Long story short, have been reading for months and have spent months building my tank. I saw an add with two stunning bearded dragons around a year old, i went with a friend to go and see them and was not only gobsmacked but furious with the woman they had been seprated by a peice of net ( breeding pair ) erigon couldnt even lift her head both had had no food in what i would say months, black sludge water bowl and 2 inches of pooh to walk on. What food offered if any brizeinger must have got. Both serverly dehidrated with all known bones on erigon showing. Seprated at first day my friend is experienced and stayed up all night with her , while i worked on him. Took straight to reptile vet yesterday, have been given panacur and flagyl , was told hit a day miss a day on feeding little and often, and very long soaks in the bath which they love. Vet advised we would be causing more stress by keeping them apart, so put them back together last night. Thry have been together stuck like glue ever sice. both ate when we rescued them, but have now stopped eating not instressed at all. hes more active then her she is laying under ceramic alot. How can i aid in them getting better, i just love them so much and i cant put on my post how i feel to be honest. she has a very deformed tail due to no calcium , i just want to perk her up abit. pooh checked and they have both resorted to eating dirty substrate. Honest i am so angery , how can someone be so cruel.any help i would really apreciate, do i hand feed her, or is it the stress of what they have all gone through that has caused her to not eat, or him for that matter. they are living in a 4 ft by 4 ft viv. temps are 38 basking end 30 second step down and 24 third floor plenty of hiding places and light , as well as dark areas with moss around. Spotless and cleaned as soon as they have poohed. are they like us when we are ill, coz i dont eat ither and feel like a bag of s**t.
I would start off making sure they are well hydrated before offering protein. If they were under fed then I'm almost sure they are dehydrated. When a beardie becomes dehydrated they loose whatever appetite they may have had. I would take it slow on the feeders, but once hydrated start off with soft food. Either baby food or soft bodied worms like silkworms, hornworms, butterworms, or phoenix worms rather than feeders with a hard exoskeleton or chitins.
Could you by chance post a pic or two of the rescues?
mega happy at moment, changed there food ect and although her poop is still loose she has now got a fat arse. I really will get my hubby to post pics. To see her before is horrid. I am now to a proud beardie slave lol. Oh and she is now called saphire as erigon was the boy rider ( stupid me ). I really dont know why i havnt always kept these wonderful creatures , they are just amazing i am very much in love