I posted about this on another beardie thread, but I need all the advice I can get. This is what I posted:
About 6 years ago I got my beardie, and since he was a juvenile he has been eating like a monster. He would chase around crickets all day and never let one last more than a few seconds. He has been this way until a few months ago, where I realized he was closing one eye, however was still eating. The past few months leading to now, he has been struggling to keep either eyes open and has stopped eating. About 3 weeks ago I bought him different things other than crickets, such as tomato worms, roaches, and wax worms. He ate one of each and has not eaten since. His weight has declined like crazy, he is so lethargic now and I am getting so scared.
I just wanna say I do plan on taking him to the vet, hopefully by or before the weekend, it's just I have never been to these types of vets and have been struggling to find one.
Nothing about his setup has changed, however I did make the stupid mistake of listening to the store and buying him that calcium bearded dragon sand substrate. I only recently learned how terrible it is for beardies, and the high chance of impaction they can get from it, and have cleared it out since the couple of months I noticed him getting weaker.
Does anybody know what this could be or had similar experiences? I am so anxious and want him to be okay for the next few days until I can get him checked out.
Since then I have purchased the Arcadia T5 UVB, as I was advised the Zilla one was no good. I started giving him repta-boost through a syringe, and I saw progress he was starting to open his eyes, head was up a little bit, etc. Now he looks lifeless, legs are stiff, head is down and eyes are closed. He only moves to fight me when I force feed him. I have been bathing him in electrolytes and started force feeding a few waxworms with calcium D3, and also today put it in his repta-boost mix.
About 6 years ago I got my beardie, and since he was a juvenile he has been eating like a monster. He would chase around crickets all day and never let one last more than a few seconds. He has been this way until a few months ago, where I realized he was closing one eye, however was still eating. The past few months leading to now, he has been struggling to keep either eyes open and has stopped eating. About 3 weeks ago I bought him different things other than crickets, such as tomato worms, roaches, and wax worms. He ate one of each and has not eaten since. His weight has declined like crazy, he is so lethargic now and I am getting so scared.
I just wanna say I do plan on taking him to the vet, hopefully by or before the weekend, it's just I have never been to these types of vets and have been struggling to find one.
Nothing about his setup has changed, however I did make the stupid mistake of listening to the store and buying him that calcium bearded dragon sand substrate. I only recently learned how terrible it is for beardies, and the high chance of impaction they can get from it, and have cleared it out since the couple of months I noticed him getting weaker.
Does anybody know what this could be or had similar experiences? I am so anxious and want him to be okay for the next few days until I can get him checked out.
Since then I have purchased the Arcadia T5 UVB, as I was advised the Zilla one was no good. I started giving him repta-boost through a syringe, and I saw progress he was starting to open his eyes, head was up a little bit, etc. Now he looks lifeless, legs are stiff, head is down and eyes are closed. He only moves to fight me when I force feed him. I have been bathing him in electrolytes and started force feeding a few waxworms with calcium D3, and also today put it in his repta-boost mix.
