Eastern bearded dragon problem

[ryanharvey1993]

Hey I have been having a few problems with my new eastern bearded dragons just wondering is it normal and what is wrong?

- male wont feed and is looking really skinny and you can see its bones
- male has a eye that looks like it has gone completely blind
- female has some sort of worm in its throat
- female wont eat

they are quarinteened outside but my male eastern beardie I originally had is with them so I am worried he is gonna get sick from them too. I cannot afford to take them to the vet as I am totally broke (owe my mum nearly $1000) so I dunno what to do.

If anyone wants them they can have them all for free, I am just not gonna buy of anyone any more unless I see there setups and the animals before I buy them as this isnt the first time I have bought animals and had a problem with them. (It has happened on a few occasions) If you want them PM me or email me at [email protected]

Ryan

 

[Eylandt]

Hey Ryan, how long have they been off their food for?

 

[ryanharvey1993]

since I got them the male has not eaten and the female only ate once

 

[Hawk]

since I got them the male has not eaten and the female only ate once

how long would that be?

 

[ryanharvey1993]

2-3 months

 

[Hawk]

Do you know the person you bought them off?

 

[ryanharvey1993]

yes.... only over the internet though, I have not met them

 

[=bECS=]

Ryan are you sure they're not WC?
If they are, it would explain them being skinny (the ones around here have been skinny this year) and maybe not eating from stress.
Have you wormed them??
As far as the worm in the females throat, how big is it etc??

 

[Emzie]

have you tried to force feed them?

where abouts are you?

 

[Hawk]

yes....

so there is no chance of them being wild caught? did they have them outside? are you keeping them inside?

 

[ryanharvey1993]

the worms are about 3cm long, I have not wormed them as I didnt think I would have to. I have no idea if they are wild caught

 

[ryanharvey1993]

so there is no chance of them being wild caught? did they have them outside? are you keeping them inside?

I think they were kept outside, I have them inside though. I will try get some pics

 

[Chris1]

some vets will do a fecal without charging the whole consultation fee,..just the 20 bucks or so,...?

are they active at all?

 

[=bECS=]

so there is no chance of them being wild caught? did they have them outside? are you keeping them inside?

Its not hard for someone to catch a wild beardie then sell it over the internet, there was a guy living in Picton and now he is in St Helens Park who was catching jackys, beardies, leaf tails etc and selling them online.
He crossed a few of the wrong people though, and i havent seen him advertising latley.

 

[ryanharvey1993]

they arent to active, the male just lazes around. when I got them it was crazy and just put its beard up but now it kinda just sits there

 

[Hawk]

I have seen many male adult(wild caught) eastern beardies fail and die because they just do not adapt to captivatey . Females are some what hardier, i would worm them and put them somewhere very quiet. It sounds like they could be wild caught but they may have been in a pit all their lives and they are not adjusting to life indoors.

 

[=bECS=]

Id definitely get some wormer and worm them. Maybe also give them small mashed force feeds with liquid calcium mixed in.
And what hawke said, keep them somewhere quiet.

Do you have them indoors or outdoors? In one of you first posts you said you have them in quarentiene outside, then in another you said indoors... :?

 

[ryanharvey1993]

ok, I have pics of the male to show how skinny he is. he has a spastic tail aswell, problems just an injury from earlier in his life though

 

[ryanharvey1993]

 

[=bECS=]

Looks like old/retained shed on the tail.

any pics of the worm on the females throat?