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My bearded dragon is sick: white, sunken eyes, not eating, diarrhea.

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

I have an adult female bearded dragon, yesterday we noticed her head feet and tail are turning white, her eyes are sunken in, she hasnt been moving around like usual, she hasnt eaten in a week and 2 days, and the last stool she had was diarrhea. We are worried about her and dont want her to die on us. We bougt her when she was an adult from a pet store, we have had her about a year and she has never been like this.

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Answered By Joy Fuhrman, DVM, MBA, CPA

Veterinarian

Published on April 3rd, 2017

It sounds like Sahara is dehydrated and these are very concerning signs for a bearded dragon. They could be due to disease or problems with her diet or housing. Either way, I recommend you take Sahara to a reptile veterinarian as soon as possible. You can find one in your area on http://arav.org/. If there is not a reptile specific vet close by, you can call your local veterinarians and ask if they see reptiles. The veterinarian will be able to give Sahara some fluids under her skin to rehydrate her as well some antibiotics to treat the diarrhea. Good luck! I hope Sahara is feeling better soon.

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    Answered By Joy Fuhrman, DVM, MBA, CPA

    Veterinarian

    Published on April 3rd, 2017

    It sounds like Sahara is dehydrated. These clinical signs are very concerning for a bearded dragon and could be due to disease or because of a problem with her diet or housing. Either way, you should take Sahara to see the veterinarian first thing in the morning. You can find a reptile specific veterinarian on http://arav.org/. If there is not a reptile veterinarian close by, call your local veterinarians to see if they will see a bearded dragon. The veterinarian will likely give Sahara some fluids underneath her skin and prescribe a course of antibiotics to treat the diarrhea. Good luck! I hope Sahara is feeling better soon.

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