Makena95GT
Bearded Dragon Egg
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So at work while opening.. I notice our tiniest Dragon is completepy limp. I honestly thought it was dead and was about to wrap and dispose of the body until he shifted a bit.
I imediately whipped up some critical care and force fed him. His stomach was super caved in.. legs thin as his bones.. eyes closed.
He didnt have the strength to even lift his head let alone do the drop on nose and lick method so i ooened his mouth and pretty much shove .5ml of Critical Care down his throat because he would not swallow
After two hours of sitting in the back with him convinced he was dead.. he lifts his head. Eyes still closed.
So i adopted him. Brought him home in the biggest critter keeper wr have on repti carpet. Grabbed a spare desert bulb and some decor to suit him for the next few days or weeks.. and hes home with me now.
so far today hes probably downed at least 1ml of Critical care. I dont have any CC at home but ai have what appears to be an equivalent that I bought at PetCo when I rescued/rehabilitated a Leopard Gecko with MBD from a customer at work.
Clearly what I have him in is no good for long term but I have multiple people lined up ready to give him a home when hes healthy and stable. So this is what he will stay in.
Just looking for advice on how often I should feed him. I have no idea what his weight is or exactly how old he says. Hes been at the store for two months I think. But def more than one month. He came in TINY.
Also should I be trying to force feed him any water since the Critical Care substitute is half water anyways?
the other dragons that came in with him are much larger and eating well. Him.. not so much.
Hes going to have to live without a UVB light till payday Friday. I have the fixture.. just need to grab a bulb. I happened to have a 75w night bulb at home. And my dome fixture is dimmable so thats great.
I have tons of Leopard Gecko experience.. not so much Beardie experience. Im pretty much treating him as I would one of my Geckos.. just with a different lighting setup.
Attached are two photos of him and one photo of a beardie the same age that is well fed.
I imediately whipped up some critical care and force fed him. His stomach was super caved in.. legs thin as his bones.. eyes closed.
He didnt have the strength to even lift his head let alone do the drop on nose and lick method so i ooened his mouth and pretty much shove .5ml of Critical Care down his throat because he would not swallow
After two hours of sitting in the back with him convinced he was dead.. he lifts his head. Eyes still closed.
So i adopted him. Brought him home in the biggest critter keeper wr have on repti carpet. Grabbed a spare desert bulb and some decor to suit him for the next few days or weeks.. and hes home with me now.
so far today hes probably downed at least 1ml of Critical care. I dont have any CC at home but ai have what appears to be an equivalent that I bought at PetCo when I rescued/rehabilitated a Leopard Gecko with MBD from a customer at work.
Clearly what I have him in is no good for long term but I have multiple people lined up ready to give him a home when hes healthy and stable. So this is what he will stay in.
Just looking for advice on how often I should feed him. I have no idea what his weight is or exactly how old he says. Hes been at the store for two months I think. But def more than one month. He came in TINY.
Also should I be trying to force feed him any water since the Critical Care substitute is half water anyways?
the other dragons that came in with him are much larger and eating well. Him.. not so much.
Hes going to have to live without a UVB light till payday Friday. I have the fixture.. just need to grab a bulb. I happened to have a 75w night bulb at home. And my dome fixture is dimmable so thats great.
I have tons of Leopard Gecko experience.. not so much Beardie experience. Im pretty much treating him as I would one of my Geckos.. just with a different lighting setup.
Attached are two photos of him and one photo of a beardie the same age that is well fed.