Quote Originally Posted by West Coast Jungle View Post
It varies from vet to vet and city to city. I have one vet that charged me $150 and another who charged me $30. The cheaper one was a friend of a friend so they didnt charge me a vet visit and didnt even need to see the animal.

How long have you had him/her? By the extra looking skin it reminds me of a female that recently laid and is all streched out. The good part is curing internal parasites is not too difficult with beardies.

She very well may be approaching brumation which will cause her to sleep alot and not be very interested in eating. The only bad part about that is they should have alot of stored fat to live off while sleeping. I have had beardies brumate for over 3 months and as little as 3 weeks. A good soaking is always a good idea.

As far as the poop stinking that is normal with beardies. I have my beardies in a room with 75 snakes and one beardies poop can smell way more then 10 snake poops. The fact that she pooped is good. If you have any specific questions feel free to PM me. I have been keeping and breeding dragons for over 15 years.

Hope you guy is feeling better soon
I've had her since November 14, so I've had her for two weeks now. I checked her over at the reptile expo, and she did seem healthy. Hopefully that hopper kicks in and gives her some weight if she does go into brumation. I do soak her a few times a week, but she never really even crap sin the bathtub, she just sits there LOL. The only two solid feces she's had was when she pooped in the container she was in at the show and a few day after I brought her home.

After contacting LLL, here's our conversation so far:

Me: Hi,



I purchased a Bearded Dragon from you guys at LLLReptile at the Phoenix Reptile Expo on November 14. She seemed healthy and everything, until now. She seemed very skinny, not lethargic, and no bones are showing besides the spine which is popping out just a little bit. She loves her superworms and her squash, but I offered her both tonight and she refused. I fed her a hopper mouse yesterday because she looked very skinny, and I see no improvement. The other day she ate two superworms, but refused the rest. She also seems to not be eating her greens as much as she used to. I have her husbandry spot on, I've checked over two different forums and made sure everything is correct. I think she may also has parasites because her feces is not solid, it's more liquid than it is solid, and it smells BAD.

Them: If she just ate a hopper mouse- she probably won't want anything else for at least a few days. Mammals are much more difficult for them to digest than insects and greens.
If the watery feces started after you got her, it may have to do with her set up or what she has been eating. (the squash will cause that if she eats a lot of it). Her enclosure temps may also be too hot, which would cause that as well.
What is the size of your cage and the temps in the basking spot?

Me: I have a 40 gallon enclosure for her, and she seems to fit perfectly in it. She spends most of her time basking on her log, so the only time she gets off the log is when she eats her greens or sleeps. Her basking temps stay between 100F-105F. I also heard a 40 gallon is the minimum size cage you want to go, but I will be upgrading her to a 55 gallon whenever I get the chance.

Them: Try sticking to feeding her crickets and greens- stay away from the superworms and other veggies just for a few days to see how that affects how the stool looks. As I mentioned before, the water in the squash and other veggies can cause the loose stool.
You can also purchase an over the counter de wormer called Panacur or Safeguard if you are concerned about parasites. Since the stool was normal when you got her, it is unlikely you purchased her with worms, but it won't hurt to de-worm her if she is not gaining weight.

So, if she isn't gaining weight and/or losing weight, should I try those products?? I'd rather go to a vet, but since my money is tight right now, I'm not looking forward to needing help from my mom with a vet bill again. I really should've saved my money I got for my birthday LOL.. but at least I got a Pastel BP to make some Bees with and a cool Beardie