Recent content by danizen

If your dragon is in respiratory distress, an inexperienced vet may recommend putting the beardie on oxygen. The problem with this is that their breathe urge works differently from mammals. A bearded dragon, like most reptiles, breathes when it has too much carbon dioxide in their system...

I conclude that it is gasping, and she is still doing it. It is pretty bad right now - she makes an audible gagging sound and puffs up. I put her back in her enclosure in case she was angry or afraid, and she is still doing it but is a little less loud. So, I am assuming it is some upper...

My beardie, Eep, opens her mouth pretty wide, then closes it again. I know gaping is OK, and normal, but I am worried because the behavior where she opens her mouth and closes it often occurs just on the couch, where it isn't really warm enough for her to gape to regulate heat. Of course, she...