Please help me!!! My beardy was found lying on his back in the middle of his cage!!! I dont know how long he's been there but his beard is darker than its ever been and he is pale but he keeps gasping for air and I don't know what to do!! Its sunday and all the vets are closed and 2 hours away and I do not have any money for a vet :/// he has black spots in his head too. He was born with a bone disease but we are very careful about his calcium intake.
I am not an expert on Beardie health, but I would first make sure he is warm, dry, and comfortable. Extra warmth for weak reptiles can help them heal faster. Make sure he is hydrated next, you can even use a dropper to give him a tiny bit of water.
Could he be choking? Did he eat recently? Could he have fallen from a distance?
He was laying the the middle of his tank so I'm not sure how he even got there :/ he did have sand around his mouth but we feed him out of the cage early this morning so he doesnt eat the sand, he was fine earlier also. We got everything we could get out of his mouth and we did give him a bit of water. He is just twitching now and I dont konw if that's just the last of what hes got :/
It would be good to get rid of the sand ASAP. Scoop it out and vacuum the rest out. You can put some newspaper or paper towels down, until you get maybe some non adhesive shelf liner. I hope he will be ok.