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Skinny and Dehydrated?
I've been trying to fatten up my Beardie by giving her a lot of superworms. I feel that she is very skinny, not lethargic, and no bones are showing besides the spine looking to be a little out. I felt that she wasn't gaining any weight from the supers, so I -gasp- gave her a hopper, but she still doesn't really look any different. I watch her a lot, and I've noticed that it seems she isn't drinking from her water dish. Today and yesterday I took her out to see if I can give her some water. I poked a hole in the cap of a water bottle and lightly sprayed her mouth. She did drink, and today she drank for a few minutes. The other day when I offered her superworms she only took two, and it seems that she isn't eating a whole lot of her greens, but still eating a bit of it. She is on paper towels, her temps get up to 100F+, I offer her fresh greens daily, and give her superworms every other day. I'm going to start taking weights with her every time she poops. Today she pooped twice, the second being more liquidy, so I'm guessing pee? Here are some pictures:
In this one she is laying on my leg on a towel. There's a quarter for size comparison.

Here is some pictures of her standing up to show you how skinny she is. She also has skin coming up on her sides, so I'm not sure if that is from her being skinny or dehydrated. I do bathe her as well.



She is still pretty active, and loves to move around, which also means she doesn't chill out when I handle her. She has a water dish big enough for her to fit in available whenever she needs it for whatever reason.
Last edited by CoolioTiffany; 11-29-2009 at 11:44 PM.
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