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It has gone away now. I think maybe he just kind of shed too early. Now he is just a little bit pink in some parts of the skin, but he seems fine. When I touch it it does not feel weird and he does not seem to notice. Also, Socrates has been acting very happy and healty. I don't know what that...

Socrates just finished sheding the area at the back of his head where the back spines are. I just gave him a warm bath and noticed that the area was kind of pink in the skin and one of the spines has a red tip! We did NOT pull at the shed at all as usual and I don't think this has happened...

I know what you are talking about when you say "less yellow". I don't know what else to say. He might get over it in a week or two. Give him beardeddragon.org's love. Maybe that will help! :lol:

I understand. I did that with Socrates too. It is easier than cleaning the entire cage. That is very weird that he was so violent for so long. Maybe you should PM one of the more experienced people on this site and ask if they have ever heard of something like Reggie's behavior. Acidophiliz is...

No, seriously, Socrates does seem to show an intrest in the Dallas Morning News paper sections we put in as his substrate. :o Maybe he did become more serious than most beardies! :lol:

Hope things are going better. My beardie had trouble adjusting to his new basking lamp combinations too. :( Eventually, we found out that he needed to have lower temps. and not too powerful a bulb. It sounds like your beardie is afraid of being cooked. Socrates did that before and we...

That is SO FUNNY! :lol: Beardies are famous for their odd sleeping positions. My beadie has slept kind of like that before, but not that weird! :P

That is strange. You seem to have all of the right stuff that I can see. However, on an unrelated note, I would not bathe your beardie every day or every other day. Once a week or twice should definitely be sufficient unless he is dirty. Because beardies are desert lizards, they should not be...

Yes, I think it would be best to be cautious about all the foods you feed your beardie. Citrus fruits are NOT for beardies. But, in more relation to the subject, my beardie really doesn't seem to have very good eyesight at all. Or maybe he has "selective" eyesight. For example, he will notice...

I guess I'm lucky. Socrates loves his baths, especially after he settles in to the temp. difference. Sometimes he sticks his tail straight up in the bath though. We call it his antenna! Usually after about four or five minutes, his tail will go down and he will happily splash himself and swim...

What? That wasn't snooty at all! I loved your beardie adventure story! :wink:

That is so cute. I take my beardie out in the neighborhood a lot. Then again, I live in Texas, so we don't have a dirth of heat! :D I get a lot of questions about Socrates too. Fortunately none as weird as that 8 yr. old's questions!

I did not know that! It is so great to have a site with people like you on it to help others. I know that when my poor Socrates was sick I was very glad to have you guys to help us through it. Socrates finally got over his coccidia after a long period of treatment with albon. We thought he was...

That is hilarious! I love beardies! They always surprise you with their cuteness. :lol:

Hey, I did that! Unfortunately, it kept coming off of Socrates, so we would just find colorful ribbons everywhere! :D

I let my beardie run around my house all the time! Sometimes we even leave him out for a few hours while he basks in the window and plays. When I come home, I look all around the house for him. Sometimes I close several doors, but the majority of the house is at his command. Every once in a...

I hope your beardie can get over the coccidia. I don't really know, but I don't think that black color tail is a problem. I think that Socrates sheds in sections, and it gets that dulled darker color when he does. Keep watching the tail to see if it sheds and keep disinfecting and working hard...

Ha ha! That is funny! My beardie loves his baths. Thankfully, he has never seemed to be mad at me for putting him in one or taking him out. Sometimes he puts his tail up like an antenna in the bath. :D

that is so sad! Are you getting another one? Did you take him to a vet? My beardie had some VERY bad health problems when I first got him. He struggled with coccidia and some possible vitamin deficiencies. He stopped eating... it was very sad and lasted about four months of his cute little life...

Socrates has become the closest thing my orchestra has to a mascot, too. We usually have a picture of him around somewhere. Pookie is so cute. He looks a lot like Socrates! I love the WORMS poster.