I got a grant for a bearded dragon to have as a class pet. I did a ton of research and talked with my coworker who got one last year. I had everything I needed and was doing everything right (as far as i know). Yesterday I noticed he wasn’t super responsive. He would normally clasp on my finger as soon as I would go to grab him but he didn’t do that yesterday. I also noticed he didn’t move is toes and legs out of awkward positions when I held him. I gave him a bath and put him in his basking spot. (He also sat on the side of his tree branch all day and never got in his basking spot on his own).
I pulled my coworker into my room at the end of the day to discuss my concerns. He had never taken food from me directly, I always just had to wait for him to eat and he never ate many crickets. I also explained his odd behavior from that day. While we were talking he was sitting up and he ate a cricket. I thought I was being paranoid. I wish I had taken him home.
I came in this morning and he was unresponsive. I feel horrible. I also need to get a new one asap. My biggest concern is going back to the same store. Is it possible that there is something wrong with all of them from this store and I need to get a replacement from another store to prevent the same tragedy? He was also super small so I was thinking of getting a bigger one and keeping him home for a week or 2 to reduce stress. Would this be helpful?
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