My friend lost his 3 year old beardie...

[lovemylittleyoshi]

Hello,

I'm saddened to announce that my friend just lost his beardie of three years. She was healthy, lively, and happy - until she suddenly quit moving. She even pooped today and was moving around her viv, then she laid down and that was it. Has anyone ever heard of this before? I thought beardies tend to behave differently if they are sick before they die. The age of three also seems much too young. Thankfully, my beardie is the same age and seems really healthy. I'm just trying to figure out what could have happened to my friends beardie. Thank you.

 

[kcarello]

So sorry to hear about your friends dragon...so sad...unfortunatley the only way to know what happened would be to have a nercropsy done on him.

 

[lillylizard]

Yeah its really hard to know. It could have been an illness or it would have been something he was born with. Something in his body that wasn't fully developed or something. I am very sorry to hear about the little guy

 

[herpgirl2510]

That seems very young sorry to hear that. My Rosie just passed one day but when I adopted her she was seven and had a rough life so she was 8 or 9.

 

[bunnyrut]

had she ever laid eggs?

i think the hardest part with bearded dragons is that you can't always tell that they are sick.
and in most cases when they finally start to look sick it is most likely too late for them.