Poorly dragon someone please help

[Isleofwightdragon]

I got a dragon online and I wanted to buy him coz I wanted to help him, I got new uv light, and I have had him 2 weeks and he has eaten about 10 crickets and 5 locusts since, he has a swollen leg does not hurt him but he finds it hard to walk and he is very FAT. I got a female friend for him and his colours are brighter now but not eating much still I bath him everyday to help him poop and it works. But does anyone know what's up with him ? And could some one tell me what kind of dragons they are ? p.s how do I post pics on here from a iPhone ?

 

[Mistyck]

I got a dragon online and I wanted to buy him coz I wanted to help him, I got new uv light, and I have had him 2 weeks and he has eaten about 10 crickets and 5 locusts since, he has a swollen leg does not hurt him but he finds it hard to walk and he is very FAT. I got a female friend for him and his colours are brighter now but not eating much still I bath him everyday to help him poop and it works. But does anyone know what's up with him ? And could some one tell me what kind of dragons they are ? p.s how do I post pics on here from a iPhone ?

First off, if you have the "friend" housed in his tank, you need to change that fast. They do not need friends. He needs his own tank, and she needs her own tank.

How old is he? What kind of UVB light did you get? What are his temps? Are you feeding him/them veggies as well as live feeders? How fat is fat, and when you say he has a swollen leg, in what way is it swollen?

I do not know how to post pictures from an iphone, but if you read this: http://www.beardeddragon.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=152184, it will tell you how to post photos.

The "kind" of dragon that they are is more than likely a "pogona vitticeps"...Which is a central bearded dragon. If you're asking what morph they are, then that's different and we can't tell without a picture.

 

[Isleofwightdragon]

Iv had dragons together before, for years and had no problem so I'm not worried about that. Temps are 40.5ish basking,warm end is 34 and cool end is 20-25 depends on the weather and how hot are flat is, uv light is a 12arcadia, I was told he is 5ish and she is 2ish I was told, I paid 50pounds for the male and another lady gave me the female for free, I think I covered most things ill try upload a pic ASAP of them.

 

[daner923]

Sounds like things are pretty good, but you should be extremely worried about housing them together. I would say that 90-95% of the time this ends with a serious injury or death. Plus the male will bug the female to mate to the point that she either: a) kills him out of annoyance or b) dies of stress.

 

[Isleofwightdragon]

Ok cool I have got another viv just incase but I had a male and female together for about 5 years and had no problems but I do get them out everyday for at least 2-3 hours sepratly, I'm working on a photo .

 

[Mistyck]

Just because you did it for "years" before, doesn't mean it's a good idea now. They will do nothing but stress each other out. They need to be separated. Especially since you said he has a "swollen leg." He is already "injured" and does not need another dragon in the tank with him.

What are you using to take the temps with? They sound like they're in the range, but need to know what type of thermometer you are using.

Also..Along the same lines with housing together... You didn't even quarantine the male dragon for 30 days, or the female for 30 days before putting them together. The male could very well have parasites which he might pass on to the female, or visa-versa. Especially since they're already adults, they absolutely need quarantine time before deciding to place together.

 

[Isleofwightdragon]

How do I check for mites.

 

[Isleofwightdragon]

Also I see lots of people put dragons together, there together in the wild as well .

 

[Isleofwightdragon]

http://s1361.photobucket.com/albums/r680/isleofwightdragon/?action=view¤t=null_zpscffb9fdb.jpg&evt=user_media_share

Does this work is so this is my female.

 

[Mistyck]

Also I see lots of people put dragons together, there together in the wild as well .

They are not together in the wild. They come together to mate, then go their separate ways. Where are you seeing lots of people put their dragons together? Certainly not the majority of people on this forum.

How do I check for mites.

Mites are not parasites, parasites are INTERNAL, and can only be found during a fecal exam at the vet. But to answer your question, mites will be little red/orange creatures scurrying around on the scales of the dragon.

No, the picture did not work. There is a link in my first post on how to post pictures.

 

[Isleofwightdragon]

Iv tried but my phone won't let me

 

[Isleofwightdragon]

How about this

 

[Mistyck]

You said this was the female?

From the angle of the picture...She looks healthy.

I'd really like to see a picture of the male, and the swollen leg.

 

[Isleofwightdragon]

 

[Mistyck]

Which leg is the one that's swollen?

Do you have a scale that measures in grams? If so, could you get a weight of him?

He doesn't look too fat to me, more of a Pancake, rather than fat...But hard to really tell without a side profile of his belly.