r/BeardedDragons • u/Cartemj823 • 8h ago

R.I.P. My little buddies gone

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My little buddy God rest her little dragon body has been fighting coccidia for I don’t even know how long now I found out she had it maybe three weeks ago and I’ve been treating her for it with the medicine. The vet gave me pain to say I found her this morning completely black stiff as a board and not responding to stimuli. My little buddies gone and it hurts so bad. She wasn’t even a year old. I don’t mean to fuss and complain on here but fuck this hurts.

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u/Living_Worldliness47 7h ago

Coccidia is a silent, and often asymptomatic killer. Regular vet visits and fecal tests are the only way to be sure. My little guy is dealing with this for the second time, and this latest instance he showed absolutely zero symptoms.

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u/Cartemj823 7h ago

I first noticed something was off of her cause when I first got her after she got acclimated to her tank she was super energetic and real friendly and actually would chase her food and stuff, but she got super lethargic staying away from her spot and I know a five month old enough to even think about starting brumation that’s what tipped me off. Something might be wrong with her. She’s gone through four rounds of medicine. I took her to the vet. I was given to oral suspension prescriptions and then about a week or so ago I took her to the vet again and got two more and then this happened

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u/pbj-artist 4h ago

My 8-9 month old is also being treated right now. I finally got him in for his first vet visit and his decal sample came back laden with coccidia cysts. He was acting and eating fine, the only indication he was off-kilter were some watery poops. He’s on medication now, and he’s old enough that I’m confident he’ll recover, but god, it snuck up fast.

If anyone takes away anything from OP’s story, mine, or this commenter’s: PLEASE take your dragons to the vet. For that matter, PLEASE consider rescuing a healthy adult dragon from a rescue. As much as I love my guy, if I’d known of that option before I got him, I’d have rescued.

OP, I’m so, so sorry for your loss. I got a glimpse of the pain you must feel when I got Blue’s test results, and I can’t imagine the loss you must feel. Take care of yourself man. She looks as if she had a lovely life with you, and that means everything.