Help getting a beardie to eat

[AaronR]

Hi all, My mate went and bought himself IMO a dud beardie iut is comming on 2 very skinny and well not eatting. He bought it at a cheap price from a member on here but anyway not the point I have tried many many differnt foods pallets, fresh fruit veg, live woodies and crickets but this stubborn bugger simply will not eat. Tried different temps to see if by some reason she was to warm cold etc but nothing. My mate has dropped her of at my place so I can attempted to get her eatting at this stage not successful.
Any idea's/suggestions

 

[Lollypop]

Hey, how long we looking at since it ate? What temps u tried? And what uv u got + your mates setup.
And just how skinny is it?? If u put live food in does it look at it or totally ignore?
Time frame is important here as dehydration is a nasty side effect!!!

 

[AaronR]

day temps have moved between 22-30 deg, it has been approx 4 weeks since she ate (volenterily anyway) all enclosures have uvb bulbs, when live food is put in she will look at it think about going it the nahhh just stay exactly wjhere she was. she is maybe a 3-4 skinny on a scale out of 10. The part that concerns me the most is the amount of time her eyes are actually open and she appears coherient which is rarely

 

[Lollypop]

Oh dear god, 4 wks is too long!!!
OK - I'd actually be getting this one to a vet asap to get fluids, get poo samples for worms, blood samples to check kidney function etc.
In the meantime - u need to get those temps up to 40-44C basking spot daytime. The uvb bulb has to be next to the heat light at the basking spot.
The most important thing atm is fluids!!!
Syringe some water into her asap. If she's over 200g try to get 5-10ml fluid into her tonight. & if u have a night heating source put that on - red or blue light, heat cord, something.
In the morning u need to do the same. Then, if u can't get her to a vet, give me a pm & I can talk u thru what to do to keep her going over the wkend.
She so needs a vet though, something seriously wrong with that amount of time

 

[Chris1]

yikes, 4 weeks is ages,...were her eyes open more 4 weeks ago?

agreed with a vet visit, but its pointless unless ur gonna get the set up right,...

like Lolly has already said, basking temps of 40+, UVB and fluids,..

boil and mash some pumpkin, add water so its runny and a small pinch of calcium and pull it in and out of a large plastic syringe till its a smooth paste, then add a drop to her nose, stick ur fingernail between her lips and hopefuly she will start to lick,once licking, add more,... give her a bit (couple of mls) at a time, cover the remainder and store it in the fridge for up to 2 days.
this was she will get some 'easy to digest' substance with her fluids....

Over feeding her at the start is no good, you want to make sure her digestion kicks in before u fill her up. put her on the basking spot, if u cant get the temps right, microwave a 2kg bag or rice fro a few mins (you will have to check it is warm but not hot, (wrap it in a towel and cover her to make her warm thru).
(actually, heated rice bags are great fro night time heating, place it on a cushion, or beanbag for insulation, add towels, add dragon, add more towels and she'[ll be toasty warm for hours,...)
once again, make sure the rice bags are warm not hot, she will crawl off when it gets too much,...


if ur UVB bulbs are over 6 months old or further than 12 inches away from her theyre useless,...try getting her out in the sun (supervised ofcourse) if u can find any this weekend.

good luck, please let us know how she goes.

 

[Sel]

She needs to be hotter..bump it right up.

If its sunny..and i know your in vic hehe.. get her out in the sun. Spray her with water and see if she drinks the droplets.
You can try pinky mice for food if she wont eat anything else, beardies love eating mice ..also mealworms, both are full of fat and are good for getting weight back on them

I think once you get her heat right up and shes had alot of water she should slowly start to eat.. if not, id definately take her to a vet

 

[snakelover33]

and she is quite new to it too. let her have a look at her surroundings

 

[nagini-baby]

how old is the beardie? is it a hatchling or older?
i have used pureed baby food in the past and also have had it suggested to me and it worked as i tried it some diluted powerade to rehydrate as it gives them the elecrtolites to combat it. also a great food to syringe feed is hills ad (its dog/cat food you get from the vet) it has lots of good stuff and fats in it to help build them back up.. ive used it and it really does the trick.

let us no how it all goes buy definetly bring up the temps... around 40 is good

 

[AaronR]

Hi Guys thanks for all the replies the I should have stated that the cool end is the end i measure temps from the basking area is approx 36 degrees with minor flucuations. Her fluids are just ok as I have already had to syrigine liquid to her I agree with the vet part already booked in for next week as will take her to a herp specialst. She is two years old
UVB bulbs 2-3 months old and they are 8 inchs(20cm) approx from basking rock.
in the four weeks also she may eat A cricket as in 1 every day or two simply not enough tho.
I had pumped her last week with pinkie mice due to their fat and protein levels thought it best.
Thanks Chris i will defiently try the pumpkin idea as I have tried well almost everything other than that never even thought of it cheers

 

[rio_rat]

try the baby food and tinned hills puppy food, very good in this situation.. whats her calcium intake like? do you dust her food? it sounds like possible flagglettes or coccidia.. usually from husbandary being a little off or fluctuating temp, let us know what the vet says!