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Sand is a breeding ground for bacteria, costs a lot, and it can cause impaction and can cause infection in the cloaca. Calcisand is even worse than regular sand. It can dye your dragons colors and does nothing good for them. [even though the package says it's "good" for them] But it shouldn't...

Is it an infection though? That's what I am wondering D:

So I just moved to Colorado and the only thing I have to keep my apartment cool is a swamp cooler, which increases humidity like crazy. Humidity is standing around 60%! All my other reptiles and arachnids are enjoying this, however, Tiberius is not. I noticed my beardie has a droopy/swollen eye...

She's also SUPER PICKY about her greens and picks the things she wants out of the bowl. I bought a food processor to chop the salad up a little more so she can't be so picky. Should I maybe add a teeny bit of calcium or multivitamin powder to her salad when I make it?

Would a big basking/flood light from walmart or ace hardware work? Small town, no lowes/home depot here. Questions are great! It's all fine. She just kind of... walks weird... I can try to get a video of it tomorrow. It's sort of like a limp, but the limp is on both sides? It's more of a...

Another thing, she never holds herself up like a normal beardie, like this. And her walk has an odd gait to it. She gets calcium dusted insects and I dust her food sometimes. She always holds herself like this Her colors are also like this right after getting insects or while sleeping...

Yeah, and the other vet had the audacity to charge me for the test they never gave me the results on! The temp gun has a laser sight. I take the temps between a foot and 6 inches away. I moved a few things around so she's a little closer to the heat. What brand bulb would you recommend? I've...

Ah, sorry, I heat her with a 100W Ceramic Heat Emitter. Basking spot varies in the 95-97 range because then she actively avoids it and stays on the other side of the cage if it's any higher. I'm using a RYOBI Digital Temperature Gun. I have had two tests done. One said no parasites and the...

Information: Cage: 36"L x 24"D x 22"H Temps: Basking area: 94F Cool side: 79F Reptisun 10.0 UVB Within 6" of her basking spot. Diet: Daily of Mustard/Collard greens with squash [different kinds] and weekly treat of blueberries, strawberries, carrots, etc. thrown in for variety. Also gets bell...

She has always been on a CHE. The only thing that I can tell that changed how she was acting was the sand being removed. Before it was removed, she was active. Why would she need a white basking light if she already has her UVB that gives off a white light? That makes pretty much zero sense? [to...

I use a Ceramic Heat Emitter. Basking spot runs around 88-90F because she'll keep away from it or constantly gape if it's higher than that. Cool side is around 78-80F. I'm thinking about doing a dig box but the last time I did it she never wanted to leave the stupid thing.

So, ever since I moved my adult female beardie off sand, she has been sort of depressed. On sand, she was everywhere, excited for her breakfast every morning and moving around and generally doing things a healthy beardie would be doing. Now she is off sand and has been for about a year and a...

Oop. It stopped strobing. I guess it just needed a little time?

I just got a new Reptisun 10.0 from Petco because it was on sale. I plug it in and it works just fine. However, after about 15 minutes it "flickers". Not on and off, but almost a strobe effect? My other tubes have not done this. Does this mean it is bad?

Hey there, you guys can just call me Kat. c: I have a lot of photos for you all and some of them include snakes and other reptiles! But mostly photos of my bearded dragon, Tiberius. Tiberius is a LADY dragon, which I did not know until earlier this year and I've already had her for two years...

I normally take my bearded dragon into my bathroom and close the door when I want to let her run around. But the bathroom floor is pretty cold and she doesn't usually like it. My parents would KILL me if she pooed on the carpet, especially since we have white carpet. But I really want to let her...

Is it okay to give bearded dragons baby food as a treat every now and then? As long as the only ingredient is the fruit or veggie? I want to give Tibs a little treat now and again and I've heard they like baby food, but wasn't sure if it was okay. Also, does anyone have a good idea on how to...

Tiberius has been rather stubborn lately. The first light I got him, he loved. He basked in it all the time. It was the Repti-sun 10. When it came time to replace it, I got the same brand. But suddenly, he started hiding from it all the time. He'd come out maybe 5 minutes to bask and then would...

Since I switched to paper towels, Tiberius has been antsy and wanting to dig a lot. He's shredding the paper towel substrate I use and it's rather hard to clean up. Can I make some sort of box for him to dig in? Like a shoebox with some sand in it? I just get worried about loose substrate and...

I'm making Tiberius a custom cage soon and I just need to know what kinds of things to stay away from. I'm planning on using wood, then just paper towels and tile for the flooring. A sliding glass door as well. I just don't know what kind of wood and sealant is safe to use! Any advice would be...