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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...

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...