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Dchiransdell   87rx7chick

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#2091454 Dchiransdell View Profile	Sick frill I have had my dragon for 3 years now and he has recently stopped eating and has been alot less active. he has been staying at the bottom of his cage (usually he rarely moves from his top branches) and i have not been able to get him to eat for almost 2 weeks. i didnt think anything of it at first bc he was going through a shed and he often will not eat during a shed but now im really worried. He is 2 feet long and I keep him in a 5x3x2 cage with a 150 watt repti sun uvb bulb and a ceramic heating bulb. i feed him meal worms crickets and mice (usually fuzzies or pinkies but he can and will eat an occasional full size mouse). i do dust his food regularly with repti cal but i think he still may have developed metabolic bone disease bc he stopped climbing and has been hanging out at the bottom of his cage. i know i need to take him to the vet but unfortunately i just recently had surgery myself and have literally no money due to not having insurance. any tips would be greatly appreciated.
11/03/09  11:47am
#2091478 87rx7chick View Profile	Message To: Dchiransdell   In reference to Message Id: 2091454  Sick frill alright. we need to know : what is the temp in the enclosure at the bottom of the enclosure where he hangs out what is the avarage temp what is the temp at the basking spot what is the humidity inside the enclosure have you been misting and soaking your frill dragon and hydrating it since it hasnt been eating? what does he usually eat there could be a few things going on here. he could have caught internal parasites from unclean what ever. he could be slowing down because of winter, they do burmate/hibernate if the temps are cool enough. with out knowing humimdity or temps its hard to say. we’d also need pictures. frill dragons shouldnt be cooler then 95 degrees or so, thats best temp for them for digestion and being comfortable. also humidity shouldnt be lower then 45 for a long period of time, should be near 65-75 on average. i recomend taking a stool sample (poop) that is no more then 24 hours old to a vet and have them do a fecal check on your frill dragon. blood work would also help figure out if there is an infection or anything going on. http://www.reptaid.com/ reptaid is a great product for helping slightly stressed reptiles. i used this on my guys with good results but its far from a cure all.
11/03/09  12:59pm

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