Good Afternoon;
I'm hoping some can shed some light on my situation until we can get our dragon into the vet on Monday. Please excuse the briefness of my comments as I am at work trying to capture as much as possible in minimal time. We have two dragons; both in identical, seperate setups.
Spike is approximately 9 years old, overall great health up until around 7 days ago. Would stand-up, quick movement, very alert and attentive, regular/daily eating habits and bowel movements.
Diet:
Mustard Greens base topped with either grapes, apples, zucchini or squash every day, once a day sprinkled with Repti-cal. 10-15 dusted crickets once a week, as a treat.
Habitat:
A new cage is being built as we speak but currently (and the same for the past 3 years), 50 gal glass tank, ground/crushed walnut substrate, screen top, SunGlo 75w basking light, Fluker 100w ceramic heater. The UVA/B bulb has been removed due to contruction of the new cage (I know, not the best idea) but we have been supplementing the calcium with sprinking Repit-Cal and Repti-Vit on their food every morning. Keep in mind, the other dragon is house and care for indentically with no problems.
Issue:
Around a week ago, we noticed he didn't eat anything. This wasn't alarming as some days, he would skip eating. We were also not alarmed as we seen some dead shed-like skin by his ear and figured he was getting ready to shed. A few days passed and still no eating or defication but did start noticing him stretching his hind legs for a few seconds like he was trying to deficate. He would repeat this about every 10 minutes. We didnt question MBD as we had a bout with this with my first reptile (an iguana) and our other Beardie which we rescued and he isnt showing the usual signs. We gave him a warm bath and after about a 5 minute soak, notices some of the walnut shell under anus-flap (sorry, I dont know another name for it). I gently cleaned it, let him soak a bit longer and placed him back in his cage. It's now 3 days passed that point and still no change. Now, he's not strectching his back legs anymore, but he doesnt want to walk around anywhere... simply, lethergic.
We're trying to get into the vet and the're saying to come in Monday morning. I will be picking up electrolytes and liquid vitamins tonight to start in-home treatment as these have worked in the past for MBD and will be trying baby food with olive oil as a form of semi-solid nurishment with the olive oil to pass a potention impact.
Any ideas?
I'm hoping some can shed some light on my situation until we can get our dragon into the vet on Monday. Please excuse the briefness of my comments as I am at work trying to capture as much as possible in minimal time. We have two dragons; both in identical, seperate setups.
Spike is approximately 9 years old, overall great health up until around 7 days ago. Would stand-up, quick movement, very alert and attentive, regular/daily eating habits and bowel movements.
Diet:
Mustard Greens base topped with either grapes, apples, zucchini or squash every day, once a day sprinkled with Repti-cal. 10-15 dusted crickets once a week, as a treat.
Habitat:
A new cage is being built as we speak but currently (and the same for the past 3 years), 50 gal glass tank, ground/crushed walnut substrate, screen top, SunGlo 75w basking light, Fluker 100w ceramic heater. The UVA/B bulb has been removed due to contruction of the new cage (I know, not the best idea) but we have been supplementing the calcium with sprinking Repit-Cal and Repti-Vit on their food every morning. Keep in mind, the other dragon is house and care for indentically with no problems.
Issue:
Around a week ago, we noticed he didn't eat anything. This wasn't alarming as some days, he would skip eating. We were also not alarmed as we seen some dead shed-like skin by his ear and figured he was getting ready to shed. A few days passed and still no eating or defication but did start noticing him stretching his hind legs for a few seconds like he was trying to deficate. He would repeat this about every 10 minutes. We didnt question MBD as we had a bout with this with my first reptile (an iguana) and our other Beardie which we rescued and he isnt showing the usual signs. We gave him a warm bath and after about a 5 minute soak, notices some of the walnut shell under anus-flap (sorry, I dont know another name for it). I gently cleaned it, let him soak a bit longer and placed him back in his cage. It's now 3 days passed that point and still no change. Now, he's not strectching his back legs anymore, but he doesnt want to walk around anywhere... simply, lethergic.
We're trying to get into the vet and the're saying to come in Monday morning. I will be picking up electrolytes and liquid vitamins tonight to start in-home treatment as these have worked in the past for MBD and will be trying baby food with olive oil as a form of semi-solid nurishment with the olive oil to pass a potention impact.
Any ideas?