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About Tracie Kretzschmar
Expertise
I can answer questions pertaining to health, UVB specifics, overall husbandry care & supplementation, analysis of blood test results, and behavioral problems & handling. I can answer questions pertaining to bearded dragons, leopard geckos, iguanas, uromastyx & ball pythons. I can answer adeno virus related questions in bearded dragons, & then specifically about the testing methods as well. I am beginning an Pogona Adeno Testing Society in 2008 which will help to begin to start some standardization within the bearded dragon colonies of the breeders who choose to test.

Experience
I have been working with bearded dragons for over 5 years now, as well as leopard geckos, too. I am currently doing rescues, as well. I hope to be able to educate people prior to them purchasing an exotic pet in order to avoid any health crisis with them.

Education/Credentials
I have a master's degree in sports medicine & physiology, & 1 year of vet tech schooling, & am currently working on a reptile certification through the Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council.

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Reptiles - Bearded Dragon

Expert: Tracie Kretzschmar - 11/6/2009

Question
Hi, my Beardie has recently become very aggressive he is about three years old and has never been like this previously. He has stopped eating, I have tried the usual things that i feed him with, Fruit grubs, mealworms and locusts but he just turns black and puffs out his beard. I have phoned vet surgeries and they said that they couldnt help as they dont specalise in reptiles. He is eating some veg to barley any and is not doing the toilet. I have not changed the lighting recently and the tempreture in the vivarium is normal. And i have had no problems with him previously.

Answer
Hello April,

What type of UVB light are you using, is it a florescent tube bulb, or a compact/coil light? How old is the UVB light?
What type of basking light are you using, a bright white light or a colored light? What are the temperatures in the tank, & what type of thermometer are you using? A stick on type, a digital probe or a temp gun?
What are the temperatures? Is he spending a lot of time basking or is he preferring to not be under the light as much?
Could he possibly be wanting to brumate?

Tracie

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