Really need more information here.



By 'older dragon' that doesn't tell us much...other than he's not likely less than two years old. Do you have an exact age?



What is his setup like? Basking temps, does he have UVB lights, what is his substrate? What is the ambient temperature in the hot side of the cage, cool end?



How long have you had him? What do you feed him in his salad (ie what kind of greens, vegetables etc). How long exactly since he last ate salad on his own? What is his activity like?



You mentioned he was semi-blind...explain this more. Was he injured in one eye and now can't see in it? Cataracts over his eyes? What caused you to decide he was semi-blind? Did you bring him to a vet to determine this?



Have you brought him to a vet to see how his eye sight is now? If his semi-blindness was caused by a disease or past infection, perhaps it has gotten worse...now he can't see anything..and thus can't find his salad.



I definitely agree getting a current weight on him is a good idea. Also provide us with his total length (head to tail tip) and indicate if he had any tail nips or indications his tail isn't fully intact. (this just eliminates the possibility the length of a dragon is off in proportion to body/tail length ratio's)



If possible posting a picture of your dragon and setup would be an asset. Try to get a picture showing the top of the dragon and side of the head and body. This makes it easier to see proportions and how the fat pads look.



I also agree with not soaking your dragon for more than 20 minutes. Water cools down fairly quickly and too long soaking especially if you tend to have cool room temperatures can be more harmful to your dragon. Best to use a clean eye dropper (one that hasn't been used to dispense medicines in the past..as its not always easy to wash out all traces of the medicine, which could be harmful to your dragon. You can buy eye droppers for pretty cheap too.
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