A Slow Recovery

So, we've had a Bearded Dragon that's been off the floor since like...April. 
Why?
Because he wasn't eating and was getting super skinny.
So we took him off the floor in order to nurse him back to health.

Only...it's been a rather long arduous journey.
Filled with setbacks....like when the crickets in the cage started eating the bearded dragon. :S That was a couple of weeks of medication to get it to heal in of itself.

But the main problem with this bearded dragon...
Is that he's not eating on his own.

Pretty consistently since April, we've been having to feed him like a mush diet through a syringe just to keep him alive. 
-It was decided he might have had an injury in his mouth that was preventing him from wanting to eat the live crickets and mealworms.

However, after a certain point.
I began to feed the bearded dragon mealworms. 
Which involved me getting his mouth open and placing the mealworm in his mouth to convince him to eat it. 
*exhales* 
Such a time consuming process. 

And a bit ago, I decided to switch it up.
And start placing crickets in the bearded dragon's mouth. 

But!
Finally!
This past week the bearded dragon has actually been attempting to eat on his own!

Mostly in that if I hold the mealworm or cricket out in front of him, he will attempt to strike out at it.
And occasionally will try and eat the crickets running around the cage.

Though I think his depth perception is off.
Because he doesn't quite strike in the right area to actually capture the cricket.

And this morning, he seemed to be able to see the crickets really well....when they were in a baggy....outside the cage....which he can't actually get the crickets through the glass....but he would try to strike at them,
But would ignore them once the crickets were actually inside the cage with him. *shakes head* 

Eventually we might get him eating consistently on his own...
It's just going to take a lot of patience. 

-Sarnic Dirchi