Recent content by bren

If you only have a single dragon, it's fine. But if you have multiple dragons in your home, you certainly wouldn't want to infect any negative dragons and cut their lifespan short... This baby will always have to be kept away from my other dragons, since they are all Atadenovirus negative.

Yes! For fosters, and certainly for a sick beardie, I use paper towels. For my own healthy dragons, I use Carefresh (they love to dig in it) and I also keep a layer of slate tiles in the cool end (where their salad gets placed.) I do not feed live prey items in their tank. I bring them out &...

The topic link in the above post is wonderful. As for appetite help, I would try Reptaid, an herbal remedy. We've used it with seriously ill rescue dragons, and it works miracles. It does help to stimulate appetite. What you have to watch for is dehydration. If your dragon looks "wrinkly,"...

I recommend dubia roaches. They are a wonderful protein source, and the nymphs are perfect-sized for baby beardies. They also won't try and bite the beardie if left in the habitat. They are also very economical: if you get your own started colony (small) they will propagate & give you zillions...

I would recommend not keeping her on sand (even calcium sand, or not calcium sand.) Sand can cause prolapse. (We've had rescue dragons with this exact same problem.) Sand that is consumed does irritate the intestines and create a condition ripe for prolapse. Best of luck to you.

If you have a "Coral x Tarzan" baby, I would recommend strict quarantine and a PCR test for Atadenovirus. Our baby tested positive for Atadenovirus and coccidia (quarantined around no other dragons.) Another family in our state purchased a clutchmate to ours which tested positive for...