fandomherps
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I rescued two beardies on wednesday and the male I ended up getting for free because I offered to try and cure him. I will upload pictures just so you guys can see what I'm dealing with.
https://plus.google.com/u/0/109927039722552479067/posts/p/pub
(All of the posts are of him. He's the light colored one)
He is SO skinny and malnourished I don't even know what I should do. I am giving him a combination of reptiboost, jump start, a tad of crested gecko diet just for flavor and thickness, and water with anti-parasite meds mixed with it. He gets it twice a day as well as a bath 1-2 times a day. Previously he had mouthrot plus he hasn't been eating for a while. He was severely dehydrated when I got him and he drank for a literal 5 minutes straight in the bath. I had to hold him up because he kept just putting his entire face underwater. He keeps pooping several times a day and it varies from semi-solid to complete liquid. Since I started the anti-parasite meds, I have been seeing what looks like pieces of bug in his fecal matter which doesn't make sense because he isn't eating. I can't take him to a vet-I spent all of my money getting the appetite simulators and the other rescue. He also sleeps almost all day, no matter what you are doing with him. I've been taking him to my boss who is a reptile enthusiast/breeder of 35 years. He has been gaining weight but that stool problem has me a bit worried. Any suggestions? And right now I don't have a full cage set up for them (I wasn't planning on keeping either of the dragons but I fell in love) so I have a 20 long set up for certain moments in the day but for the most part, they are with somebody cuddling, getting spoiled, or getting one of their daily treatments. They are also getting a couple hours every day outside for natural basking and UVB. He has been gaining weight, I can tell just from the feel of him. He was 222g when I got him. Idk his current weight at the moment.
The main question I had for you guys is what do you think the cause of all this is? It appears that I am flushing out his system and he is gaining strength due to the fact that he no longer seems to have trouble breathing. I don't even know what to ask but I really need your guys' input. No matter what it is, I could really use the help
https://plus.google.com/u/0/109927039722552479067/posts/p/pub
(All of the posts are of him. He's the light colored one)
He is SO skinny and malnourished I don't even know what I should do. I am giving him a combination of reptiboost, jump start, a tad of crested gecko diet just for flavor and thickness, and water with anti-parasite meds mixed with it. He gets it twice a day as well as a bath 1-2 times a day. Previously he had mouthrot plus he hasn't been eating for a while. He was severely dehydrated when I got him and he drank for a literal 5 minutes straight in the bath. I had to hold him up because he kept just putting his entire face underwater. He keeps pooping several times a day and it varies from semi-solid to complete liquid. Since I started the anti-parasite meds, I have been seeing what looks like pieces of bug in his fecal matter which doesn't make sense because he isn't eating. I can't take him to a vet-I spent all of my money getting the appetite simulators and the other rescue. He also sleeps almost all day, no matter what you are doing with him. I've been taking him to my boss who is a reptile enthusiast/breeder of 35 years. He has been gaining weight but that stool problem has me a bit worried. Any suggestions? And right now I don't have a full cage set up for them (I wasn't planning on keeping either of the dragons but I fell in love) so I have a 20 long set up for certain moments in the day but for the most part, they are with somebody cuddling, getting spoiled, or getting one of their daily treatments. They are also getting a couple hours every day outside for natural basking and UVB. He has been gaining weight, I can tell just from the feel of him. He was 222g when I got him. Idk his current weight at the moment.
The main question I had for you guys is what do you think the cause of all this is? It appears that I am flushing out his system and he is gaining strength due to the fact that he no longer seems to have trouble breathing. I don't even know what to ask but I really need your guys' input. No matter what it is, I could really use the help