sad beardie, horribly thin

[TotoTheBeardie]

I went to a pet store today, and there was a young (I think) beardie. He was so thin, and there were loose crickets in his/her terrarium. It was just so so so sad. I asked my parents if we could adopt him/her, but they said no, and it just hurts so so much

Edit: I looked up some images online, and the little one looks a lot like this one except the back legs where much thinner

 

[TotoTheBeardie]

Sorry, I think I posted it as a question, oops p

 

[BuddyBeardedDragon]

Don't worry! Baby bearded dragons are thin when they are babies! My beardie (Buddy) was also very thin when we first bought him. If you check on internet you can see all baby beardies are quite thin. Anyway, even IF he is too thin it is likely someone will come soon and adopt him anyway!

 

[TotoTheBeardie]

Don't worry! Baby bearded dragons are thin when they are babies! My beardie (Buddy) was also very thin when we first bought him. If you check on internet you can see all baby beardies are quite thin. Anyway, even IF he is too thin it is likely someone will come soon and adopt him anyway!

I searched up some pictures, but he was definitely way thinner then taht I hope someone who knows beardie’s comes for him soon!

 

[Drache613]

Hello,

It is very unfortunate to see the poor care of reptiles in many stores. I hope someone does adopt
him, or he likely wont make it.

Tracie

 

[SkittlesK]

I went to a pet store today, and there was a young (I think) beardie. He was so thin, and there were loose crickets in his/her terrarium. It was just so so so sad. I asked my parents if we could adopt him/her, but they said no, and it just hurts so so much

Edit: I looked up some images online, and the little one looks a lot like this one except the back legs where much thinner

A lot of bearded dragons don't make it

I bought from Fire & Ice Dragons & was unsure how to treat parasites then.
The dragon was full of coccidia and pinworms

I wasn't too happy but I gave the dragon a chance and gave him to a rescue even though he was expensive.
He was 10 grams and I'm not sure if he made it but I gave him a chance.

 

[TotoTheBeardie]

I went to a pet store today, and there was a young (I think) beardie. He was so thin, and there were loose crickets in his/her terrarium. It was just so so so sad. I asked my parents if we could adopt him/her, but they said no, and it just hurts so so much

Hello,

It is very unfortunate to see the poor care of reptiles in many stores. I hope someone does adopt
him, or he likely wont make it.

Tracie

Hello,

It is very unfortunate to see the poor care of reptiles in many stores. I hope someone does adopt
him, or he likely wont make it.

Tracie

How much time do you think he has left to get adopted before he dies?

 

[SkittlesK]

Bearded dragons are still rescuable at that age.
would be nice to see a photo of him to see if he's savable.

I wouldn't rescue a dragon just because a rescue could get sick and die.
there are too many dragons being sold sick anyway & they need to be saved in a way...

If you did rescue him, you could be treating his MBD for the rest of his life since the comparison looks pretty severe...

 

[Drache613]

Hello,

That is hard to determine, they are pretty resilient. However if he is in the same type of condition
as the dragon based in the picture, he definitely isn't doing well.
If he can't eat on his own, he will continue to get worse unless someone at the petstore is helping
him out. It's really hard to know how long he might have.

Tracie