Frilled dragon weird behavior - Page 2

Will0W783 · 05-19-09, 06:26 PM

Thank you so much. I will get a good calcium supplement tomorrow and get some veggies for her as well. I hope this will work for her! I will let you know if I see any changes in her when I change her diet.

Will0W783 · 05-20-09, 06:09 AM

When I got her she was very lethargic too. The kid I got her from had been keeping her in a homemade wood and screen cage with virtually no humidity at all, and he had her in his basement which routinely fell below 70 degrees. He said she was "hibernating" and hardly ate, but I was shocked at how inadequate her keeping was, so I bought her. I don't think he ever supplemented her with anything and he fed her only crickets and mealworms, no veggies or mice. I hope there isn't irreparable damage from poor keeping.

siz · 05-20-09, 07:56 AM

MBd can be stopped and sometimes partially reversed so GOOD LUCK

edit: Oh by the way, now you owe me pictures

citysnakes · 05-20-09, 08:05 AM

Frills dont really need veggies or mice. i dont think many eat veggies at all and ive never really felt that mice are too healthy for them although im sure others will disagree. personally i would feed it a variety of insects dusted with vitamins a few times a week and, depending on the age of the dragon, calcium powder once a week. mist daily to keep humidity up and sometimes you may even be able to bottle train him(thats fun). double check your temperatures and place the UV bulb within a range where it will actually serve its purpose. i dont know what else to say, maybe hes just lazy... if you havent done so already, give him lots of secure climbing areas. this may promote more activity in him.

Will0W783 · 05-20-09, 09:22 AM

She has several large branches to climb on, and she does, but she will fall asleep and slip off the branch and just lay on her back where she falls. Eventually she will move and roll over, but it takes her some time. She seemed a bit perkier this morning, but she fell off the branch and laid on her back until I picked her up and put her back on the branch. If I can't get her to take any dusted insects tonight I will mash some up (dusted with Calcium) and add water, fill up a syringe with it and squirt it into her mouth so she gets some good nutrients.

Kmef07 · 05-20-09, 10:00 AM

Hope it goes well for you today!!

siz · 05-20-09, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Will0W783

She has several large branches to climb on, and she does, but she will fall asleep and slip off the branch and just lay on her back where she falls. Eventually she will move and roll over, but it takes her some time. She seemed a bit perkier this morning, but she fell off the branch and laid on her back until I picked her up and put her back on the branch. If I can't get her to take any dusted insects tonight I will mash some up (dusted with Calcium) and add water, fill up a syringe with it and squirt it into her mouth so she gets some good nutrients.

To be honest this is worrying...I didn't realize she was falling right off branches. When you handle her, is her grip loose too? Definatley try to get that calcium and D3 into her ASAP!! As Julian mentioned, make sure she is close enough to her UV source and that she is nice and warm and hydrated. I know you can also get pure liquid calcium which they injest orally through a syringe but I have never used this before it is just a suggestion.
regarding veggies: greens are less essential to a frilled dragons diet than a bearded dragons diet but still are a part of a complete diet as they are omnivorous.

Here is a link to the nutritional value of some insect feeders, you may find it helpful ChamownersWeb Insect Nutritional Values

again, GOOD LUCK with her!

Will0W783 · 05-25-09, 11:59 AM

My poor Sephera passed away. My fiance and I got the Rep-cal and mixed it with mashed insects and syringe fed her. But I guess it wasn't enough.

Kmef07 · 05-25-09, 01:45 PM

sorry for your loss.

siz · 05-25-09, 01:53 PM

I'm so sorry to hear that

Will0W783 · 05-25-09, 05:12 PM

I have no idea how old she was, but she wasn't young, considering all the scars she had. And I don't know how she was cared for, other than the last kid wasn't giving her UV or supplements or anything. I did what I could for her, I will miss her. Thank you all for your concern and consolations.