I have never had a bearded dragon. I only have a gecko that I take very good care of. I want to help this guy out. Someone I know doesn't care about it & has been in a gagage for a long time. the other day I seen it. It looked dead. It wouldn;t move when I tapped on the cage. But i poked it lightly & one side of his body raised. I tried to give him some water. He wouldn't react much. Is he in a state of stasis?? Do you think he has a chance?? Tomorrow I am going to pick him up with the cage and all (hopefully he is still alive). The only reason I didn't take him in the first place is because I had no where to put him. But now I will be taking him to work (family owned) to take care of him. He wouldn't open his eyes but he was alive. The gecko that these guys had died. I don't want this guy to die!!!!! Please Help. What should I do!??!
2007-01-22 16:37:26 · 7 answers · asked by StarrLee 4 in Pets ➔ Reptiles
the garage is VERY cold. So is the lizard.
2007-01-22 16:37:59 · update #1
You will definatley want to warm him up using heat lamps. It is also very easy for a dragon to get dehydrated quickly. Try putting water on his mouth (and he will lick his "lips"). Give him green veggies like Collard greens, parsley, carrot tops, and romaine lettuce (spray with water to give extra fluids if you suspect he is dehydrated).. they also like insects Crickets, mealworms, silkworms, superworms (Zophobas; they have less indigestible chitin than do mealworms) and waxworms.
2007-01-22 16:46:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Take him to a vet he is dehydrated, malnurished and he needs heat.The temperature gradient during the day should range from 76 F (24 C) on the cool side to 86 F (30 C) on the warm side, with a basking area ranging from 90-100 F (32-37.7 C). Night time temperatures can drop no lower than the low to mid 70s (21 C) on the cool side.They also need a
daily access to a UVB source. CHECK OUT THIS SITE! But I would still take it to a vet.
2007-01-23 02:08:46 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with the other posters that the most important things to do first is get him rehydrated and warm. Follow their advice, and you can also soak him in warm water baths for 10-15 mins at a time. He'll need to see a vet asap, I'm sure if he wasnt well taken care of he'll probably have some nutrition related metabolic disorders that will need to be addressed. Your vet can also prescribe a diet called Critical Care that you can syringe feed until he's eating on his own, and its nutrition packed so it help get him back to healthy faster. I think its great that your willing to take on this type of needy animal, but please dont blame yourself if it doesnt make it, sick reptiles are very hard to nurse back to health.
2007-01-22 17:41:08 · answer #3 · answered by cs 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
When I got my beardie he was very dehydrated we tryed to give him water using a bulb dropper but no go so we filled up the kitchen sink (Luke warm) with water just up to his mouth about s full as your fingertip to your first knuckle and let him soak. It seemed to rejuvenate him enough so that he stood up and started to drink. We let him soak for about 20 min and then put him back in his tank under a heat lamp and got some superworms in her and it seemed to help. we kept doing this everyday for about a week and now we call her L.B.L. (little brat lizard)...
2007-01-22 17:03:12 · answer #4 · answered by Jonathan R 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
you need to get a 100 + watt day glo bulb on it quick it has uvb lighting in the bulb without it they cant digest food. next get an eye-dropper and force it to drink some water. then force feed it some small crickets it wont have trouble swallowing then give it a little more water to rinse it down with.
2007-01-23 00:12:49 · answer #5 · answered by joemamma1717 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Feed him, give him water to drink, there's nothing else you can do but call the vet. Research about them. He is suffering, the best choice might be to put him in the freezer, at least its painless.
2016-05-23 23:54:20 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you're lucky, the lizard is in a state called brumination (like hibernation). Get him warmed up and hydrated (put some pedialyte in his water to help).
Here's info on temps and care:
http://www.wnyherp.org/care-sheets/lizards/bearded-dragon.php
http://www.kingsnake.com/gladescs/bearded/
http://www.anapsid.org/bearded.html
Good luck and thanks for caring so much about someone else's animal!
2007-01-22 17:11:29 · answer #7 · answered by copperhead 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