Our new bearded dragon just arrived after 52 hours in transit…should have been less than 24. Never again, FedEx.
His transit heat pack had gone cold and it is in the 20’s here. He was cold to the touch and unresponsive when i took him out of the box. He’s been on his new basking spot now for about an hour and he willingly opens and moves his eyes, has moved his head some (it’s up, not hung down), and has taken some good big breaths. His tail was rigidly up at first but it’s relaxed and draped down now. His chin is still dark and his tail is pale but otherwise his colors are slowly coming back. His back legs are hanging down over the edge of the rock but seem comfortable (he hasn’t moved his body from where I placed him).
What else can we do to support him? He has moistened greens and we sprayed a small amount of warm water over his head just to offer some humidity, but I know he’s not going to be up to eating for some time. It’s been bad enough for 2 days feeling helpless to get him out of shipping hell, i just want to make sure we’re doing everything we can for him now.
His transit heat pack had gone cold and it is in the 20’s here. He was cold to the touch and unresponsive when i took him out of the box. He’s been on his new basking spot now for about an hour and he willingly opens and moves his eyes, has moved his head some (it’s up, not hung down), and has taken some good big breaths. His tail was rigidly up at first but it’s relaxed and draped down now. His chin is still dark and his tail is pale but otherwise his colors are slowly coming back. His back legs are hanging down over the edge of the rock but seem comfortable (he hasn’t moved his body from where I placed him).
What else can we do to support him? He has moistened greens and we sprayed a small amount of warm water over his head just to offer some humidity, but I know he’s not going to be up to eating for some time. It’s been bad enough for 2 days feeling helpless to get him out of shipping hell, i just want to make sure we’re doing everything we can for him now.