Recent content by lovemybeardies

There is a major chain pet store in my area that does not take proper care of its reptiles. I'm a veterinarian in this town and I discovered a very very tiny frail baby beardie laying in an empty water bowl near death when I visited the store last weekend. The cage was filthy with dirty sand and...

Violet I have a dragon with this name and she is sweet and lovely.

I'm a veterinarian who rescues neglected dragons and it has been fulfilling. I have saved many dragons from death, but some still have lingering problems from metabolic bone disease, malnutrition at an early age, etc. I do adopt some of my dragons out to pre-screened good homes, but even the...

I'm glad others were sickened by this video. I started to watch it after it was sent to me in one of their e-mails. I thought it was simply going to be a tour of their breeding facility. I had no preparation whatsoever for the feeding of the poor anole to the dragon. I immediately stopped the...

I rescued a beardie that had a spot on his chin similar to your beardie's. It turned out that this poor beardie had been banging his face against the wall of his viv repeatedly which resulted in this sore, calloused area. I imagine it was due to stress and/or being able to see other beardies in...

I heard directly from the phoenix worm store that they will be in short supply or out of worms for at least a month. I'm sure this is due to the cricket shortage.

I buy my superworms from http://www.reptilefood.com. They are called zophobas worms on their website and you can buy them in three sizes (small, medium, large).

Best place I've found is http://www.reptilefood.com. Great prices and superior customer service.

I noticed that you said you buy canned feeders (crickets/worms). Most of my dragons will only eat live feeders. You might want to try some live feeders and see if that helps his appetite.

Good for you for rescuing that poor beardie! I rescue beardies, too, and have dealt with many of the same issues you're facing here. Your beardie is probably experiencing relocation stress as well as dehydration/malnutrition/starvation issues. Her dark color is probably due to stress. Does she...

I'm so sorry for the loss of poor Skinny Minny. I'm so glad you found her and gave her the love and caring she never had. She was a precious beardie and she is now at peace, no more suffering and hardship. You are a special person for trying to save her.

I only had you a short time, my sweet little Rascal, but I will always remember you. You were so frail and small, so weak. You didn't receive proper care before I rescued you. You were a fighter and I will never forget your spirit. I know you are in a better place and I hope you are chasing...

I took two rescues in over the weekend from a reptile show that looked a lot like this poor soul. They are a male/female pair, so thin... I was shocked myself. They were so dirty... three baths later they still have retained shed, crud, dirt... but I'm doing my best. I can't believe the man was...

I used the Deep Dome fixture as well.

I have three "reptile rooms" in my house that contain multiple tanks/vivs of rescued beardies. I have had to reduce the wattage of my basking bulbs to maintain proper temperatures as the weather has gotten warmer. I use a digital probe thermometer and keep everyone's hot side right at 100-105...