Meet My First Foster, Austin!

[Karen]

What kind of lizard is he?

[king2005]

A Bearded Dragon

[king2005]

this is what he should look like (chubby wise)

http://images.google.ca/imgres?imgur...26tbs%3Disch:1

[Karen]

Okay, the odd green lighting had me unsure. We have often featured healthy bearded dragons like "Harry - the most recent!

[Lilith Cherry]

He is lovely! Even before you said he was a bearded Dragon I was going to say he looks like a miniature dragon. I hope he thrives in your loving care.

[king2005]

a reptile buddy of mine popped online (rare) so I told him what what going on. He said it sounds like the bone disease from lack of uva/b lighting, & said it most likely will be fatal to him :`(

I'm really hoping his lack of energy/stiffness is mostly due to being underweight, as the reptile store wasn't sure what was wrong with him (they are really good at what they do, & they didn't suspect the bone disease as the culprit, so there is hope).

I think the adjustments I made to his living environment will at least make his life easier. He seems to be in good spirits & the fact that he IS eating is a good sign. He's also not in the least bit aggressive, so if he was in pain when I pick him up I think he would tell me. He did let me poke & prob his limbs & tail (I wanted to see how flexible he was as he looked stiff), he squirmed a few times, but tolerated it really well.

Tomorrow I plan to spend the day researching (& sleeping i'm sick with a migraine, why I'm still up & its 430am) to see if I can feed him fish/chicken. If I can, then I'll feed him some of Digi's food as its pure chicken/fish (bones, skin, scales, etc.. no feathers or junk). It'll be high in protein so he can put on weight faster. I'm also going to look into rice as a fat booster (not as a filler!!!). I'm hoping he can eat it as that'll help boost up his fat content too, as it does a GREAT job on Digi (yes yes she is still skin & bones, but when I didn't give her rice for 1 month, she lost a LOT of weight).

[buttercup132]

Why is he on shavings?
And what are you feeding him?
He needs food that moves..