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I was curious how many of you handle your dragons shortly after feeding? I've always been told to allow them at least a couple of hours to digest food after feeding as well as to make sure they have at least a couple hours to soak up some heat to aid in digestion. But how long do you typically...

I've had Phoenix now for almost 3 months. She's approx 7-8 months old, according to her breeder. She was just beginning a shed when I got her in early September. Since then, she's had one partial shed, only shedding her tail. Starting yesterday, she's started getting gray like she's about to...

I've caught Phoenix rubbing her face on things in her enclosure twice this morning. I know she obviously does this when she has some loose shedding that she's trying to get off, but she isn't shedding right now. Her color is a little darker than usual, but she does brighten up a little during...

I have to run off to work really quickly so I am going to try to make this short. My beardie vomited today. Does anyone know possible reasons that a beadie may throw up and how serious this is? I'd give more info but there's a lot of variables right now and I don't have time to list them. I...

You all have been giving me a hard time that I've had my dragon Phoenix for about 6 weeks now and haven't posted any pics. Well here they are. In some of them, she is currently starting a shed on her legs and tail...she loves her daily bath right about now. Enjoy! These pics...

Is it common for a dragon to become brighter within a couple seconds of being fed? Every morning when I approach Phoenix's tank, she is still somewhat darker trying to absorb that morning light while the basking spot climbs in temps...but after about an hour of lights on, I feed her. But when...

My beardie has been seen the past few days going into her hide a few times daily. Today, she went into it like she does for bed, but she went in a little sooner than usual. I'm assuming she's getting ready for bed and makes no plans for coming back out tonight. Some of you think that she may...

I've caught Phoenix in her hiding cave a couple times the past 2 days during the daytime. Her hide is in her basking side because she likes to sleep under the warm cave after the lights have gone out. She has some hides on her cool side but rarely ever uses them. I don't think it is because...

I've posted on the Health forum yesterday. I bought Phoenix, a 5-month old yesterday at a show. I had her set up all ready to go, but I was told the MINIMUM distance she should be away from her Solar Glo 160W blub should be 18". Today I saw her basking in her spot before I changed the...

So I went to the reptile show today in Fairview Heights, IL, and finally got the dragon I've been waiting for about a month to get now. Beautiful dragon. I'm told she's a mix of Sandfire and Red Snow. I can tell from talking to the breeder she's very well taken care of. She is very sweet and...

I've been reading about recent research showing some coil bulbs being harmful, and I've read a lot of you had similar problems. I asked the local exotics shop owner who is pretty reputable around here about it, and he said he was contacted by the St. Louis zoo about it, and that the problems...

I've been reading some posts on here about people raising their own feeders. Worms, roaches, etc. When I used to frequent Herp forums a few years ago, I heard about that, but it seemed pretty rare that someone would actually do that. On this board, it seems fairly common? How much work is...

I'm getting a Beardy on Saturday from a show. I'm very excited and ready to have a new dragon in the apartment. I also have an Interpreter's Conference at the end of the month, (Sept. 25-27). I can easily have my girlfriend look after the dragon while I'm out of town, but I want to bring him...

It's been a while since I've been to a reptile show, and have forgotten typcial prices for baby beardies. Was wondering if anyone could give me a ballpark figure for the dragon itself to help me plan a budget between now and then. Both male and female prices would be appreciated, as I still...