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Basil often goes after bees and yellowjackets when she's out in the "dragon area". The are attracted to the clover, and so is basil. She's never been bothered by eating them.

Changing the lighting and separating them should solve the problems. With such a difference in size, the bigger dragon is going to be dominant, regardless of sex. The smaller dragon is at constant risk of being attacked. "she" probably stays in one place, because the larger dragon has claimed...

My female, basil, gets very similar yellowing, particularly on her belly and near her vent, before shedding. I was actually concerned about YF for a couple of weeks before her last shed. With the pattern of the "yellow" near his vent, it looks like it follows the scale lines completely, the...

I just want to offer additional Kudos to you. Probably in most cases, Dino would not have made it. You've really gone above and beyond for your little one, and I hope you know that makes you very special. You should have a great deal of good karma built up. It's difficult to not get lost in...

Sand isn't a good substrate. Night time bulbs are not good for beardies. You need to know what his enclosures temperatures are. Does he have a basking light? How cold does he get at night? What sort of UVB bulb are you using?

If he cannot move is back legs, he likely has an impaction and is dehydrated. He is probably also suffering a calcium deficiency due to poor lighting.

You're doing the right things. commercial baby food is mostly water so they can process more than you'd think. I would mix the calcium supplement with the food, and perhaps even mix in a little flaked baby multigrain cereal to thicken the mixture up and add calories and nutrition. I'd offer him...

I understand the logic behind opposing undertank heaters, but they can be used entirely safely.Heating "rocks" are dangerous because they can get Very hot and even pose electrocution risk. Using an undertank heater made for reptiles is safe, particularly if there is glass and some sort of...

You're doing an awesome job. Ruby looks a lot like my girl looked when I bought her. The people who owned her were very nice and had a great enclosure except for the walnut shell substrate. But they wanted their 2 dragons (basil was the one who got picked on) to stay small so they only feed a...

I know what you mean. I've become entirely captivated with Basil and I spend more on her than I do on my dogs or cats. She is on my shoulder as we speak, watching a movie. She got to spend the day in the sunshine eating dandelions, clover, alfalfa and a number of june bugs I caught today. She...

Your girl looks so much like my Basil. She just laid the second clutch of eggs from her first (and last) mating. When she gets closer to laying I notice her color changes are more dramatic. Her tail is dark from the middle down, just like your dragon's. She also gets a little moody. You...

I would keep him hydrated, warm and make a vet appointment with a vet that has lizard, or at least plenty of general herp experience. It sounds to me like a respiratory infection. Lizards in general should not hack up loogies. Hold his chest as close as you can to your ear and listen to him...

^ what happens when I pit small yappy dog against sleepy BD. :)

I'm very sorry for your loss.

One bit of advice I can give you is to use Coconut water (not milk, or cream). It is high in electrolytes, has some sugar but not much, is balanced with the right amount of sodium, potassium and calcium. They seem to like the flavor. Put some in a syringe, see if you can get a tiny amount in his...