girllovingbeardies
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I'm wondering if there is a protein supplement or substitute that I can give my baby bearded dragon that can't seem to hold down her food?
A little info about her...
I just adopted her not even a week ago from my work because one of her tankmates had nipped her tail & bitten off both her back legs. She went to the vet on Friday because one of her legs looked like it had been infected when I took her home last Tuesday. They told me it looked like it was already healing because I had been applying betadine to it, but gave me some ointment to speed up the healing. I had told them my concerns about her not wanting to eat her small crickets (she is terrified of them) , & told them I had given her some baby supers but she threw them up. They told me she was probably stressed & not feeling well because of the infection & suggested I give her small mealworms instead. I did as they said & she ate some yesterday & the night before but when I came home last night she had thrown up again. She only weighs 7 grams & is about 4 inches long.
Her setup...
20 gallon long (because she's still so tiny) glass with a screen top, basking temps between 90-100 & about 80 on the cool side, has a UVB tube for the whole tank, misted daily & loves her baths, & is on newspaper until her wounds heal then she will be on reptile carpet like the rest of my babies. Also, she hasn't been allowed around the other beardies because they are much larger than her, & I'm afraid will just stress her out more.
Any advice on what to do is great, but mostly I'm just wondering if there is something I can syringe feed her for protein until she's better & eating on her own? Thanks!
A little info about her...
I just adopted her not even a week ago from my work because one of her tankmates had nipped her tail & bitten off both her back legs. She went to the vet on Friday because one of her legs looked like it had been infected when I took her home last Tuesday. They told me it looked like it was already healing because I had been applying betadine to it, but gave me some ointment to speed up the healing. I had told them my concerns about her not wanting to eat her small crickets (she is terrified of them) , & told them I had given her some baby supers but she threw them up. They told me she was probably stressed & not feeling well because of the infection & suggested I give her small mealworms instead. I did as they said & she ate some yesterday & the night before but when I came home last night she had thrown up again. She only weighs 7 grams & is about 4 inches long.
Her setup...
20 gallon long (because she's still so tiny) glass with a screen top, basking temps between 90-100 & about 80 on the cool side, has a UVB tube for the whole tank, misted daily & loves her baths, & is on newspaper until her wounds heal then she will be on reptile carpet like the rest of my babies. Also, she hasn't been allowed around the other beardies because they are much larger than her, & I'm afraid will just stress her out more.
Any advice on what to do is great, but mostly I'm just wondering if there is something I can syringe feed her for protein until she's better & eating on her own? Thanks!