Cuttlefishh
Juvie Member
- Beardie name(s)
- Charlie
Claudiusx":3utin4ex said:Hi there,
There are definitely a lot of factors happening to your girl right now that would be affecting her appetite and you did a good job of laying them all out. 1 of those is enough to affect appetite so imagine all of them at the same time!
How often are you hand feeding her? Is she taking it willingly or with excitement? Or is it kind of forced?
Have you been keeping track of her weight? I'd definitely start now if you haven't been.
She looks relatively healthy and alert in your pictures.
-Brandon
AHBD":1l5dakta said:Sorry you're having trouble with Charlie. I agree with Brandon that there's been a lot of contributing factors. You say she had a huge appetite until the deworming so it was definitely the meds. that started it all. I personally don't believe in deworming a healthy dragon with a good appetite, it can throw things off in their system. But at any rate, she should bounce back, I know it's very worrying right now but they do resume eating at some point so you'll see that happen soon enough.BTW, if I may make a suggestion I would add a nice log as a different choice for basking.
AHBD":kxyl2ypl said:Is she getting any syringe feeding ? Sorry if I missed it. I can imagine that you're going to be real worried, especially after your recent loss of Taro. This is a completely different scenario and somewhat common after deworming and relocation. Charlie should be alright, you'll get her through.BTW, if she doesn't care for baths you can limit it to once a week at most and just lightly spritz her in the tank.
AHBD":2ut81694 said:You might switch up the baby food now + then try squash or green bean or peas if you haven't already and cut out the molasses. I wonder if she'd go for a slow moving dubia or cricket [ pull off the back legs ] crawling through her cage . Or squish one of any of the insects until the guts come out the back end and lightly rub it on her snout. Sometimes that can work. And if you can get some Oxbow Critical Care formula from the vet or online that can help beardie to gain weight. I agree though about not taking her in to the vet, it may stress her further for sure.
I've gone ahead and ordered it!Drache613":1cyb0hpe said:Hello,
That one will be fine. It should have dosing information on the bag for you. I'm not sure
exactly how much to feed per the weight but we can try to help once you receive it & are
ready to mix it up & use it.
How is she doing today?
Tracie
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