Sick Beardie

[scorpio]

A friend of mine has kept a Bearded Dragon for about 5 years, which recently has gotten a bit sick.

It has not eaten in a few weeks, and also, it has begun looking very thin. He used Repti-Bark as a substrate for a while, and is now using a towel as a substrate while he is sick.

Any idea on what is wrong with it? I did some research, and found that beardies only live 6-10 years, so it is a reasonable time for it to stop ticking, I suppose.

Thanks. All help is appreciated.

 

[sunnymarcie]

It may be his time to go, but I would take him to the vet a.s.a.p!
He could have ingested the bark chips or may have some other
problem that could be treated.
I hope everything turns out ok.
Keep us posted.

 

[Gillian]

I agree..it could be impacted or..dehydrated. When I had mine, he never drank water. I had to give him water everyday.

Good luck..

Peace, Light & Eternal Love...
Gillian
)0(

 

[scorpio]

The thing is, its still pooping, so Im not sure about a blockage. And, it has had water itself for its entire life.

Any other ideas?

 

[Bry]

Sounds like it could have some sort of parasitization. Although the beardie is getting up there in years, I'd take it to a vet immediately. Does your friend provide adequate heat, and some form of UV, like Repti-Sun or something like that?

Bry

 

[scorpio]

Yeah, I checked the lighting. Hes got two fixtures and im pretty sure they provide the correct vitamins.

 

[Tzatch]

It could have worms. You can buy treatment for this.