Poorly Bearded Dragon! Help!?

Ozzy was fine when we got him, he was very alert and was catching the crickets and eating them, he seemed happy.


He has grown a bit now and started shedding his skin the other day which was cool to watch. We gave him a warm bath to help him shed a bit easier, and it did help alot.


Recently though, we've noticed he's not moving much, and he always has his eyes shut alot. He seems to be resting his head down too and not really holding it up high like he used to.


He's not very alert at all and doesnt want to eat.


We give him small crickets and tiny bits of cucumber and lettuce. But he's not really interested in food anymore!


It really looks like he's lost weight and has seem to of got smaller!!


Help!

Poorly Bearded Dragon! Help!?
Try to really vary the diet. Try not to do lettuce. It has no nutritional value. Mine loves kale, dandelion greens, collard greens,mustard greens, bok choy, turnip greens, escarole and chicory. You can also try butternut squash, yellow squash, spaghetti squash,acorn squash, all other varieties of squash, green beans,parsnips, sweet potato, snow peas and carrots. Avoid citrus fruits like grape fruit and oranges. Again avoid lettuce or spinach, which binds and blocks calcium absorption.





You can also try waxworms. My beardie loves these, not too many! They can be fattening, but a good way too mix things up.





Make sure that your beardie has the proper UV lighting and the temp is correct. When giving crickets make sure to gut-load and dust your crickets. The crickets by themselves have no nutritional value. If there is a problem don't let it go to long. With reptiles you have react quickly, make sure you take Ozzy to the vet.
Reply:hi there


first thing is is what ur feeding it ... cucumber and lettuce has no nutritional value


collard greens dandelion leaves... mix veggies... squash... are a better food source...chop depending on the size between the eyes and from nose to eyes ...


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Reply:Has he got a UV light and a hot spot in his tank? Maybe he is cold, is he warm enough? Do you dust your crickets? You should really dust them to give them some nutritional value.
Reply:try to get Ozzy to your local exotic vet asap (you should probably try calling first and if you don't know the number try the yellow pages or search local exotic vets online and type in your zip code)


good luck to you and Ozzy and i hope he gets better


P.S. if he doesnt have a heat lamp that could also be a problem i believe you can get them at any exotic pet store or petco well bye hope i helped you some what.
Reply:this is common adult bearded dragon behavior, they just soak up the sun and sleep.


still, only give him foods that are super high in nutrition.


if your really concerned, you should take him to the vet, but it isn't easy to get your lizard sick. I have a feeling you didn't do all the research, read every book and care sheet you can find until you know the facts for your lizard like the back of your hand, that helps.


oh, and he HAS to have the right lighting and diet or he will develop bone disease.
Reply:you need to feed him better things[no lettece]. it's possible he's gone into burmation [mine has] which is like hibernation except it's not a continious sleep. he will eat a bit so keep feeding him. but just incase take him to a vet because then again it may not be burmation
Reply:Find a vet and take a fresh sample of his poo, and have the vet check for internal worms and parasites. If he has a high load of them, he may not feel well. But like another poster said, he may just be feeling the time of the year.

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