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HELP!! SICK BEARDED DRAGON- PLEASE READ

knddrags Sep 07, 2004 10:49 AM

MY ADULT FEMALE DRAGON ALL OF A SUDDEN HAS LIKE A SUNKEN LOOK AROUND THE TOP OF HER EYES AND SHE DOESN'T EAT AND JUST SITS LIKE A STATUE WITH HER EYES MOSTLY CLOSED. I PUT HER IN A SHALLOW BATH YESTERDAY AND SHE DRANK ALOT OF WATER. THEN I GAVE HER BANANAS BABY FOOD FOR ELECTROLYTES. TODAY SHE SEEMED TO HAVE MILD DIARRHEA.

ANY ADVICE IS GREATLY APPRECIATED AND HAS ANYONE SEEN THIS BEFORE?

THANKS.

Replies (1)

grimdog Sep 07, 2004 01:43 PM

Sounds to me like you have a very sick dragon, maybe even bordering on death. Sunken in head fat pads, which is what it sounds like you described, are the final stage of fat use. Once that is gone if nutrition is not corrected the dragon will pass. I advise you get your dragon to the vet none of us can predict what the cause is from your description. Was she bred?
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