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Now there are little crackling sounds and mucous in his mouth. He has a respiratory infection. : (

Can shed head (maybe shed in nostrils) cause open mouth breathing? My dragon is eating well, maybe a little less active (due to shed?), but he has no ocular or nasal discharge. It probably isn't thermoregulation because he is doing it often at surface temps of 98F. Thanks in advance for your...

I have a plastic bin with a few hundred small supers for my young dragon. About once a week, I put a carrot in the bin to supply the worms with moisture/prevent cannabalism. Usually, I remove the remains in 2 days, but this week I forgot and the carrot leftovers stayed in the bin about 4-5...

If your beardie is keeping his eye closed, I'd be more concerned about an injury/foreign body irritant rather than eye buldging. I would recommend a trip to the vet ASAP to fiqure it out. Eye problems can progress rapidily and vision is a very important sense to dragons. If you absolutely...

The best time to get your beardie comfortable with you is when they are sleepy. You can usually easily remove them from their viv then and cuddle them on your chest or some wrap them up in a towel like a burrito. In this way, they get used to your scent and touch. Some people also put a...

Following your instincts and taking her to the vet was the right decision, but I would question a clean bill of health when no blood work (or x-rays) were done. Physical examination/fecal is only part of the big picture. Since your dragon currently has decreased appetite, may be small for her...

Dragons that are still young and growing don't brumate. How old are your dragons? Are they housed together? Did you have the fecals repeated after they finished the first round of Albon? This is important because coccidia has a direct life cycle and dragons easily reinfect themselves by...

Mine is 8 feet by 3 feet by 3 feet and it came with a stand plus I added extra vents. The viv alone is seen here in white (I have gold oak) http://www.customcages.com/index.cfm?do=detail&productid=44. It was the largest I could swing without going to Cages by Design where they make gorgeous...

It is simply a means of giving each clutch member a unique identifier. It could be any color and/or symbol combination that a breeder chooses since there is no uniform system of identification in the reptile industry.

Hi Ric, All dragons do have some coccidia and it does not alway lead to illness or require treatment. Fecal test counts (i.e. number of eggs per slide or average per field) are usually provided and utilized in order to decide whether treatment is necessary or not. Often veterinary diagnostic...

I just got a medium piece of Zoo Med Mopani Wood to add to Oscar's viv decor. He licked it several times yesterday which I attributed to its being new. Today, he was sitting on it and licked it twice and then he bit it! He didn't seem to break any off and he just did it that once as far as I...

I would recommend contacting an animal emergency clinic (preferably one at a veterinary college) for advice on whether or not to try getting Tanktu to vomit the marble. Generally, there is a small window of time when this is possible so you should call NOW. Once the marble is in the intestines...

Actually, most experienced breeders can sex their dragons with great accuracy (i.e. over 90 percent) by the time they are 6-9 weeks of age using external features around the vent area.

IMHO, I would choose a baby that is bright, alert and responsive. Make sure that his/her eyes stay open and look clear. Check the limbs and tail for nips or deformities. You should stay away from the smallest of the clutch. After those considerations, just choose the one that stands out in...

Closing of the eyes is a general sign of ill thrift or stress. It may or may not be the result of a true ocular problem. Aside from the megaray, exactly what other bulbs do you have? I would wonder about a respiratory infection since there is something plugging a nostril (dried discharge?)...