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Hi Everyone, I realize it's only February but I'm already looking forward to the warm weather. I want to be able to take Dawkins outside while still keeping him safe. He has a leash but I think an outdoor enclosure would be better. I was eyeing the ware animal hut...

Hi Everyone, After I spent a disgusting amount of money at the vet we figured out that coccidia and worms were to blame for Dawkins' colon prolapsing. We think he was infected by a sick batch of crickets that I ordered. The vet put him on albon and panacur. I know albon can be particularly hard...

Hi Everyone, It seems like I'm in the health forums everyday with this new rescue. He's driving me absolutely crazy. Today while he was in the bath I noticed he was missing a lot of scales at the end of his tail where he used to have several old sheds that his previous owner had never taken care...

Hi everyone, My latest rescue has me worried sick. He's been here a week and hasn't eaten a single thing. He took one minuscule piece of collards from me the second day he was here and then he refused to eat any more. He hasn't touched a single cricket either. I know his old home used to solely...

So I rescued a dragon today and when I picked him up it was clear there were several husbandry issues. The owner said he will only eat roaches and refuses salad (although her version of salad was kale 100% of the time). He seems incredibly overweight though. Before today I didn't know that it...

I'm looking to build a double enclosure for my lizards so that'll free up a 36x18x18 exo terra and a regular 36x18x12 tank. I know a lot of people use rack systems but I prefer display cages since I don't keep too many reptiles. What size do you guys recommend for an adult ball python? I was...

So I'm adopting a new bearded dragon next weekend and he comes with a small roach colony. I've been resisting roaches for the longest time but I'm finally breaking down and I'm going to try my hand at breeding them. Anyone have any tips on breeding, feeding, or general care? I was particularly...

Hi Everyone, So I've been looking to adopt or take in a bearded dragon and the thought occurred to me that Dawkins, my current beardie, has his own feeding bin. Do you guys use one feeding bin for all your animals or do you have separate bins for each reptile? By the way I'm not talking about...

Hi everyone. I was skimming some articles online about the different legislations on snakes when I came across the New Jersey regulation on possession of non game and exotic wildlife. ( here's the link to it http://www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/pdf/permregs.pdf ) apparently if you own any reptile...

Hi everyone! I thought it'd be interesting to see how many crickets your dragon eats. I'm particularly interested in how many crickets dragons under one year of age eat. I did about 6 months of research before I got my beardie and everyone I talked to (at expos and reptile shops, not...

Hi everyone! My beardie is about 4 months old and I'm still in the process of taming him. As you all know baby beardies can be awfully fast and squirmy. But, every time I finish handling him my arms and hands are totally covered in scratches. Nothing that makes me bleed or anything but it's...

Hi everyone! I'm not sure if this should be in enclosures or general but we'll give it a shot here. I was wondering where you guys buy the larger terrariums. At the pet stores the largest ones they usually have are the large exo terras which are only 36 inches long. I'm looking for something...

Hi everyone! I got my first lizard, a hypo lemon beardie, about two months ago. Well, I've been bitten by the "reptile bug" and I'm already looking to expand my collection. I really want to get a blue tongue skink. The only problem is I'm still a student and the room I live in is only about...

I bought my dragon on Saturday and since then he's eaten maybe 15 crickets in the 3 days I've had him. I understand that relocation stress can decrease their appetite but he's beginning to look a bit thin. I thought about taking him to the vet but then that'd put him under even more stress...

I bought my dragon on Saturday. Saturday night he ate maybe eight crickets and then Sunday morning he ate maybe three or four. Sunday night and monday morning he refused to touch a single cricket. He's showed absolutely zero interest in his salad but I still offer fresh salad every morning. His...

Hi everyone! This is Dawkins, my first bearded dragon. He's named after the famous evolutionary biologist, a personal hero of mine, Richard Dawkins. When he gets older he's going to be a bright yellow color. I purchased him from Dragon Fortress at a local expo, they told me he was hatched on...

So I'm going to pick up my dragon Dawkins in 3 days and I'm beginning to panic about cleaning his tank. I've already set it up and I'm in the process of tweaking the tempetures to be just right for him to come home to. I was all ready to care for him after having done over 6 months of research...

I just setup my tank and I won't be bringing my dragon home for a few weeks but I'm already concerned about cleaning the tank. I decided that the first Saturday of every month I'll replace all the substrate and clean the tank and everything in it. The only thing I don't know how to do is clean...

Right now I'm using Exo Terra brand calcium and multivitamin powders. Now I'm thinking about switching to the Rep Cal and Herptivite powders. I was also considering the Repashy calcium. What is the best calcium and multivitamin brand? What does everyone use? Thanks for the help! :D

I'm trying to decide between dubia roaches and crickets for my new dragon's main feeder insect. I don't really want to deal with escaped crickets in the house so I'm leaning towards the roaches. The only thing that's stopping me from going ahead and ordering them is that despite my best efforts...