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Hi everyone, I've been into reptiles all my life but wasn't allowed to keep them up until 3 years ago when I moved out. I've learned a ton from them, had lots of laughs, a bit of crying, but mostly enjoyed myself. I currently have a leopard gecko, bearded dragon, veiled chameleon, and pink toe...

I need help with my dubia. My colony is a little over a year old now, and it was doing splendid. Recently, I had some mass die-offs of adults, but I figured some of them were just reaching the end of their lives. It was probably around 10 a day dying. This started early December, and I...

I guess I'd just like to start a little discussion. Why is 105-110F surface recommended for dragons? Where do these numbers come from? Are we doing it simply because the keepers before us did it, and that's what the care sheets say? I understand you've been keeping dragons for years now and...

I'm getting a bioactive put together for my beardie. I've been collecting rolly pollies for about a week now in my backyard and I'd say I have around 200. These will help with the poop and should be the only isopods I need, correct? In my digging, I guess I accidentally grabbed a ton of baby...

I unsuccessfully went hunting for some isopods and springtails in the woods behind my house. I'm trying to get a bioactive enclosure going. Anyone know of any reliable, cheap places I could buy some that would survive in a BD enclosure? Thanks

Hello Everyone, My last little girl passed away a few months ago due to liver complications. I feel ready for another, but this time I'm going to rescue from craigslist rather than getting a baby from a petshop. I found a 9-month-old dragon in need of a home, but he's a leatherback. I've heard...

Here's the scenario: You have an adult beardie and are put in a situation where you either have to give it away or have it live in a situation where it will be alone starting Monday morning all the way through Thursday evening (job changes) once every month, but this will only be the situation...

I got Bart in May, she was about 2 months old. From the get-go, I had perfect husbandry and no mistakes were made to my knowledge. Great appetite, eats her crickets and salad occasionally. In September, she started slowing down, but I just attributed it to a crazy baby starting to chill out. In...

About two months ago my Bart started with swollen front legs and lowered energy. It got worse and worse quickly so I took her to a vet. He did a blood test, saw high uric acid levels, and prescribed gout medicine-allopurinol. This was about a month ago. About 2.5 weeks ago she stopped eating and...

Pretty sure my dragon is ADV+. I'm sending off a sample to a lab soon to make sure, but she has all the symptoms, including not eating. She hasn't eaten in about a little over a week, so what can I order online to feed through a syringe? I've tried blending, but just can't get it fine enough to...

http://i.imgur.com/0a8X09E.jpg I took Bart to the vet a few weeks ago and he did a blood test on her, came back with high uric levels. He never said gout, I kept asking but it was always "Eh...". It just seemed like he didn't want to diagnose her, but this is seriously the best reptile vet in...

Brought my beardie into the vet a few weeks ago for lowered appetite, swollen limbs, and lethargy. I pretty much narrowed it down to gout before going in, as my setup/lighting/care is basically perfect. A blood test was done and uric acid levels were at 20.1, where normal is 1.6-11.4. I was not...

Hi everyone, Soon I'll be moving to a new city (new temporary job in between semesters) and I'll be taking my little one with me. She is currently in a 1.5ft wide x 4 ft long x 19in tall tank right now. The thing weighs about 150 pounds and isn't the most mobile thing. She uses about 30-40% of...

I recently have had concerns of gout in my bearded dragon. I haven't narrowed it down to dubia roaches yet but I did a lot of research on the roaches diet and how it impacts my dragon. I'll be able to go to the vet earliest on Friday. In the meantime I would like to try anything to help her. I...

I've recently discovered that gout is something that can occur in reptiles and I think I've finally figured out what's wrong with my Bart. Please take a look at the album I'll attach. She's been acting strange for about 2 months (lowered appetite, less mobile, lazier) and the swollen wrists...

Hi all, I have a 9 month old dragon and lately she has been turning her head up at dubias. I started breeding them as I thought it would save money, but I guess she's grown tired of them. She eats nowhere the amount she used to, maybe 2 a day if I'm lucky. I just by chance happened to find a...

I noticed recently that my girl is showing signs of MBD. Her appetite lowered, she's gotten lazier and doesn't perk up and bask like usual. What sealed the deal today is that I picked her up and bathed her and when I went to put her back she moved with twitchy jerky motions. Now I'm really...

I am in a 3D printing class and we have our big final project to come up with a product that improves our daily life. I have a dubia colony and it's just a big mix of different sizes and I kind of have a design laid out of different cylindrical modular pieces that will hold different sizes by...

I got a job offer out of town for six months. At first, I considered selling her but decided I wouldn't be able to do that. The place I'm staying won't be a fan of a giant glass tank, nor do I have a way to transport it, so I need other options. Could a large (BIG) plastic tub be a good option...

I am a sophomore in college and I just got off a phone interview with a great company and I honestly think I have a co-op secured, which is an 8 month employment that consumes a summer and I would take a semester off school. It will be in a city 3 hours away from my home city. No problem, I'd...