Possible re-home usa red bd-advice needed

[madsmum]

Your all gonna pounce on me for this but theres no way i can just give a expensive dragon away. My hubby would kill me. Know everyones skint at the mo but im no exception.

[madsmum]

ANYWAYS FOR THOSE THAT PM'D ME THANKS FOR YOUR ADVICE. SHE IS IN HER OWN VIV AND SHE IS ON TILES AND I HAVE NOTICED THE NOSE IS STARTING TO NOW SCAB AS THE SAND MUST HAVE BEEN KEEPING IT RAW. I CAUGHT HER LAST NIGHT IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT EATING SALAD! IN THE DARK! SHE'S HAVING LOADS OF BATHS AND CRIT CARE. SHES NOT EATING THE LOCUSTS THAT ARE IN THERE THO. HAVE SHOWED PICS SO YOU CAN SEE THE STATE SHE IS IN- YOU CAN TELL FROM HER TAIL SHE'S WELL STARVING. ANYONE KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH A DEPRESSIVE DRAGON???

[madsmum]

HERE SHE IS JUST BEFORE SHE CAME TO ME- OH AND MY TEMPS ARE SPOT ON WERE AROUND 105 BASKING 80 COOL BUT NOW HAVE UPPED IT TO 115 BASKING ACCORDING TO VETS INSTRUCTIONS.

[ToxicSiren]

Oh dear poor girl. Well in that case i suggest try to give her some ccf mixed with water and drop it on her nose as this will replenish (sp) and lost vitamins and protine. It may also kick start her eating. If she ate in the dark she may feel stessed so try offering her some food in her viv then cover up the viv with a towel as she may feel more secure. Try her with various livefoods such as locusts, crickets, roaches and a coupkle of waxies to fatten her up. x

[madsmum]

thank you so much for all pm's. i feel so much better now! you have put my mind at rest that im doing the right thing and she isnt as bad as i thought. barr the nose rub. she does seem to be stopping tho since shes been on her own in a adhesive tiles viv. fingers crossed! x

[Cockys Royals]

Why not ask someone to get her back up to health you pay costs & have her back when shes fit & ready, Id do that rather than lose her after paying so much money for her blood line.

Try Pacmodoms I think theyre called, I tend to offer them to my female beardie when shes laid a clutch of eggs as they help bring her strength up.

[wacky69]

have you tried Carnivore care? you mix it up into a liquid and then syringe feed it too her it has all the vits, calcium, protein that she needs. This is what our vet told us to feed our beardie when he went on a hungerstrike

good luck with her

[Debbie1962]

She is very thin poor thing but she does look alert so that is a good sign. Some can often lose a lot of weight after laying and my female uro can get a very thin tail like that after laying allthough does put the weight back on very quickly. I would gladly take her and try and get her back to full health and give her back to you if you like? If you know anyone going to Doncaster show and can bring her then I can try for you? One thing to remember when they are not eating is to make sure that they get enough water in them as they dehydrate quickly otherwise. To be honest you are now doing the right things so she should come good soon. Keep on tile for now and do as suggested when feeding cover her viv and leave her to it. Count how many insects you put in so you know how many get eaten, just put a small amount in at a time so as not to stress her out, say half a dozen at a time. Plenty of bathing for moisture as even if she doesn't drink she will get some moisture through her skin and cloaca.

[SWAnimalCouriers]

From the few times I have spoken to you and the once I have met you, I think you would struggle to find anyone that would care more than you. You sound like you are doing all the right things and the messages you have put up here show that you really care!

The nose will take time to heal. According to my vet all reptiles take a while to heal from any skin injury as they do not replenish (right word??) skin very quickly. It can often take a good few sheds to clear and break in the skin.

If she is eating salad at night that's a really good sign!

Well done on what you have done so far. Have had a couple of injurys with reptiles before and know how much work and worry it can cause!

Wish you and the little one all the best with it, I'm sure you will pull through with it!

Steve

x

[brittone05]

Can you get hold of silkworms at all? They are great on the nutrition levels and should help throw some calcium and goodness into her. Roaches are great for thier meat:boney bits ratio so maybe a good choice to get some weight on her without it being fatty.

Waxies are fab but are fatty - could you maybe inject them with a caclium and vitamin mix and hand feed her them? I have done this in the past with a leo that wouldn't eat and it seemed to work well

Best of luck with her - sounds like she is in the best possible place if you ask me, with a loving family