Meet My First Foster, Austin!

[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..

[king2005]

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[buttercup132]

It still didnt answer my question.
Beardies have very soft tummies, those shaving are sharp for him.
Shrinking his tank isnt going to make him eat, it's going to make him upset.
I have a 10 yr old Beardie and she will only eat food that moves, besides fruit and veggies.

[king2005]

I'd prefer if we didn't converse. sorry.

[IRescue452]

Maybe the full spectrum lighting will help. He could have quite a few vitamin deficiencies too. At least the owner realized he didn't know how to deal with the issues and gave him to a reptile store in hopes somebody could help him rather than keeping him until he starves to death. Good luck with him.