I know from experience rescuing beardies is quite a feat. So congrats already on what you've gotten her to do. The most important thing will be to get her on a steady staple of good food. Like roaches or crix. IMO crickets might be a little easier because if you cut off most of their legs they won't be as able to move. This making it a bit easier for her to catch. If the lights came with her I honestly wouldnt trust them and I would just go grab new ones. Make sure to be using cal w/ vt d3 as well at least 2-3x a week. If she has a ca deff. Which she does she will need the extra ca. The only words of warning I will give is beardies that get babied will get accustomed to being hand feed/ force fed etc. They will strictly only want to be fed by hand or fingers or syringe. I've seen this with a few beardies that have been rescued. They love being coddled. The only problem is it makes it hard for them to function as a normal adult in the future. So as hard as it may be. Get her hydrated, good lamps, make sure husbandry is spot on, get some crix, and veggies and try and get her to eat them on her own. Just try to not have her get in the habit of being manually fed. That way she will be able to function and live a normal life. Make sure to gutload the crix or roaches with a high ca high protein food. I use laying hen mash for all my feeders. I just scoop a bit out and wet it with water. It's great gutload and cheap.

The ca deficiency is most likely ceasing her appetite. Calcium levels play huge roles in these animals lives from muscle and motor control, to appetite and bone development. So I would also have some calcium glubionate ( liquid ca ) on hand and give her a small dose weekly. You can get it at any pharmacy. Its a syrupy calcium supplement and it really helps for animals that are ca deficient. I give it to my own animals especially in egg laying seasons.

I would still have her checked by a vet. Especially for any parasites. Just in case. But beyond that just try to get her eating on her own and living a healthy life.

Ok sorry for the rambling. Good luck!




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