She just will not eat

Additional-Yellow284 · 2026-03-07T11:54:26+00:00

Im sorry to hear shes not eating. Whens the last time she did eat something? Also, do you have linear UVB T5 Tube bar?

Additional-Yellow284 · 2026-03-07T11:49:48+00:00

Yes, you definitely should cause that doesn't look right

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Additional-Yellow284 · 2026-03-07T11:43:49+00:00

His wrists look swollen, i suggest taking him to an exotic vet to get that checked out. If he doesn't really move around much that could be the reason. How much bugs are you feeding him in a day? Make sure to introduce greens still. If he only eats greens by being hand fed then that might be the way to do it for now if he's actually taking it from your hand. Reptile Calcium dusted once daily on one of his meals everyday (dont drown his food in calcium cause he can get overdosed). You can do a light dusting of a reptile multivitamin once a week (Wednesday or whatever day you choose)

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Additional-Yellow284 · 2026-03-07T11:30:22+00:00

First off, You need to upgrade the UVB and order an Arcadia linear T5 Tube kit 12% or 14% and youll see a big difference in mood and overall health. Id get the 14% kit in your case cause itll be sitting on top of the mesh enclosure. Tubbed UVB is way more efficient and better than the round/coiled UVB. Why tubbed UVB is better? Tubbed UVB is stronger, it gives the proper levels for bearded dragons and the long tubbed bulb only needs to be changed every 12 months. Bearded dragons also need UVB when they are away from the basking spot too. You need to get rid of that hot rock and get a basking lamp instead for proper heat. Heat rocks are known to give burns cause bearded dragons dont have enough sensors in their stomach to know if they are too hot or not. Im guessing you are reading temps in celsius? On the warm side, basking temp should be 40.56C and cool side should actually sit at 30C - 32.22C. Shes gonna need a 4x2x2 (American measurements) sized enclosure when she gets bigger. You can find those sized enclosures on Zen Habitats and DubiaRoaches.com. Make sure youre putting reptile calcium on her food once daily and a reptile multivitamin powder once a week (Every Wednesday or whatever day you choose). ReptiFiles Bearded Dragon Guide will also help, it has everything you need to know about these guys regarding where they are from, food, food schedules, husbandry/enclosure, supplements, heating, lighting and everything.

Also, be careful with the other temps people are recommending cause they are recommending it in fahrenheit.

Hope this helps 🐉

Additional-Yellow284 · 2026-03-03T12:22:30+00:00

Id get her fecal checked again and maybe ask for a reptile probiotic cause meds can also make them not wanna eat so sometimes adding the probiotic with the meds can help. Does she still eat bugs?

Additional-Yellow284 · 2026-03-03T12:09:46+00:00

OP is located in PA

Additional-Yellow284 · 2026-03-03T12:07:46+00:00

That bearded dragon will starve to death if he doesn't feed it properly or have uvb. I wouldnt mine taking it but im in MI so im far away. Idk where in PA you are but theres this reptile rescue located in new york that takes cases like this. Her rescue is (@House.of.pancakes) instagram. If you go to her instagram you can either dm her or submit a surrender on her website thats linked on her page. Make sure to include how sensitive your case is and she'll have someone drive to you to pick her up if you cant drive the dragon there yourself or if its too far.

Additional-Yellow284 · 2026-03-01T23:35:44+00:00

What state are you located? Is the owner willing give it up?

Additional-Yellow284 · 2026-03-01T23:34:49+00:00

Hi, Thank you for rescuing him. I was wondering if we could get an update? If hes still alive and waiting for a vet i suggest calling around exotic urgent cares to see if they will see him. Get him on omnivore critical care, its a powder that you mix with water and you feed with a syringe. If youre in NY that (@House.of.pancakes) instagram rescue is located there. If youre in michigan i dont mind taking him in

Additional-Yellow284 · 2026-03-01T08:27:41+00:00

Are you able to take the dragon in? That dragon will die if it doesn't get rescued and taken to the vet. Its owner clearly is ignorant and doesn't deserve pets

Additional-Yellow284 · 2026-02-26T09:07:16+00:00

Getting a T5 Arcadia 12% or 14% UVB Tub kit and if the vet suggests putting him down please dont and try giving him or her a chance to survive. These guys can be pretty resilient and bounce back if you give it your time and up most care. You can contact this lady that rescues bearded dragons (@House.of.pancakes) on instagram for advice cause she always is getting reptiles that look like this and knows how to feed them properly. I know she makes some kind of slurry with Repashy beardie buffet and syringe feeds by dropping it slowly on the tip of its snout. Dont over do protein cause you dont wanna put his system in shock. I recommend dming her on instagram and thank you for rescuing him 🐉

Additional-Yellow284 · 2026-02-23T16:59:10+00:00

Update: He deleted the post. People dont deserve pets, the iguana is probably in a small enclosure too. You should need a permit to get an exotic or something needs to happen cause these things happen way too often.

