I was at a pet store buying crickets and saw a very sick bearded dragon in a tiny enclosure. I mentioned him to one of the employees and she said they know he was sick but were out of ideas on how to help him. Long story short he was dumped at the store because some kids had poked stuff in his eyes. He is only about 8 inches long and you can see every bone in his bady. They were force feeding him Jumpstart but it had an iguana on it so I'm not sure if that was good for him. They were also force feeding him electrolights and vitimin supplements with D3. They were washing his eyes with Turtle wash to try to keep them moist because he can't seem to open his eyes. First off they only had a heat lamp and no where to cool down and no UV. The tank was barely as long as he is. They gave him to me hoping I can save him. So far I've begun giving him gator aid and chicken baby food. He has heat and UV, a cool spot and a warm spot. I also have an undertank heater for when I turn off the lights. I have a towel over it so he can't burn himself. I've only had him 2 days. Yesterday he just layed flat all day but does have the strength to stuggle when I feed him. Today he's been up as much as down and moving about the tank. I haven't tried to do anything with his eyes....I think the turtle wash may have irritated them even more. I know he needs to go to the vet. Someone today just gave me a name of a herp vet in my area....they a nrealy impossible to find!

What else can I do for him? How often does he need to be fed and how much? I am using a tiny syringe....I used to feed baby birds so I'm not afraid of drowning him.

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