone with a petsmart manager and I told him that I am not going to bring him in to the store if no one is going to take him to the vet today. He said the earliest would be tomorrow. So, I am planning on taking him in tomorrow.
He didn't eat yesterday but he ate about 15-20 tiny crickets the day before, the first set of crickets I gave him were dusted (without d3) and he went crazy over them. I tried give him one tiny cricket today and he looked at it like he was interest but wouldn't eat it even though I chased it right near his mouth.
Also, he is a baby that is only about 5.5 inches. Any one know what the problem could be?? :'( I seriously cannot do anything right now except think of him
I truly am grateful for any information anyone can provide!