Scots man who starved pet bearded dragon banned from keeping animals for one year
Gary Ross, of Dufftown in Moray, failed to feed his pet lizard Coco or keep the animal warm. It was found in a badly emaciated state by welfare workers and after a vet inspection, was put to sleep.
“In the property we also discovered a bearded dragon named Coco, whose condition was quite shocking. He was emaciated and his eyes were covered over by their nictitating membranes. His spine was visibly raised through his back and tail, his body was flat, and he was extremely lethargic. “We had immediate concerns for Coco’s well-being and called a veterinary surgery to make an emergency appointment. The vet suggested placing Coco in some shallow, warm water in the meantime to see if we could warm him up. This seemed to help to some extent but he was still unable to swallow.
Top news stories today “We arranged for a post mortem to be carried out which found that Coco had no body fat present and his bone marrow had begun to waste away, suggesting a period of weight loss lasting weeks to months. He also had signs of malnutrition and bendy, soft, translucent bones, most likely due to metabolic bone disease. This is a disease associated with poor husbandry as it is caused by a lack of calcium in the animal’s diet or a lack of exposure to UVB light.
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