Under Weight Rescue

[MomToChaos]

I am really new to this forum but I really need some advise. I have own dragons before but I have never has to nurse one back to a normal weight. I am trying to find some good feeders for him to help him get back up to weight. I don't have a scale but I can tell that he is under weight! Any advise? please
Also, he is a little over 5 years old. And I will post pictures when I can get them off my phone.

 

[MomToChaos]

These are the two pictures I currently have of Chaos. I will take more when I get home so that you can see his condition better. Thank you in advance for any help [emoji4]


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[Hdrydr31]

From these pictures he doesn't seem to be too bad which is a good thing.. Looks like he still has his fat pads ontop his head that is fantastic!!..
I would recommend Dubia roaches as they are one of the top feeder bug wise...

 

[PatsyB]

I really would recommend getting a scale. Just a gram food scale would work. I have an older dragon that I always think is underweight because she feels lighter when I pick her up and then I weigh her and she is really only a few grams higher or lower than what she was the last time. Regular weigh ins help keep track of any problems. Weight loss is one of the first signs of illness.

 

[MomToChaos]

I have some better pics to show how under weight my Chaos is [emoji17]

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[PatsyB]

He's a bit skinny. Nothing a few meals and some hydration can't fix though. Like Hdrydr31 said, his fat pads don't look too bad on top of his head.

 

[Hdrydr31]

Yep this skinny isn't bad, they will use up their reserves in their base of their tails, then their belly as they burn fat and the last thing that you typically see is sunkin in fat pads. So this one isn't too too bad and is pretty easy to reverse with good well balanced meals of good feeder bugs and greens with some slurries in there to pump up that hydration of the body systems.

 

[MomToChaos]

I have a few questions, My guy will not eat his greens. I have tried putting supers in the greens and he will eat the worms but not the greens! I have been hearing about slurries, how do you makes those? He is eating crickets and super worms right now. I have ordered use Dubia, horned worms, and Phionex worms but I don't have them yet. I just want to get him healthy. He is super sweet! He will cuddle with me and nap on me. I can walk all around the house and he will just hang out with me, I love him to pieces already!!!! <3

 

[PatsyB]

I make slurries in my nutri bullet. I use their greens, mustards, dandelion, collard, turnip and add bee pollen, and Repashy calcium plus and a little bit of plain coconut water to make it watery and maybe some probiotic. I put it in a syringe and drip a little bit in the side of the mouth where the lips are loose. You can get the syringe in just a little bit. That usually gets them to open their mouth and start licking. Then I just drip it on the tip of their nose and the lick it off.

I have a 4 year old that refuses to eat her greens on her own. When she is chomping on super worms, I stick a piece of green in her mouth so she has to eat that too!

 

[MomToChaos]

Okay that doesn't seem impossible BUT I am not sure where to get these things from. I have his greens, but I have not been able to find dandelion or bee pollen. Also, by probiotic where would I get that? Anyway you could post some picture of what you use? I really appreciate all your help!

 

[Hdrydr31]

Okay that doesn't seem impossible BUT I am not sure where to get these things from. I have his greens, but I have not been able to find dandelion or bee pollen. Also, by probiotic where would I get that? Anyway you could post some picture of what you use? I really appreciate all your help!

This is where most of us buy our items from
http://www.beardeddragon.co/index.php?route=product/category&path=61
I get my alfalfa, dandelion powder here, my probiotics, calcium, pretty much everything .... and then some lol

 

[MomToChaos]

This is where most of us buy our items from
http://www.beardeddragon.co/index.php?route=product/category&path=61
I get my alfalfa, dandelion powder here, my probiotics, calcium, pretty much everything .... and then some lol

I am ordering these things now! Idk how long they will take to get here, anything I can do until they do?? I am so worried because he will only eat crickets and meal worms. NO GREENS!

 

[MomToChaos]

This is where most of us buy our items from
http://www.beardeddragon.co/index.php?route=product/category&path=61
I get my alfalfa, dandelion powder here, my probiotics, calcium, pretty much everything .... and then some lol

Also, which of the calcium should I get. The D3 or without?

 

[Hdrydr31]

Also, which of the calcium should I get. The D3 or without?

There are varying opinions I have both and depending on how much outside time I get them is how often I do the one with D3..
In answer to your other post try superworms instead of mealworms as in his state mealworms are really hard to digest due to their high levels of chitlin in their shells.. supers are softshell.. You can blend up your greens I use a nutri bullet I put their collards and a few others in there with some water and bee pollen and other various supplements depending on what they have eaten ... then I use a plastic syringe and while in the bath I drip it on their noses and they start to lick it.. I do slurries about once a week to every other.

 

[rdoyle225]

Here one

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[PatsyB]

I use actual dandelion greens, I get them at Whole Foods.