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So I've had a juvi frilled dragon since the end of February.
When I first got him, I watched him devour crickets all around the cage. After the first day, I was lucky to get to see him eat, but I'm sure he did, as he looked healthy and stayed very active and a good weight.
In the past month or so, he's been getting a little less active. Sleeping sometimes during the day, nothing that I found to be a problem. He was still nice and a little plump. I tried to feed him wax worms about three weeks ago. I don't think he ate many, so I kept a decent amount of crickets in his cage. Then I tried mealworms about a week or two ago. I don't think he was a huge fan of those either. He started getting a lot less active (and sleeping a lot more during the day) some time last week, so I bought silk worms to make sure he was staying healthy. He ate a bunch one day, I think Friday, and then hasn't really eaten since.
Monday and yesterday he was looking pretty bad, so last night, I forced two silk worms in his mouth. He's moving around a lot more than before, but still is very sleepy and lazy. I put some monitor diet (catfood type stuff) on his lips and he just wiped it off. I don't know how to be sure if he's eating anything on his own or not.
So anyway, I just came on here on a buddy's account to ask you guys for some advice. Do you think he can't handle the bones in the worms? (It does look like he's having a bit of a harder time when he poos)

Thanks for reading all of this, and thank you in advance for any help. I tried to give the best history I could.
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1 Blue Tongue Skink
1 Savannah Monitor

If the animla isnt losing wieght, then depending on your climate it may be brumating, or trying to. Even here in southern cal where it doesnt get very cold my animals stop eating to some degree. If possible get a gram weight of the animal and start a log. Weigh once a week and see what happens. If it looses weight then try to get a fecal and send to a vet for testing. Might want to get a blood panel also. Imports are imports... especially pet store stuff. NAything can pop up at any time. Goodl uck
Mizzy
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Mizzy: frilldragon.com

He's lost a lot of weight and is looking very scrawny... I don't think he would live if I waited a couple weeks to take logs.

I live in Florida, so the brunation is a little bit less likely.
I plan to take him to a vet today or tommorow, but until then, can you think of any way to get him eating again?
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1 Blue Tongue Skink
1 Savannah Monitor

Could the frilly be impacted? Only a thought as if he isnt getting anything out, he wont put anything in. Try a warm water batch.
Also, my frilly had a similar problem when I got him but as soon as I introduced him to a bath, he drunk LOADS of water and then his appetite improved immediatly. Just thoughts.........
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AndyD

1 Mexican Kingsnake
3 Bearded Dragons
1 Egyptian Uromastyx

This sounds like the situation I had with my dragon a couple of months ago. I took him to the vet and had a fecal done. To my surprise absolutely no parasites. My vet figured it may have been a bacterial thing. He prescribed me flagyl suspended in a beef type of mixture that also provided nutrition. After a week of this he eventually came around and is eating 30 or so crickets again on a daily basis.

well to start what are the temps of the cage, and what's the humidity.
keep trying to feed him silk worms but don't force feed. force feeding causes lots of stress. if he is over 12 in. the mill worms should be fine but don't over do it. freshly shed mill worms were a favorite of mine when they were younger try some of those.
don't get discouraged and keep the posts coming and let us know how its doing