Health concerns

[ghostkid90]

So it’s been a while since my last post but could use a little advice so I finally was able to get a red monster “good blood line”needless to say when I got her in she wasn’t in the best shape very small have had 5 other baby’s never this small I would say 4in tops this is nose to tail,came in with shedding problems got most off but their is some that won’t any suggestions in getting that off other then soaks?

Was told before ordering she had a small tail bite which I was ok with but was way worse also her foot I believe had it as well.

Was told she was a great eater which was a lie ended up syringe feeding her now I have her slowly eating roaches ,greens she doesn’t even look at

By this time I was furious this wasn’t a $200 beardie

I am thankful I got her because she probably wouldn’t have survived have had her about 5 weeks now

 

[AHBD]

Care to mention who sold such a tiny baby and was it advertised at that size? Can you get an actual measurement on it ? At 4" that's the size they come out of the egg and they don't usually shed for a few weeks. You don't need to help with shed, it will come off on it's own. That's a common bit of misinformation that can actually hurt a dragon rather than help. You can spritz her in the tank if you want [ not at night ] but don't pull any shed. I spritzed all my babies [ thousands ] Hopefully she'll turn out O.K

 

[Chris.]

My boy (leatherback) was also thrown out of his shedding shedule when I got him. Could be the stress of relocation possibly but he did continue his shed after some time.
Is she showing any signs of stress or beeing generally unwell?

 

[ghostkid90]

Ok so I examined her a lot closer today I’m pretty sure it’s not shed it’s some kind of fungus from were she came from and its spreading I called my vet and waiting for a call

 

[ghostkid90]

Got a call the earliest is Tuesday is there anything I could do for the time being

 

[KarrieRee]

Got a call the earliest is Tuesday is there anything I could do for the time being

Dont bath her ---- if its spreading it can go to other areas via water ---- not sure what you can put on it I will have ahbd respond
@AHBD
@Drache613

 

[ghostkid90]

Ok will do thank you for letting me know I was going to bath her again seeing a lot of people on her doing the betadine bath

 

[AHBD]

I really don't have any suggestions. If that's fungus a vet will need to see about it. You might get some Lamisil antifungal cream to lightly spread on the affected area. I'm sorry for the little b.d.
At least you got him eating though.

 

[ghostkid90]

when I get home I’ll take pictures of the areas

 

[ghostkid90]

This is the best I can do I did get alot off her head with a wet q tip she almost seem to injoy it

 

[AHBD]

Poor little one, it does look like fungus. It would be easier to tell if it was dry with nothing on it but I'm prety certain that's what it is. Send these pics to the breeder so he can see that this problem may be affecting the other beardies. That dragon should have been given for free since you are now the caretaker of a sick baby and won't know what the outcome will be. I'm rooting for him/her though ! You are a very caring person with a tiny needy creature.

 

[ghostkid90]

Here are ones I just took of her dry can see her size and I had her about a month

 

[AHBD]

That's really bad, hope for the best but be ready for the worst. This baby might not make it. The cream might get a lot of it off but sometimes it grows back after a short while. The tail looks almost like it's being eaten up. Raw honey might help it as well but I don't think there are any guarantees .

 

[ghostkid90]

Yea that’s what I was thinking as well I won’t have her suffer she already lost 2 toes I know 100% she’s going to lose her foot and tail at the minimum

 

[AHBD]

So sorry about this. Be sure to always tend to your healthy dragons first to minimize the chance of transferring anything to them. Wash your hands very thoroughly after handling her or any of her stuff.