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Have you tried animal control? ~Katy

But see, I'm not really sure we have enough solid evidence of any of this. To the best of my knowledge, a lot of initial info has been assumed based on testing on animals that are already ill or have already died, who happened to test positive for the virus. There wasn't a good explanation for...

You do not need a CHE unless the temperature goes below 65 F at night. It is normal for them to turn darker when they cool off at night, and isn't bad for them. ~Katy

(in reply to XtinaBeardieMom... I didn't want to make this post any longer than it already is by quoting! LOL) I was going off what Tracie has written, that the test shows a positive only if the dragon is shedding the virus and that she had personally only repeat tested 2 dragons who she could...

I am surprised that the vet told you not to dust and to give the supplements to the feeders. Personally I have never heard of a dragon getting too much calcium or vitamins from dusting, and definitely not heard of any dying from it. I have also always heard to avoid feeding crickets foods that...

I've really enjoyed this thread. I haven't been following much online as far as beardies for a few years, and it's nice to see more testing is going on. I think, a few years ago, that a lot of the concern about adenovirus stemmed from the fact that the vast majority of dragons who were tested...

It looks like you have fixed the coil problem, which is likely why your little one was closing his eye a lot. His lighting and temps should be good now. Are any of the larger crickets longer than the space between his eyes? If so, make sure you only feed him the smaller ones. Some beardies...

Our local pet store has had these for a while now and I have had my eye on them since I first saw them! I've wanted Rankin Dragons for years now and couldn't pass them up! I was pretty shocked that they still had them after 6 months, I expected them to go pretty fast with as hard as Rankins...

I asked at my local pet store the other day when I got a new beardie about the MVB bulb issue. They mentioned that Westron, who originally manufactured the Mega Ray for ReptileUV, has started making their own MVBs and is selling them direct. So I looked for more info and here they are...

Yep pretty typical. It always slightly disappoints me how much of their pattern gets less distinct as they get older. I did at one point have an adult, normal in color, that had a pattern that popped as much as a babies does. I would love to find another one like that! ~Katy

wow this myth is still out there? "Incandescent lamps are not a source of ultraviolet radiation" as per GE. http://www.gelighting.com/na/business_lighting/faqs/health.htm (question 6 "What is the UV output of GE lamps") I believe people are confusing UVA with INFRARED radiation, which is...

The brighter the better. No heating bulb is going to be brighter than the sun, after all. There's more of a problem if it is too dim. ~Katy

If by energy saver bulbs you mean the spiral ones, those give of virtually no heat. Lower watts = lower heat regardless of how much visible light they give off. You need a normal, round (incandescent) bulb. First check your fixture and see what it is rated for. If you put a 100 watt bulb in...

Full Spectrum I don't believe means necessarily that there is UV. Full Spectrum in general refers to there being the full spectrum of visible light. What exactly does the packaging say? I would be leery about the one from the hardware store in particular, especially not knowing how much UV if...

Thursday was my trash day at work, and as I was driving up to the dumpster two kids stopped me and told me not to throw my trash in because there were two "iguanas" in there. I looked in and saw a poor little beardie. They told me the other one was hiding in a verizon bag in the back of the...