AboutPam 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
Question Hey, I have leopard gecko couple and my female has a large tail and is very healthy, but i rarely see her eat, but my male i see him eat all the time but he doesn't seem to be getting a fatter tail, i try and feed him a pinkie whenever i can for some extra fat but he doesn't seem to be getting fatter, is it just his nature or is there something wrong?
Answer I think a trip to the vet to rule out any medical problem first is required. How much do you see him eat? How are his poops? I'm also worried that he may be having a problem digesting pinkies. Due to years of indiscriminent breeding for special "morphs", most captive lizards such as geckos and bearded dragons shouldn't eat them, they are much too fatty and hard to digest, and he may have a blockage because of it.
So have the vet check the little guy out. Then, try supers, mealies and phoenix worms...nothing too fatty but good protein.
