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Brenny77

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I noticed last week that the coloring on the front leg of my beardie was quite pale. I assumed she was about to shed but it's been a week now and it seems to be slightly swollen as well as pale.
She eats well and is alert and doesn't seem to be in pain. Any ideas on what it could be?
 

diamc

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Sometimes it takes them longer to shed an area and a lot of times, the leg looks swollen before the skin actually starts lifting. Since it is still pale, I would say that more than likely it will shed very soon. If you'd like to share a picture, we can take a look at it.
 

Brenny77

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I'm not sure how to post pics on here, but I would like to show you what it looks like. How would I upload a pic?
 

diamc

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Yes, looks like the foot and a good part of the leg is getting ready to shed.
 

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Give him baths to help his foot & leg to be more comfortable. It should start lifting soon.
 

strongman78

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Is that left elbow raw? Another thing...just by looking, your dragon is very unhealthy skinny. What size cage do u have him in? He doesn't look like he's getting the exercise he needs.
 

Brenny77

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No, the elbow isn't raw, she just needed to shed and has done so since the post. The swelling is gone thankfully. She's in a 60 gallon tank with hammocks, rocks and branches. I have two heat lamps and a reptisun UV. She eats 20-30 crickets a day plus Phoenix worms. She gets a horned worm every 2 weeks. She also eats reptile pellets. She refuses to eat any fresh fruit or veggies and I have tried every kind I can think of. She has a dig box to play in and is out of the tank a few times a day. The crickets are dusted with multi vit and calcium a few times a week as well.
 

Pasakaina

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Your care sounds good! A sixty gallon tank is very nice to have your beardie housed in, and is expensive, so good job! Your bearded dragon doesn't look skinny to me, but it is hard to tell in the picture. My bearded dragons' (I have 2) weights often fluctuate, so sometimes their skinnier and sometimes they're fatter. After they've defecated, they usually lose at least 20 grams, and food adds on about the same. My 17" adult beardie is 420 grams, and my 6 month old juvenile is only 210 grams, but he isn't skinny. So as long as your beardie is 350-600(600 if she's a giant) if she's an adult, or 150-350grams if she is a juvenile, depending on age, you're fine.

As for the greens, have you tried feeding them in the morning, before anything else? Sometimes they're hungry enough to eat them if you do that. If not, your bearded dragon will eat them eventually. If your bearded dragon is still a juvenile, she'll eat greens when her body needs them more. That being said, don't stop offering them. Still offer them daily, or, at worst, every other day.

:D
 

Brenny77

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Thanks Pasakaina! I have struggled with the greens knowing I need to offer but also feeling it's a waste as she's never eaten them. I will try to offer more often again.
 

Brenny77

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I weighed her today and she is underweight. She's about 7 months and under 150g. I'll grab waxworms the next time I'm at the store to see if that'll bulk her up a bit.
 
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