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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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Expert: Pam - 11/1/2009
Question
my gecko is two and a half years old and he has a red lump behind his back leg and in front of his tail on the left side what do i do
Answer
Any deformations, swellings, lumps and inflamations should be checked out by a good reptile veterinarian. They need to visually examine the deformation, probably take a sample and can treat the problem definitively. Red swellings usually are some kind of inflamed tissue, and without a clear picture, I wouldn't even be able to guess. If you don't know of a reptile vet in your area you can go to www.arav.org to find a directory of vets specializing in reptiles.
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