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    HELP! 8 years old Beardie threw up last night, and is now dehydrated and lethargic

    Hello! I am at my wits end on getting advice for how to care for my beardie after last night. I've called every vet in town and no one is available to help. He ate two horn worms that are way too big 2 days ago, I was looking for him to pass it. He didn't but was pooping everything else he had...
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    Respiratory Infection treatment

    Hello! We need some help regarding Calcifer's respiratory infection :( we are scheduled to take him to the vet later. Unfortunately the vet in our area is not an exotic one. The nearest exotic vet is over an hours drive away and has a very restricted schedule. Anyways, what would the...
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    runny nose

    Hello! Unfortunately this morning I found that there was some snot in one of Calcifers nostrils. We put his hammock higher up and monitored the temperature, thinking he had a respiratory infection. But later that day he shed that very nostril! The snot's gone now. Is it a respiratory...
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    Black beard, acting skittish

    Please help! Cal was acting completely normal up until about an hour or two ago. It started when he was somewhat jumpy when I approached his tank to give him some squash, and when I showed it to him he backed away really quickly. I took him out of his tank and his beard started to turn gray...
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    Help! He ate a whole pencil eraser!

    Pls help! Cal was being silly and tried to eat a plastic golf pencil before i could stop him. He obviously couldnt eat the whole pencil, but he managed to eat the eraser!! I tried to get it out of his mouth with no success, so he chewed and swallowed the whole thing :( it was a little less...
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    Instagrams!

    Hey! Does anyone else here have an instagram about their beardies? (or any other reptile, really) I think it would be cool to have a thread on where else lizard content can be found. Feel free to add any other sort of social media too! Calcifer has an instagram: my.pal.cal
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    Hard urates and impaction

    Hello everyone! Calcifer has not been eating much and has had hard urates for a while now. We got him tested after ruling out dehydration and has been diagnosed with pinworms so the vet sent us home with critical care, vitamins and meds. Its been a week and a half of Panacur, critical care +...
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    1 yr old beardie refuses to eat, losing weight :(

    Hello! Calcifer is nearing 1 year old, and we're getting concerned with his weight. He began losing weight when he got coccidia, and after being treated with ponazuril he was moved to a new tank (which he showed very little stress about). He received his first dose of medicine a month ago, and...
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    Cal's strange genetics

    Our young beardie Calcifer is an orange dunner. We are weirded out by his beard; more specifically the skin under his beard, which is pitch black. He has had it all his life with us no matter the mood :dontknow: we just always chalked it up to genetics. Has anyone else seen this? sorry...
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    Big decision

    Hello! We have a rather complicated situation. Our 11 month old beardie Calcifer has coccidia :( he has been treated once, and since that treatment was ineffective we are moving on to another in a few days. In the meantime, he is still sick. We also are afraid he may have a respiratory...
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    How to Clean for Coccidia?

    Hello everyone! My poor 10 month old Calcifer is showing signs of some sort of parasite. The fecal results should be coming in today, and i'm hoping it's just a overload of coccidia. Whatever it is, i'm starting his new cleaning routine today. So far I've removed everything from his tank, and...
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    Swallowed something weird???

    My 9 month old beardie Calcifer ate something strange off the floor today!! I looked away for one minute and then saw him chewing. Ive been trying to get it out of the back of his throat for the past few mintues with a q tip. It seemed like paper, it was flakey looking. but I think its down...
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    Temporary move

    Hello! Our house has an ant problem so we are having it sprayed. The exterminator said that all people and pets need to be out of the building for at least 8 hours. Our beardie, Calcifer, will need to be out of the house for a whole day! Our dilemma is that he lives in a big heavy glass tank...
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    Sub adult has problem with plates???

    Hi! My new 8 month old beardie, Calcifer, is acting very strange. We know he eats veggies, witnessed it with my own eyes. But lately he wont eat them off the plate, but rather out of my hand or off the ground. It would be laughable if it werent so dang annoying. He would have a full plate...
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    Tips on getting poo out of fabric

    As you may have guessed, Calcifer pooped in his hammock :roll: . Are there any strategies to getting the stain and germs out? Its just a cheap bandana, 100% cotton. Thank you!
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    Meet Calcifer! (pictures)

    Just a post to introduce Calcifer, my new sub-adult! He's a very pretty orange dunner. He's been super skittish since coming in the mail, obviously, but we hope he will warm up to us fast :D (sorry for the weirdly shaped photos, they were taken on my phone)
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    Best way to clean ENORMOUS tank??

    Hi again. I've been posting a lot lately because I have a new sub adult dunner on the way! Anyways, as you may have guessed from the title, I need to thoroughly sanitize a big tank. It's about 72 gallons according to the calculator on here, and its very heavy. Is there a way I can completely...
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    Unboxing tips?

    Hello all! I am getting a beautiful sub-adult dunner this monday (from Lizard King-https://www.facebook.com/LizardKingBeardedDragons name TBA) and I've been finding it hard to get info on the topic. So, how do you go about unboxing a beardie? What are the steps afterward? I've heard from...
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    What now?

    Hi! Just wondering, after poor Mushu passed away, what do I do with the crickets? Im not sure if theyre native here, so they cant be released, and I dont know anybody who could use them. Any suggestions? Thanks!
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    Goodbye Mushu

    Our first beardie and pet, Mushu, died unexpectedly yesterday. It was a very sudden end. After having an enema for impaction he fell ill and the day after the vet visit. He was a true family member and is missed deeply. Goodbye, Moo, we love you so much 2012-2015
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