IS MY BOY TO SKINNY!!! HELP

[SunnysHumanSlave]

I have a bearded dragon i dont know how old he is just under 10 inches long from the tip of his nose to the end of his tail. He weighs .034kg and a converter on google said that is 34 grams is that a good weight for him? You cant see his ribs or anything but i am concerned.

 

[kcarello]

It would help if you could post a pic.

 

[lwilson3]

Accidentally double posted, and don't see where to delete :/

 

[lwilson3]

What's his diet is like, and what are his temps, substrate, and type of uvb bulb? Others will be able to help more if you list that information.

 

[SunnysHumanSlave]

his basking temp is 104.8 and his cool side is 80.3
He is going to be eating phoenix worms he does not like crickets and we have gotten him to eat a few super worms i have only had him for 6 days so he isnt eating much but he loves his greens the substrate i use is reptile carpet and i use a repti sun 10.0 36 inch 30 watt (runs whole length of cage) uvb bulb
he has a drift wood perch under his light a tree like thing that gets him within 4 inches of uvb light a water bowl a food bowl we are getting him a pool thing just really shallow so he can lay in it and drink because he never uses his water bowl ever and we have a staking stone hide in the cool side a plant he sleeps in at night i use probe thermometers

thats about all i can think of at the moment to tell you about this little guy but here are the pictures you requested

 

[TheWerewolf]

Yes, he does look skinny. Do you feed him as much as he can eat in 10 to 15 minutes? Do you feed him bugs no bigger than the space between the eyes? Super worms aren't recommended for babies 10 inches long. They must be 16 inches or longer. The rest of your setup looks correct. Hope this helps and good luck.

 

[kcarello]

In the first pic he looks a little thin,,but not so in the second pic. Are you using supplements, calcium and vitamins?
Other than that, refer to the questions Werewolf asked you.
Kelly

 

[SunnysHumanSlave]

I feed him what he will eat in ten minutes and some are a little bigger not much also i am getting him phoenix worms in a few days to get him some food until then i am going to be giving him wax worms i know they are high in fat and all but i really want to get some weight on the little guy and i will have to give the supers to someone else then or wait till he is bigger. But i powder his food every time he eats in the morning i consulted a vet and she said as long as he is not losing weight him missing meals is normal because he is in a new place and because there is allot going on she said i should just leave him in his cage for the rest of the week only taking him out to weigh him and give him a nice warm bath and to stay out of his cage and not move things around unless i am getting him veggies or getting his messes out. Thank you for the luck.
The vet also said he might be a little under weight but she thinks that its because he is stressed and i should encourage him to eat when i told her i am not aloud to have crickets in my house she recommended the phoenix worms because they are VERY healthy and can be feed daily and i am getting them from a great supply place. In Georgia i live in washington though so it might take a while to get here but they are priority mail so i Dont know. she also said that even though the wax worms are high in fat they are better than nothing and if he eats them let him eat them and try and give him some other stuff so yeah thanks for your information

 

[SunnysHumanSlave]

Oh by the way i have small super worms like maybe 1/2 to 1 inch long i also heard that supers can eat through your beardies belly is that true or a myth it really scared me. :shock:

 

[SunnysHumanSlave]

Also i dont know if i covered this but some days he will just sit and close his eyes when he has food in front of him and he would not eat his crickets we tried with live ones it didnt work for him he is.....lazy and if one got away from him he would get mad and puff up

 

[TheWerewolf]

Oh by the way i have small super worms like maybe 1/2 to 1 inch long i also heard that supers can eat through your beardies belly is that true or a myth it really scared me. :shock:

That is a myth. Reasons why it is a myth. One, a beardie chews it's food, so the super worm would be dead once it gets in the belly. Two, a bearded dragon's stomach acid is so harsh the super worm would be in too much pain to chew it's way out. That's all I can answer. Hope this helps and again, good luck.

 

[NEROtheMONSTER]

You can definitely see his hips in the first picture.He needs some fattening up.
And the fat pads on his head are sunken in too.

 

[SunnysHumanSlave]

Okay fattening up i will do we just got him 6 days ago and he has not lost any weight yet so maybe he was already kind of thin the picture from above is the picture i took when i got him the day i got him

 

[SunnysHumanSlave]

another question
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You can definitely see his hips in the first picture.He needs some fattening up.
And the fat pads on his head are sunken in too.

he isnt REALLY skinny like dangerously skinny? i mean the vet said just a little under weight not much but a little

 

[TheWerewolf]

Well, since you got him 6 days ago he may even be going through a little bit of relocation stress. Oh, and one more thing, does he get enough water? He could be slightly dehydrated. Beardies don't like to drink out of standing water. Unless you see him drink out of his water dish, remove it. It'll just build the humidity in his cage to a dangerous level. What you can do is give him a every other day bath. Make sure the water is up to the beardie's elbows, it should be a nice warm temp. As warm as you would have for a baby. Or, warm enough that is doesn't burn your inner wrist. It should be 10 minutes long, he may not like it at first. So slowly work it up to 10 minutes. They absorb water through their vent (or butt). You could also take drops of warm water and drip on his nose. He should lick it off. Hope this helps!

he isnt REALLY skinny like dangerously skinny? i mean the vet said just a little under weight not much but a little

He looks slightly emaciated to me. Not dangerous, but food and water should help him. You can use the wax worms to give him some meat. My Nim gained weight super fast after 3 wax worms. So if he isn't gaining weight he may have parasites? (I put a question mark at the end of that sentence because I am unsure.)