I need help!

[Dragonbv]

My beardy is going through what I thought was brumation because this year we have had crazy cold weather. Anyways I started to notice that I can now see his bones more and more each passing week. He won't eat but he will still lap water. He has some black on his back and under his beard and we have no reptile vet near us. We have a local co-op that has meds if i need to get him some kind of them. He has a heat lamp and he ate just fine prior to his sleep. He can move around if I make him wake up with warm water but just look at my poor baby I don't know what else I can do to help him. He is 6 years old. Please and thank you!

 

[CooperDragon]

Poor guy definitely looks quite sick. It's good that he is lapping up water. Keep offering water from baths and by dripping some on his nose. Try to keep him as well hydrated as you can. If he isn't eating on his own, pick up some baby food and try offering that to him via dropper or plastic syringe. I've had good luck with squash, green beans, and sweet potato baby foods. If you can get him to eat a bit of that it should help give him some energy.

What do you have in place for lighting? Is he getting a good amount of UVB?

 

[Dragonbv]

I'll keep giving him water and I'll have my husband grab some baby food tonight when he gets off work and try that! He has a good uvb, it stays around 100 at all times. Fluctuating to 90 when it's snowing.

 

[Shakkailynn]

Poor guy definitely looks quite sick. It's good that he is lapping up water. Keep offering water from baths and by dripping some on his nose. Try to keep him as well hydrated as you can. If he isn't eating on his own, pick up some baby food and try offering that to him via dropper or plastic syringe. I've had good luck with squash, green beans, and sweet potato baby foods. If you can get him to eat a bit of that it should help give him some energy.

Baby food definitely helps with any bearded dragon. also try the carrots. I also blend mixed greens with broccoli in a blender and give it to my bearded dragons through a syringe.

What do you have in place for lighting? Is he getting a good amount of UVB?

 

[Dragonbv]

I have given him puree greens and carrots I had here before my husband gets off, he took half of a syringe. How much more should I give him? He is now refusing to open his mouth so do I have to force it open?

 

[Drache613]

Hello,

Poor guy, he does look thin. Continue to try to get food into him, slowly. You can break the feedings up into several small ones during the day. You can carefully open his mouth with a swab from the side, to try & get some food into him if possible.

Let us know how he is doing.
Tracie

 

[JingleTyme14]

Hello my daughter got a Beardie for Christmas. We think it is about 7 months old and we got on Dec 18 2016. We have in a 40 breeder tank and have a repta sun 10 uvb long light and have a double
Dome basking area with a
75 watt flood and a 55 watt halageon light. Basking is about 100-102 it sits there some and pants so I think it is good the cool side is abot 78 and other side abot 88-92. We currently have on newspapper because stool was nasty smelling and went to vet on Friday has coccidia and pinworms bad but she put it on Ablon .05 ml for ten days..... still eating ok his greens squash and dubia roaches and super worms..... but concerned about getting some probiotics but our pet stores do not have them so do I do soy yogart or ? Also I washed all his things from his cage lastnight and his basking area is a cedar log bit i kept itoit lastnight to dry bit had to pit back in thos morning cause he was cold and could not get up to lightto bask is that ok orwhat do I do? Does not smell loke bleach or soap butneeds to getto light. Also what about the pinworms do I order that panacur and trest myself myvet is nota reptile vet and wanted to give and injection of something to take care of pinworms bit i said no nowwhat do I do Immaking myself sick cause I dont want to screw up.... help please!!!
Thanks so much!!!
Carol

 

[Dragonbv]

Hello,

Poor guy, he does look thin. Continue to try to get food into him, slowly. You can break the feedings up into several small ones during the day. You can carefully open his mouth with a swab from the side, to try & get some food into him if possible.

Let us know how he is doing.
Tracie

Today he seems better! His stomach looks fuller and he is now willingly letting me syringe feed him. I'm thinking he was just dehydrated maybe? I give him water in a bowl and he normally laps it, but what would be a good water dropper so that he can actually sense the water is there to drink? I'll update more later

 

[AHBD]

Dragon vb, that's good to hear . Keep that up and he'll get hydration from the baby food/syringe feeding. Plus you can offer a little extra water that way 2-3X a week.

Carol, can you start your own thread that people can reply to ? That way it won't get mixed up with the treatment of this dragon.

 

[JingleTyme14]

I have no clue how to do that I am not fond of computer things lol can you please explain.

 

[JingleTyme14]

I fogured it out so i just posted a new thread i hope!!!

 

[Dragonbv]

I have no clue how to do that I am not fond of computer things lol can you please explain.

Perfect then I'll keep that up until he is back to eating his normal foods and such. I'll keep updated in case something else happens but so far he seems a little better!