Ok where should I start?? I have spike he's about ten months old and he's definatley a male. The problem is he is not eating at all. I have had him since christmas and he was doing fine untill i got a new female dragon and he just did not like her at all
He was head bobbing and attacking her and completely went off his food. So we decided to give her to my brother and she is still doing well to this day . I had been on this site and looked at various topics about beardies not eating so I decided to give him baby food and i believe now that had kept him alive this had gone on for a month with a few locusts each week incorporated with daily baths and just bascially undivided attention. Then the worse thing happened he just stopped basking and hid under his vines in his tank i had to take him out of his tank just to wake him up at one stage we thought he had died because he was in such a deep sleep. After two months of baby food and not much of anything else I decided to drive halfway across the country to see a reputable vet. She did the works he had an xray fecal and blood tests. The result of which he had mild MBD and very bad parasites, he was not anemic he was weighed and I was told he was about 200g in weight she said he should be at least 300g for his age. She prescribed me septrin and pancur and also critical care formula. He is home from the vets about three weeks now and is finished his medication now but is still not eating. I have now ordered a new batch of critical care formula as he has put on weight and is really alert now he is basking and is even glass dancing like he used to before his illness
The only problem is he just looks at his food licks it and turns his head. Poor little man is just sick of me at this stage , all I seem to do is stick things in his mouth. I even force fed him a locust yesterday hoping that it would remind him of how delicious they are to him but no
All his temps are correct he has all the correct bulbs at the right distance in the tank from him. He has a big tank to run around in he is offered all the correct veg also and to no avail he just will not eat. I am starting to think he is just used to me feeding him now and its just a habbit for him to get this done to him every day as its close to three months of syringes in mouth now . I bought him form a pet store and would seriously think twice about ever buying another from a pet store as they had no idea about keeping lizards i learned all I know about Beardies from this site. If any one has any ideas for me please let me know
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All his temps are correct he has all the correct bulbs at the right distance in the tank from him. He has a big tank to run around in he is offered all the correct veg also and to no avail he just will not eat. I am starting to think he is just used to me feeding him now and its just a habbit for him to get this done to him every day as its close to three months of syringes in mouth now . I bought him form a pet store and would seriously think twice about ever buying another from a pet store as they had no idea about keeping lizards i learned all I know about Beardies from this site. If any one has any ideas for me please let me know