Ravenbrand
Bearded Dragon Egg
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In December/January my bearded dragon was healthy, and began to get very lethargic, stopped eating his greens already months before, which was very unusual. Then he began sleeping alot. I assume it is brumation, did some searches to see how I could keep him healthy while brumating and saw I didn't have to do much. I checked on him everyday, and sometime in February i realized he had sunken eyes and was very weak, and immediately took him to the vet. They kept him at the vet, confirmed he was dehydrated, and gave him an injection to rehydrate him and began to force feed him. He had 3 poop tests and had no parasites, and was not anorexic. I went and picked him up after a week, and the doc showed me how to force feed him with a syringe so he can get his nutrients and things because he refuses to eat, assuming because of brumation. He's going on 4 years old, and this is his first time showing any signs of illness, and this is his first time I have dealt with him being lethargic or even doing anything like brumating. I brought him home, and while he was still lethargic, I was able to force feed him for a week straight without serious problems. Now there's a problem. He has started to sleep 24/7 and will occasionally move, but never fully stays awake. it is borderline impossible to force feed him because he won't open his eyes, or cooperate, or anything. He moves in his own time, and even then he is still practically sleeping still. If he does not eat, he will only get more sick. I can't feed him while he is sleeping, as I would be forcing food down his throat while he isn't responding, also he won't open his mouth unless i pry it open. When soaking him in this state, he barely will wake up if at all, and rarely will drink the water. He still poops well as well. I DON'T know what to do. I honestly never dealt with brumation and don't even know if that's what he's going through. All I know is he sleeps 24/7, and thus I cannot force feed him, and If I can't force feed him, he will only get sicker. It's driving me insane. I will call the vet when they're only tomorrow, but until then I need some advice.
His temps are around 95F on the hot side, and decreases to about 80-85F on the coolside, and he has a box to hide in.
His temps are around 95F on the hot side, and decreases to about 80-85F on the coolside, and he has a box to hide in.
. Bathed her. She's so very weak. I can't even get her mouth open to force feed. Slept while bathed too. I keep dropping water from a syringe on her nose and leaving slurry right on the tip but when she vaguely moves it drops. Scared for the little girl. Had her only 48 hours so far. Doing my best.
