Recent content by Spider8ait1994

Always worth giving it a go even if your dragon doesn’t use it for its intended purpose. Spike mostly uses his ramp for its intended purpose but sometimes if he’s very sleepy he won’t make it all the way up before falling asleep so he ends up asleep on an incline and I just lift him up to his...

I second SASH North Ryde as great for emergencies and issues smaller vets aren’t equipped for. They were willing to attempt a surgery they hadn’t performed before on a bearded dragon for my old man Spike which was successful. (Shout out to Dr Truong from the exotics department and their surgeon...

For sure. I’m currently making a few revisions and adding some sections in like the anatomy of a bearded dragon and a section on record keeping but I have made initial contact with a self publishing organisation so it would be great to get this guide out there particularly as they’re getting...

I’m currently working on an informative guide to bearded dragons as pets that I intend as an introductory guide for those considering getting a dragon and have no prior experience or even those who have some experience but may need some more info. I’m in contact with my reptile vet about this...

I’m back to this thread again with some more DIY for Spike to make his enclosure more accessible to his mobility and sight needs as he’s aging. This time I’ve modified the bird ladder bridge between his basking platforms by turning it into a solid bridge. I planned the design so that I wouldn’t...

Spike has just had his annual wellness exam today and its mostly pretty good news. Still no signs of any masses either in his throat or elsewhere in his body and his weight is building back up nicely. At his heaviest he was around 553 grams and today weight around 527 grams. He had lost some...

If you’re having trouble getting him to eat his greens and you haven’t tried any of these before they may be worth a go since some of these seem to be popular with dragons and some I’ve had success with when it comes to my younger dragon who’s picky about his greens. Bok choy and Pak choy cut...

Spike continues to do well, the weather has been good lately so he’s been having some time outside and enjoying the sunshine and soaking in his paddling pool. Still loving his dandelion flowers. I was clearing shed scales out of the little crevice where his surgical incision was two days ago and...

Oh I can tell you they have their opinions on clothing. I live with family my mother has one specific shirt my eldest HATES. If he sees it he head bobs and acts like he wants to fight it. He does the same with my fathers shoes (crocs 😂). I’ve also noticed a similar thing in wild water dragons...

Definitely. Both my dragons actually bathroom trained themselves because they figured out that I give them outside time on the grass most days and going out there is better than going inside so it wasn’t even a month before they were both waiting until they’re outside to go and I find they both...

Posting a question here out of curiosity. I have two rescue dragons and the younger one who’s estimated to be about 5 and a half years old now does this a lot. To begin with he wouldn’t eat greens at all but he now eats them fine (although he’s picky about what he likes) but I’ve noticed some...

Found a dandelion in the yard this afternoon for spike and took a video since I figured someone may be interested in seeing what feeding him is like with his vision issues. I try to find that sweet spot where he can see the food item and that gets his attention which is why I’m moving the flower...

Yeah this product is great for that. They seemed to be packed with a little bit of something moist that I’m wondering whether it’s a bit of peanut oil because it does have a peanut sort of smell. The pack of the packs also has a chart that shows you the percentages of each nutrient in the insect...

They’re moist so not dried. I’ll see if I can find a link to the product as it may be easier to see the product rather than try and decipher any explanation I can give 😂. I’ve never fed my dragons dried insects as I feel the fresher the better. This product is specifically marketed as something...

Spike is still going well and is steadily gaining back weight he lost. I’m also finding a few more food items he doesn’t have any difficulty chewing up and swallowing so he can happily eat dandelion flowers and the local pet supply store recently bought out a new insect product which is little...