Puree some carrots or squash and add that to his salads. If he doesn't eat it normaly, I would just rub a little bit on the side of his mouth with a finger. If he does a bluff response, you can carefully rub a bit of carrots on his lower jaw (unless he is likely to bite, then use a spoon or popsicle stick, so your fingers won't get nipped). Usually, once the dragon gets a taste of the pureed carrots, they will eat it on their own. Squash or sweet potato work as well. The main point is they have a high water content and can help re-hydrate your dragon.

Give him warm baths a few times a day and mist him. Check those temperature as well. You can buy a decent digital thermometer with probe at Wal-Mart or Home Depot for under $10.

I would stop feeding him mealworms altogether, they are better at the most, as an ocaisonal treat (maybe 1-3 at a time every month or so). Crickets are alright as a stable insect food but there are better things out there, such as silkworms (high water, soft skin, high calcium and protein), butterworms (even higher calcium and protien than silkworms, same soft skin), several types of cockroaches (hissing, lobster, deaths head and others).

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• constipated and sick beardie - louis6, Thu Feb 5 14:49:23 2004
• First thing, check that temp!!! - wideglide, Thu Feb 5 15:20:26 2004
• RE: First thing, check that temp!!! - RaderRVT, Thu Feb 5 19:50:04 2004
• RE: First thing, check that temp!!! - LdyPayne, Fri Feb 6 13:00:10 2004