Baconbuts272
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I got a bearded dragon back in the end of September. And I will be the first to say I was 100% neglectful as an owner and should have done more research before getting one. However I am trying to do what I can to help him recover, and any advice would be appreciated.
The I first noticed the symptoms about a month or 2 after getting him. He appeared to have trouble moving his back legs. I was able to take him to the vet and was given a oral calcium supplements.
He appeared to be doing a little better after the vet visit. While he was still unable to use his back legs. He was eating more.
Fast forward 2 months, and his condition seemed to be getting slowly worse, and was now losing control of his front legs aswell.
I have also noticed he appears to be malnourished. Before I was just putting his dubia roaches in front of him 2 or 3 times a day to see how many he would eat. Needless to say it was not enough.
Right now i am making sure to give him water with a syringe daily, am being more persistent in his feeding, and giving him daily baths.
For financial reasons I will not be able to take him to the vet again until sometime next month. So in the mean time what should I do?
His tank set up has changed since the picture was taken. The uvb bulb was moved to under the mesh and I swapped his basking spots as the original was too high for him with his condition
The I first noticed the symptoms about a month or 2 after getting him. He appeared to have trouble moving his back legs. I was able to take him to the vet and was given a oral calcium supplements.
He appeared to be doing a little better after the vet visit. While he was still unable to use his back legs. He was eating more.
Fast forward 2 months, and his condition seemed to be getting slowly worse, and was now losing control of his front legs aswell.
I have also noticed he appears to be malnourished. Before I was just putting his dubia roaches in front of him 2 or 3 times a day to see how many he would eat. Needless to say it was not enough.
Right now i am making sure to give him water with a syringe daily, am being more persistent in his feeding, and giving him daily baths.
For financial reasons I will not be able to take him to the vet again until sometime next month. So in the mean time what should I do?
His tank set up has changed since the picture was taken. The uvb bulb was moved to under the mesh and I swapped his basking spots as the original was too high for him with his condition
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