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anorexic Bearded Dragon

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Question
I have 2 "second hand" bearded dragons, The male, Shrek, is happy, healthy and active. The Female, Fiona, is small, lethargic, and I can't remember the last time I saw her eat. She shows no interest in crickets or mealworm, I bought some "wet" bearded dragon processed food that She likewise ignores. I am getting really worried about her, but right now cannot afford to take her to a vet. She is about 10 months old, is caged separately from the male. They are the same age (I am told). He is 16 inches nose to tail tip and 234 grams, she is 7.5 inches, an weighs in at 14 grams. Please help me out, I know some thing about herpetology, and aside from the symptoms described there seems to be nothing else wrong.

Answer
 You are going to have to get her to the vet to be tested for any health issues she may have.  Until then, get some needleless syringes and puree and strain her salad into a babyfood and syringe feed her to keep her strength up.  Give her at least 10cc of food in two meals per day.  When she has a poop, let me know what it looks like.  If she doesn't poop, she may have an impaction and then going to the vet will be even more necessary.