bellamatarazzo
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Hello everyone!
This is my first time using this website and posting on a forum, so hopefully I am doing it right! I have a 2 year old beardie at home named Nellie. She eats superstorms every 1-2 days and eats greens everyday. She does have calcium and vitamins with her food but probably not as often as she should. She has proper UV lighting in her tank and has a purple heat lamp at night. She is extremely energetic and plays outside her tank quite often. She does not seem lethargic or off in any way, but her breathing is really starting to concern me. She has been having episodes for a few minutes nearly everyday where she puffs her beard out very large as she's breathing, almost as if she is struggling. This only happens for a few breaths and then she is fine again.. she is a bit of a bigger dragon but I don't believe she is unhealthy after reading about some other beardie's weight on a different forum. I have not yet taken her to the vet because I was hoping to see if anyone else had experienced something similar & has an explanation. Thank you for reading my post, I appreciate anyone's help!
This is my first time using this website and posting on a forum, so hopefully I am doing it right! I have a 2 year old beardie at home named Nellie. She eats superstorms every 1-2 days and eats greens everyday. She does have calcium and vitamins with her food but probably not as often as she should. She has proper UV lighting in her tank and has a purple heat lamp at night. She is extremely energetic and plays outside her tank quite often. She does not seem lethargic or off in any way, but her breathing is really starting to concern me. She has been having episodes for a few minutes nearly everyday where she puffs her beard out very large as she's breathing, almost as if she is struggling. This only happens for a few breaths and then she is fine again.. she is a bit of a bigger dragon but I don't believe she is unhealthy after reading about some other beardie's weight on a different forum. I have not yet taken her to the vet because I was hoping to see if anyone else had experienced something similar & has an explanation. Thank you for reading my post, I appreciate anyone's help!