EMERGENCY BABY BEARDIES FRONT PAW IS BLOODY AND HANGIN OFF

[Foster53]

I just walked in the door and my baby beardies were fighting (only a month apart) and the smallest one now has his paw hanging off and bleeding and his front leg is just laying there limp. We have no reptile vets near us. What do I DO?

 

[munchkins9802]

Take her to any reptile vet whether far or near. And keep them separated--as you now know, no beardies should be housed together even if the beardies say it is ok.
Did you do anything about it yet--include even calling any vet?

 

[Foster53]

I drove an hour and 45 min. away but I found a vet! They had to amputate the front arm from the elbow down. But Low Fat is running around eating crickets like it never happened. Just so you all know, Low Fat and Big Baby D have been together since they were a month old and we have never had a problem like this. Though Big Baby D (still not much bigger) grew a little bit quicker than Low Fat and I guess he thought he was the ALFA Dragon. Needless to say they are certainly caged seprately and thank you so much for your thoughts. I was in a panic but now I know that I need to watch my other two big ones as well in case they decided to become part of the WWE Smack Down too. The ER Vet did say that, that have seen that before at many diffrent ages even when they were raised together. So all beware....

 

[Buggsy]

Im so sorry for you. Indeed beardies are solitary creatures and they should never be housed together. Some people have had them housed together for years and one day came home to injured or dead dragons. There can be signs of dominance early on, but either we misread them as something else, or you have to be dragon to understand!!

If your adults are alos housed together i would separate them also, just to be safe! Love to the little one and i hop eit all clears up for you!


Buggsy

 

[Foster53]

Thanks so much for your thoughts. It was quite a scare last night and even though the baby has lost a limb Low Fat acts as if nothing happened. I let him play in the outdoor cage in the sun for a little while and he loved it, of course! Again thank you all for your thoughts!