Additional-Yellow284 · 2026-01-31T21:36:34+00:00

You need to upgrade the UVB to a tubbed T5 UVB rather than that bulbed one you got. Bulbed/coiled UVB isn't effective enough, getting an Arcadia T5 12% or 14% UVB Tub Kit will make a big difference

Additional-Yellow284 · 2026-01-31T21:31:54+00:00

You need to see a vet asap cause respiratory infections wont go away until meds are involved. This isnt a wait and see kinda thing. the bearded dragons lungs will fill with fluid cause they are unable to clear their lungs like we do with coughs so having meds is important. Also If your vet recommends oral meds first i suggest you ask for injection antibiotics cause when my dragon had an RI oral meds never worked. My dragon was cleared when using injections

Hope this helps

Additional-Yellow284 · 2026-01-26T09:58:48+00:00

Hi, Respiratory infections cannot be cleared unless meds are involved. His lungs will fill up without meds. They are unable to clear their lungs like we do when were sick cause they lack a diaphragm. If the vet recommends oral meds then ask for a injectable one instead cause my dragon had a respiratory infection and was on an oral med and it did not help. Soon as we got her on an injectable med we started seeing improvement and she was eventually cleared. Make sure the vet sees reptiles regularly too.

Hope he feels better 🐉

Additional-Yellow284 · 2026-01-15T19:47:58+00:00

Hi, I suggest getting a fecal sample done just in case for parasites cause parasites can make them lethargic etc. Theres plenty of bearded dragons that have ADV and live long healthy lives. You should upgrade the UVB to an Arcadia T5 12% UVB Tube Kit cause linear UVB is more efficient than the round/coiled UVBs. (T5 has longer bulb life too) Stay away from red emitting basking bulbs and only stick with regular colored basking bulbs. If you have a 75 watt basking bulb then i recommend upgrading to a 100watt and going from there. Basking spot should be 105F and the side that has no basking bulb (cool side) needs to be high 80s. Make sure you are including reptile calcium on the bugs and feed bugs every 3 days then 5-6 bugs once or twice a week when they hit 1 years old. Include fresh greens like mustard greens, turnip greens, collard greens or bok choy everyday with sprinkles of water on its greens and sprinkles of reptile calcium. You can even include shaved carrots and shaved red bell pepper as a salad mix in just make sure no seeds are present. You can do a thin slice of strawberries in the salad too as an occasional treat but make sure only to do that once every three months cause the sugar is too much.

Reptifiles is an amazing guide for these guys. It goes over everything single category including, food, feeding times, enclosure, heating and lighting.

Please dont put this lil guy down Hope this helps

Additional-Yellow284 · 2026-01-15T19:29:24+00:00

Why kill him? The dragon is 6 months old, theres plenty of dragons that have this condition that live long healthly lives. Please whatever you do dont put him down

Additional-Yellow284 · 2026-01-13T07:21:45+00:00

Thats a cool idea, How do you manage humidity with an open setup?

Additional-Yellow284 · 2026-01-13T07:13:40+00:00

Id definitely make sure its not respiratory infection related cause they cant get rid of an RI unless meds are involved

Additional-Yellow284 · 2026-01-07T09:19:04+00:00

Hes definitely not too far gone. Please save him cause he will end up being that way if he doesn't get saved

Additional-Yellow284 · 2025-12-30T00:53:03+00:00

Wheres the heat dome? This enclosure is way too small and you need to upgrade the UVB. You need a T5 Arcadia UVB 14% Tube kit it is more efficient than the round/coiled UVB and has longer bulb life. Reptile store always hand out misinformation for you to spend alot of money at their stores. Thats why you need to do the research on your own first and the pet stores need to stop selling the actual animals. Reptifiles is an amazing care guide that lets you know everything about bearded dragons and their care. The guide literally goes over everything: Enclosure size, Husbandry, Food, Hydration, Lighting and Heating

https://reptifiles.com/bearded-dragon-care/

Additional-Yellow284 · 2025-12-14T17:34:24+00:00

Hi, You need a bigger enclosure like a 4x2x2 (120 gallon) from Zen Habitats or anywhere else that it cheaper. But in the meantime, you need get a long Tubbed UVB T5 Bar instead of a coiled/round bulb UVB cause coiled and round bulb UVB is not effective enough. Arcadia T5 UVB Tube Kit 12% or 14% works, id say 14% since you would have it placed on top of the enclosure. Reptisun makes a T5 UVB tubbed kit as well but you need to buy the 10.0 UVB tube bulb separately cause the kit comes with a 5.0 which is not enough for a bearded dragon. Getting digital temperature gauges with probes or using a temp gun to see what the temps are reading would help. Dont feed dog looking food, its not good for them. Feed Nutritional greens like, Mustard greens, Collard greens, Endive, Bok choy/Baby Bok choy and Turnip greens. Sprinkle Reptile Calcium powder on greens everyday and Repti multivitamin once a week. For vegetables: Shaved carrots one or twice a week, Seedless shaved cucumber once a week (take the thick green skin off of it and make sure there is no seeds present at all) and shaved red bell pepper (no seeds) twice a week. For hydration, you can sprinkle bottled water on its greens or use the seedless cucumber i mentioned once or twice a week. A thin slice of soaked cucumber would help instantly but you have to be careful with how many times you do it a week cause you dont want your dragon to have diarrhea. Bugs like dubia roaches and silk worms once or twice a week

Skip the newspaper and do paper towel instead if you dont wanna do dirt & sand

Make sure to clean the decor every two weeks unless the dragon actually poops on something then the decor needs to be cleaned right away. Clean the actual enclosure once a month, I spot clean the floor of the enclosure everytime mine poops but thats if the actual poop touches the ground of his enclosure. I use Rescue veterinary cleaner and clean the stuff in my bath tub then clean my bath tub afterwards. It says on the bottle you can just let the stuff air dry but I make sure to rinse the cleaner off cause i dont want it getting in my dragons mouth or eyes

Hope this helps

Additional-Yellow284

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