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My 5 Year old is not eating
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[QUOTE="RayBB, post: 2025730, member: 117662"] We were told it was her body preparing for the eggs. I took her because she had backed off of her food for about a week & it was not a normal time for her to brumate. It was at the very beginning stages of egg development. AND (more likely) my daughter was giving her a light sprinkling of calcium (w/o D³) on her salad daily WITH her main insect feeder being BSFL. We have since changed to calcium with D³ that she gets once weekly as well as limiting the BSFL to twice weekly until her levels are back to perfect. (Not really related but maybe helps explain why I'm so "herp vet oriented" at even slight changes:) My previous "grand-beardie" was purchased from a popular nationwide box store & was so extremely unhealthy, had serious genetic issues (due to breeding mills) that we didn't realize until it was too late to do anything about. I can't tell you how much the sum of her vet expenses were. She lived to be nearly two. I learned with her to be very vigilant about any unusual behavior - she taught me quickly how well beardies can hide a sickness or illness). I often overreact, but I'd much prefer to err on the side of caution when it comes to my "grand-beardie's" health & life span! My daughter says I have some form of 'ptsd' about it, but I love my Banda-roo so much - I can't help it. We purchased Bandi (Bandersnatch) from a reputable breader & she's always been the perfect image of bearded dragon health for 4 years & 9 months (until this high calcium: phosphate before the eggs)! The difference in health with box store vs reputable breeder is day vs night! It was heartbreaking to have to let go of our sweet Jabberwocky so soon! She was given the best life she could have with the issues that were bred into her & she was loved tremendously! That gives me some comfort- that we fought so hard for her & that she knew she was loved, but I refuse to purchase any pet from any box store ever again. I know those poor babies need special love while they're here, but that type of breeding needs to be stopped. I've absolutely no way to affect that other than refrain from giving them my $ and to share my story. I know this is [B]SOOO[/B] much more than you asked for 🤗 but it helps one to understand why my knee-jerk reaction is "Vet!" 🥰❤ [/QUOTE]
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