Emaciation

A rescued beardie that is emaciated will need a lot of extra care. I want to point something out now dealing with this. NO PROTEIN at all to start with, this could shut down their organs and kill them. If they are not used to eating protein it will take a toll on their system. Dehydration, and some times MBD goes along with them being emaciated. I have rescued a few beardies and what I did saved their lives. I started out syringe feeding baby food. Some good baby food is squash, green bean, peas,sweet potatoes, the most popular is squash. If you don't/can't do liquid calcium you will want to add calcium powder to the baby food. Feed a few times a day, in small portions, its better on their system.You will want to do this for a week or so, and watch to make sure your beardie has normal poops and urates before adding protein to their diet. When its time to add protein to their diet a great thing to add is called Critical care. This is something you can get at your vet office or on line. I would start off slow with it and just add a little to the baby food. You will want to make sure their system can handle some protein before giving live food. It took me about 2 weeks before I gave Cassie live food (Dubia Roaches).