Femoral pores

[Xjrosie]

I see lots of posts asking if the beardie's femoral pores are clogged.

My question is, what do HEALTHY femoral pores in a male look like? I have no base knowledge to compare my guy's pores to. I'm away for a month, my mom is watching Thor ( and my cats Piper, Norman, and EC) so I can't post pics. But I have been watching videos about neglected bearded dragons and I would like to stay on top of everything.

Maybe someone could make a sticky post with pics on male and fe,female, femoral pores.

 

[KarrieRee]

I see lots of posts asking if the beardie's femoral pores are clogged.

My question is, what do HEALTHY femoral pores in a male look like? I have no base knowledge to compare my guy's pores to. I'm away for a month, my mom is watching Thor ( and my cats Piper, Norman, and EC) so I can't post pics. But I have been watching videos about neglected bearded dragons and I would like to stay on top of everything.

Maybe someone could make a sticky post with pics on male and fe,female, femoral pores.

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[beardie]

Clogged pores are not the norm, especially if your dragon has some good places to rub against (rocks/branches). But, it is common enough for pet beardies. The most I've ever had to do in the past was to gently rub off (which pulls out gently) was has started to already come out of the pores. I've seen videos showing how to squeeze out the waxy substance for what seems like maintenance. I can't speak as an expert, but that doesn't seem like a good idea unless they are already clogged and seeming to get irritated. It might be fine for a professional, but I'd be hesitant to recommend it. The best video I have seen on doing so was by Cookie Critters.

But again... unless it looks like there's a problem, I wouldn't try to "unclog" them. Don't fix what isn't broken.

Now... to the root question... what's the difference. I don't have good pictures. I'm sure you can find extreme examples on the Internet, but more useful would be to see what the beginning of cogged pores are like. I can only best describe them as seeming a bit more swollen than normal for your beardie, and/or starting to seem irritated.

 

[Xjrosie]

Clogged pores are not the norm, especially if your dragon has some good places to rub against (rocks/branches). But, it is common enough for pet beardies. The most I've ever had to do in the past was to gently rub off (which pulls out gently) was has started to already come out of the pores. I've seen videos showing how to squeeze out the waxy substance for what seems like maintenance. I can't speak as an expert, but that doesn't seem like a good idea unless they are already clogged and seeming to get irritated. It might be fine for a professional, but I'd be hesitant to recommend it. The best video I have seen on doing so was by Cookie Critters.

But again... unless it looks like there's a problem, I wouldn't try to "unclog" them. Don't fix what isn't broken.

Now... to the root question... what's the difference. I don't have good pictures. I'm sure you can find extreme examples on the Internet, but more useful would be to see what the beginning of cogged pores are like. I can only best describe them as seeming a bit more swollen than normal for your beardie, and/or starting to seem irritated.

Yeah, that's my problem. Tons of info on pores that are already a problem, but no base knowledge to compare it to.

 

[Badwolfe]

Healthy pores look like little pits near the vent and along the inner thighs. In females they are often so small to be unnoticable