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First thing Saturday morning I wound up rushing Zeke to the vet because, somehow, he managed to get a piece of paper towel out from under his tile and was choking on it. The vet was able to remove the paper towel, but in the process gouged the side of Zeke's throat (Zeke bit down on the tongs)...

Four weeks ago my beardie went off his food. Zeke has always had a habit of eating well for a few weeks and then ignoring food for a few days before going back to eating. Unfortunately this is turning a real concern. In the last four weeks Zeke has eaten maybe 20 live feeders and a few bites of...

I've noticed that slowly, over the last few months, Zeke is not so interested in live feeders. He is right at 2 years old and I know when they get older, salads become the primary food source and the number of live feeders dail back. However, Zeke is only interested in eating his worms every...

I am a little confused on the proper length for a dragon's nails and was wondering if you guys could provide a little help. I know Zeke's nails are too long, but I'm not sure how short to shoot for either. Is there a sort of rule of thumb or at the very least some pictures I can use for...

About two weeks ago, my beardie Zeke, started camping out in his cave for several days on end. He is awake and alert while in the cave, but he is refusing to come out to eat or bask. At first I let him do as he pleased, but he his in his cave for four solid days. I started to get really worried...

Now the summer is coming, my mom has gotten back into her habit of making the temperatures in the house fluctuate like mad. I'm talking almost 15 degree differences based on her mood. Sometimes she likes 62 and other time 75 still isn't warm enough for her. As a result Zeke's basking spot is...

It was only recently that Zeke got used to being handled. He no longer fights me and will actually go to climb up on my shirt if I'm holding him. I've also started letting him roam around my room (supervised). While he is out of the tank, his colors become extremely vibrant and light. His belly...

To begin with I never provided any variety in the live feeders my guy eats. I couldn't convince my parents that insects weren't going to overrun the house so we stuck solely to crickets. However, after a lot of time, my parents have agreed to me keeping pretty much any insect around the house so...

Zeke is a worm man. He loves any and all kinds of worms and has since I first brought him home. He is normally a shy eater, but he gets so interested in them he will even eat them when I'm around (normally a very shy eater). However, I haven't really found a way to make them a staple feeder...

I've been thinking about giving other feeders shot with my little guy and I was thinking I might try out hornworms. Thing is, I'm very (probably unnecessarily) concerned about their size. Namely how quick they grow and what size I can feed to Zeke. He recently has a two month long bout of...

I'm steadily getting more and more worried about my beardie. I posted in health a few days ago with no response and thought I'd move over here since I saw a more concerning symptom. Back in early November Zeke had a little difficulty with pooping and was trying to go into brumation. The vet...

Back in Mid-October I believe it was, Zeke began to prepare for his first brumation. He slowed down significantly and was staying in the cooler portion of the tank, napping off and on. However, he still seemed to have a bit of an appetite for salads, but went off his feeders entirely. I noticed...

In September, Zeke started slowing down and went off his food completely. He started napping periodically throughout the day. Took him to the vet, had some tests run, and determined it was our first brumation! After about a week, Zeke stopped coming out of his cave completely and continued to...

Zeke is going into his first brumation, which has me all sorts of worried. I've read the article on brumation, but still have a few quick questions. When do I stop offering food? Zeke has been off food completely for the last week and half, had a final poo within two days of the last time he...

Recently Zeke has been slowing down, has almost entirely gone off his food, and is napping on and off most days. He went to the vet, had a fecal done, and everything came back clean. Since he's about 1.5 years old, my guess is Zeke is brumating or at least getting ready for it. Considering the...

Zeke has left me in a rather tight spot. Recently he had to go to the vet for his second infestation of parasites. The last time he was treated was roughly six months ago. The vet told me he was probably getting reinfected due to his cricket source (the only pet store within a reasonable...

I've been reading these forums on and off since I got my beardie 8 months ago. One thing that comes up over and over against is the length of the beardie from tip of the nose to the tip of the tail. This seems like pretty valuable information to have when it comes to what feeders are acceptable...

I'm stumped with how to deal with my beardie. I got Zeke about 8 months ago. At the time I got him he was roughly 7-8 months old. I got him for free from one of my mother's coworkers who no longer wanted him. He was very poorly taken care of for those long first months of his life; he was fed...