ALL BLACK/PURPLE BEARDED DRAGON HELP!! UPDATED!!

[ILoveLemmonade]

If you want to see her true color, maybe keep her off of any colored sand? If she's on orange sand, she'll be dyed orange. Since you've decided to go with sand, maybe stick to un-dyed sand? I'm actually asking this, not trying to be smart.

Lol its fine. I actually got them off sand now. I put a reptile liner in the tank. Sand was temporary

Oh, I see. Great!

 

[Chico1234]

Tank

i know you guys will say its to small but is all i got right now. and its not that bad. Beardie recovery tank

her today. still has some purple stain

she looks alot better

 

[ILoveLemmonade]

She looks better. I don't think the enclosure is too small for one bearded Dragon. But it looks like you're housing both of your dragons together. I'm not sure if that's a good idea since you just received her and don't know what sort of parasites or other illnesses it may have. Other than that though, you seem to be taking pretty good care of her. She will be very happy with you!

 

[Chico1234]

She looks better. I don't think the enclosure is too small for one bearded Dragon. But it looks like you're housing both of your dragons together. I'm not sure if that's a good idea since you just received her and don't know what sort of parasites or other illnesses it may have. Other than that though, you seem to be taking pretty good care of her. She will be very happy with you!

ya i was worried about the parasites but they both were dewormed and both had a mite bath. the whole enclosure gets treated for parasites. and im monitoring them daily. soo far so good

 

[Jam]

I wanna buy it. but idk what kind it is and idk if its healthy for it to be that color

Hi there,

I was wondering seeing there has not been any other post regarding vet visit, have you taken it to the vet
to ensure the color is natural vs a history of stress?

Nevermind, I missed the updates somehow. Got it. Hope all is well



Thanks in advance,

Josie

 

[parodyofagirl]

I am not trying to alarm you, because this could be a rare and natural color variation...but the inside of her mouth is yellow as is the area around her eyes. Along with the sunken fat pads these could be symptoms of liver problems.

What color are her urates?

 

[Chico1234]

I am not trying to alarm you, because this could be a rare and natural color variation...but the inside of her mouth is yellow as is the area around her eyes. Along with the sunken fat pads these could be symptoms of liver problems.

What color are her urates?

white and the rest is brown or green poo. Depending on what she ate

 

[parodyofagirl]

If her urates are white, she is probably fine. Gold or yellowish in the urates is not a good sign.

It would be really neat if you have a bearded dragon with a naturally yellow mouth. It isn't something you usually see in pogona vitticeps.

 

[Chico1234]

If her urates are white, she is probably fine. Gold or yellowish in the urates is not a good sign.

It would be really neat if you have a bearded dragon with a naturally yellow mouth. It isn't something you usually see in pogona vitticeps.

I'll keep u updated. She's still not in the best condition. I'm deworming her again and she's on supplements for skinnyness and mell nutrition

 

[diamc]

Is your other beardie a male or female? It really would be safer & healthier for the new beardie to be in her own tank. The stress of her being housed with another beardie especially in her weakened state with no fat pads & dehydration. Stress can actually cause their coccidia level to get too high which isn't good either. Do you have another tank?

If the other beardie is a male, he could breed her in a split second and she certainly isn't in any shape to be gravid.

 

[Chico1234]

Is your other beardie a male or female? It really would be safer & healthier for the new beardie to be in her own tank. The stress of her being housed with another beardie especially in her weakened state with no fat pads & dehydration. Stress can actually cause their coccidia level to get too high which isn't good either. Do you have another tank?

If the other beardie is a male, he could breed her in a split second and she certainly isn't in any shape to be gravid.

They are seperate. I separated them that day. He is a male. They are in seperate tanks and can't see one another

 

[diamc]

Oh, that's good, happy to hear that.