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I just picked up a baby frilled dragon from the local herp supplier a couple of weeks ago. since then he has refused to eat and it looks like all he does is sleep. he's in his own cage with a basking spot and about 80 at the cool end. he had twitches real bad when i got him so i mixed up some repcal calcium w/ vit d3 and some repcal multivitamins with some water and gave it to him with a syringe-type dropper. he's looking so skinny and all, no energy, if he wasn't breathing i'd think he was dead he doesn't even move when i pick him up. today i mashed up some waxworms and beardie bites and syringe-fed him those. he took a little but i still haven't noticed any improvement. what is wrong with him, and what can i do. aside from the hefty price tag i've already gotten pretty attached to the little guy. don't want to see anything bad happen to him. please help.

If this is all he's done ever since you got him, there's more or less only one answer for you: Take him to the vet. If it was only for very few days, it could just be stress from moving around too much. But there are just too many variables that could determine what's wrong with him. My first thought would be parasites.

i woke up yesterday to check on him and he was dead i'm sad to say. i took him to the dealer and they were cool they exchanged him for another one. still sad that he died though but i'm pretty sure it was parasites because he wasn't acting right from the get go i think and the new one is all over the place chasing crickets and everything so i'm glad that this one's normal but sad tha tthe other one really never stood a chance.

Oh, sorry, i didnt read your last post.
Im real sorry about your loss. But you learn from everything.

Drew

shansjer,

Most baby frillies don’t take well to stress AT ALL. Some go through a stage called "sulking" where they pretty much zone out and don’t pay any attention to you, food, other animals, Etc. He is most likely imported, so he probably developed this condition from the shipment(s) here. It’s possible he hasn’t eaten since he was home in Indonesia. The stress is just too great for him.

Try covering his cage with a sheet, so he can’t see anything out side of his cage. Don’t handle him unless you have to, and take him to the vet ASAP to correct any other problems. The vet may recommend tube feeding him A/D, which is a specialty diet that will replenish him.

Once he comes around, he will be an awesome pet,

Hope this was helpful,
Drew