help with new rescue please

[sjsexotics]

so I went and rescued a dragon off craigslist ( I am done no more rescues too much stress)


10 inches
malehot side 105 cool 86 ish
20 gallon qt melimine tank with heat and uvb strip 10.0
SO here is what i know He is very ematiated ( sp skinny) the dragon is rolling today lathargic but was not yesterday when I got him. yester day he ate greens and 5 super worms and two small roaches.

so today he is rolling and cant do anything and diggs

I have bathed him in warm water but he would have drown ( cant keep head up) so I took him out after a few min
he will not eat today and just lays there in the cage but if I take him out he rolls

more info I got from the last owner

He has had him for 6 months he feed him dusted crickes once a week and he had 10.0 uvb strip and sand and a 75 watt heat light
He was bought at 6 inches and has never been with another dragon his whole life

so what do you think he seemed great when I got him

could he be over heated since he was used to a cooler tank
he is not impaced as he has pooped and it looked good
SOOO HELP

 

[Twobeardieguy]

Is he digging constantly? Also what type of UVB bulb is it? If he was over heated he would be gaping. What are the temps in there now?

 

[sjsexotics]

well my lights are out for the night so they are now 80s for night time but he is digging pretty much all day

 

[Twobeardieguy]

Sounds like you may have a female! Get a lay bin set up now!

 

[sjsexotics]

oh no this one is way way to small to have eggs and it is a male. with the age it shouldbe bigg enough for eggs but it is tiny only ten inches

 

[Twobeardieguy]

That does not mean much cause they can lay infertile`s at 6 months. If your pooper is constantly digging and especially in the corners then sounds like eggs.

 

[sjsexotics]

what about the rolling thats what worries me

 

[Twobeardieguy]

What do you mean as in rolling? Falling and rolling or?

 

[sjsexotics]

like an alligator death roll circleing and flipping over
he's asleep now but as soon as I took him out to check on him he started rolling it is as if he cant lift his head up either

 

[Twobeardieguy]

It is a possible ether an RI or she could be egg bound and she is trying to shift the eggs. Maybe even something neurological. I would say a vet visit should be now. What type of UVB is it and what are the temps and how are they measured?

 

[Twobeardieguy]

Did you get him to the vet today? How is he doing?

 

[sjsexotics]

I meant to post but today was a crazy day I had an appointment to take him in this morning at 11 but he passed away at 9:30. It is so hard to try to save these poor guys and all I had was one day with him.

 

[Twobeardieguy]

I am so sorry to hear that, keep your head up and it is not your fault! If you need anything we are here.

 

[sjsexotics]

thanks I wish I new what the little one had but nothing I could do. On a good not I got all my critter cages in today and almost hooked up

 

[Twobeardieguy]

He was probably to far gone already. It was not your fault and I am betting on a very bad RI.