Jet black beard and not eating! Please help!

[mishelly58]

ok here is the problem. Gizmo is not doing well, he is losing weight and he won't eat, even if I hand feed him squash or his greens, he doesn't seem to be interested in any crickets, silkworms or hornworms. I can get him to eat 2 Tablespoons of baby food (chicken and squash) from a syringe 2-3 times a day. He has a black beard most of the day but he moves around as if there is nothing wrong. His femoral pores are also enlarged. I can't take hime to the vet for another 2 weeks or so. (need my next paycheck) I bathe hime evry other day for 15-20 minutes.

He was treated of coccidia abouta month ago with Albon and i gave hime soy yogurt with it.

His tank is 4'x2'x2' he has a MVB (14" to basking) the temp on the hot side range from 100.7 - 104.3 and the cool side is 82.7 (he was a year old when I got him a year ago) I use a therm with a probe. Here are some pictures (the picture of his pores doesn't so how enlarged they really are I will try again to tke a better picture tomorrow.

Does anybody have any ideas???????

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here is a picture of his set up:

 

[Poisoned1]

How old is he?

Honestly looking at him...do you have another beardie like a female dragon?
He kinda looks like he wants to get with a female but I could be wrong.
how long has he not been eating?

I don't want to really say that's stressed since he doesn't have a dark belly and only a dark beard but I could be wrong.

 

[mishelly58]

He is about 2 yrs old. He is my only dragon. I did notice the other day that when i went to try and feed him that he bobbed his head a couple of times but that was the first time I every noticed it. He has never done this before. :?:

 

[Twobeardieguy]

Sounds and looks like he is showing dominance! Maby he is seeing his reflection in the viv. Just my 2cents!!