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Sure I have a few I’ve taken and been sharing with his vet I’ll post here. This first image I have compiled from before he started the eye cream and then comparisons of 1 week of having the eye cream. I have made an error with the date on the lower left image which should say 15/1/23 and not...

Not so much a question as it is sharing about one of my rescues. Some of you have probably already seen a bunch of stuff I’ve posted about my rescue dragon Spike. He has a blocked tear duct in his left eye that’s resulted in some swelling toward the front of the eye (under the skin and toward...

Adding another reply to this thread to say that the anti-scratch sock is reptile vet approved. He had his follow up checkup the other day and was wearing his sock when he went. Reptile vet asked about it and when I explained what it was and why he was wearing it they were very impressed with the...

I’m not 100% certain of his age as I didn’t get much background from his original owners other than that he was kept in the same enclosure with another male and they’d been fighting as a result. At the time the estimate from a reptile vet was he was at least 1 year old, possibly 2 years. That...

I’ve been keeping an eye on him (no pun intended) and he’s had the sock on for 3 days now. He’s made no attempts to remove the sock and actually seems to like having it on. When I let him out of his enclosure for some roaming time he seems to enjoy ‘flaunting it’ over my other dragon like he’s...

Thought I’d post about what I’ve done for my eldest rescue Spike in the hopes it might be useful to someone else. Spike currently has an eye issue that is a suspected blocked tear duct that has resulted in some swelling, watery eye and discomfort. He now has a special eye cream to treat this...

Thankyou! It’s definitely been a lot of time and patience to get them to where they are now but I can say that once you start to get them feeling good and healthy again they’ll often realise that you’re helping them and start to trust you more. It’s often beneficial to have a think about their...

He’s got some more fish now as I got a big 130 Litre tank this Christmas that’s set up right across from his enclosure so he pretty much sits and watches the bigger fish for most of the day now. I’d never have thought a lizard would be so into fish before but it’s great to have something that...

Haven’t updated here in a while so this update is just to say that Spike has been given the all clear from Osteomyelitis early 2022. His latest X-rays surprised us all by showing new healthy bone growth which I was told isn’t something you generally see with this. For anyone in the same...

Sorry for the late response. For some reason I didn’t get notified of this. Yes they both climb the wire on occassion which is another reason that I put down the synthetic turf mats and when I set them up on the grass in the yard I always do a check of the area and remove any pebbles or sticks...

Hi everyone. I figured I’d make a post here about my DIY Outdoor setup I’ve made for my dragons so they can get time in the natural sunlight and stay safe at the same time. The setup is pretty simple so you don’t need to be extremely skilled. What you’ll need: stiff wire mesh panels A roll of...

Haha yes. Both my dragons are very nosy (don’t worry they’re housed seperately and in seperate rooms) and love to intently watch what’s happening. This one that bobs used to be very shy and would hide away all the time when I first had him but he’s gotten over that now. We have been doing some...

I’m asking more out of curiosity than concern but my youngest dragon (estimated to be around 4 years old) who I got as a rescue from unfit owners head bobs at me and my family members sometimes with a darkened beard and sometimes without BUT he only does this when we are in the kitchen...

Spike snoozing wrong way around on his handmade pillow and quilted mattress

A new update. The final test they were running from the biopsy came back and showed that there’s no fungal OR really bad bacteria involvement and what is present is a basic inflammatory bacteria. The treatment he’s been on and still is on is the best possible for this sort of bacteria...

Thankyou. I had actually considered vet work previously but unfortunately while I’m good with animals I’m not so great with people. That said I am working more toward getting into the conservation and rehabilitation side of reptile/amphibian work. I’m of the belief that you’re never truly done...

Ok so Spike had a followup today to check how the biopsy site is healing up and that’s healing well. I’ve also had some questions answered by the vet and will post photos of the q’s and A’s as well as transcribe them here for ease of reading. He has another follow up specifically for the...

September was when I noticed the lump and he was able to get in the day after I noticed it so it’s been around 3 months on Ceftazidine. He’s just finished his 3rd course and each course is 10 injections he has a 4th course ready to go. As someone who also undergoes regular injections I know they...

Oh wow that looks pretty fancy. I also just got a bit of an update from his vet regarding the biopsy. The pathology isn’t fully complete but they have found so far that the mass is inflammatory in nature so that’s good news considering what it could have been. They’ve also said they’re currently...