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Beardie is always sleepy and has trouble with back legs
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[QUOTE="xp29, post: 2014743, member: 114539"] Bleach DOES NOT kill Coccidia. The only thing that is really effective is ammonia and high heat. Both have to be in contact for 10 minutes ish to kill it. Ammonia is toxic and has to be rinsed/aired out to zero fumes. A steam wand can be used but it is slow. It takes 200 plus degrees to kill it. If decor can be put in the oven or boiling water for 10 minutes or so it can be reused, if not i would do like Beardielover9000 said and toss it. (If your dragon test positive for it). The main thing to get Coccidia under control is to break its life cycle. What i mean by that is, Coccidia has to be pooped out and reingested as part of its life cycle. If you sanitize and keep it from being reingested than you cure the outbreak. The way it is spread is by your beardie dragging its tail or walking through the poop, it gets in its food or on surfaces it licks and is reingested. Once you have your habitat sanitized you can use f10, wipeout(has ammonia so air it out) or chlorhexidine (you can get it at tractor suppy in the horse section). As for baths every day is to often. Also don't run the water deeper than they can keep their nose out of if they lay flat. Beardies use the same muscle group to walk and to breathe, they can't do both at the same time. They can drown in a few seconds in water that is over their knees. [/QUOTE]
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