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About Pam
Expertise
I can answer 98% of all questions regarding the husbandry of most desert to temperate climate omnivore and herbivore lizards. This would include bearded dragons, and skinks. I can also answer questions regarding iguanas. I can not help with snakes,amphibians,crustations or arachnids.
For tortoises I will only refer you to the World Chelonian Trust.
I am not a vet, but I've had enough medical (human) training to know that when a reptile is showing symptoms he needs definitive care. That means a vet, period. I can help with a few conditions, such as prolapse, so that the animal has the best chance at the vet to treat and recover.
The answer to having two species sharing the same habitat will always be no.
Just because you don't like my answer does not mean I'm wrong.
As for breeding animals, especially bearded dragons who already have a weak gene pool as it is, you will get all the reasons why you shouldn't. There are enough inexperienced breeders out there, filling pet stores with undersized sickly babies, I will not add to their number.
If you need a lizard identified, please give me an idea of where you live and a description of the animal.
Experience
I own and breed bearded dragons (pogona vitticeps). I've been a member of several e-mail lizard care groups, I am both a forum chat moderator for Reptilerooms.com, and forum moderator for Pogona and Babyiguana Yahoo Groups. I have soaked in the knowledge of some of the best researchers, rehabbers, and herp veterinarians from those groups
Organizations
Long Island Herpetological Society
International Reptile Conservation Society
Education/Credentials
SUNY @ Farmingdale - Animal Science
Univ. of GA - Pre-Vet
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You are here: Experts > Animals/Pets > Veterinary Medicine > Reptiles > Beardie is not eating
Expert: Pam
Date: 10/3/2008
Subject: Beardie is not eating
Question
Hello,
I have a beaded dragon who is about a year old now. She has a good environment that we monitor constantly. her heat area is always above 92 degrees and it contains a heat rock. She is bathed a couple days a week and is misted on a daily basis. The issue is... She has not eaten in a couple of weeks. And when I say sh hasn't eaten, I mean she hasn't eaten anything at all. She still seems to have a good gerth on her, but I am obviously worried.
Can you please help
Answer
First, get rid of the heat rock. that has caused many a belly burn when it goes out of whack, and it frequently does. the basking temp should be 105F, so either it's too cold for her to eat or she is trying to brumate, which is a normal hibernation period but only for adult dragons, which she is not. Try to get the temperature up, give her a bath to help her rehydrate, and perhaps she'll start eating again.
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