my beardie is ill...

by glenn
(bedford)

My bearded has been neglected by previous owners and the result of that is he is very skinny, dont hardly move and he dont eat bugger all. I understand that moving him to another home may upset him but he was like this before I moved him.. What's the best way to get him back into a good state? He was very lively and always eating when my mate first got him.

My response:

I would take him to the vet. One thing you can do is at least bathe him so he can get hydrated. Is it winter where you are? If it is he might be brumating, -mine is. When they hybernate
they don't eat anything, but do need to be soaked in shallow water so they can absorb some water into their system (every two weeks).