jessya
Bearded Dragon Egg
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my beardie has a bent tip of his tail like it's hanging off but no open wound should I be worried his tail still perks up and it doesn't seem to bother him
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my beardie has a bent tip at his tail
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can you help us with a picture?
jessya
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laswabbie
Juvenile Dragon
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Wow! It looks like it got caught in a car door. Was the tail like that when you got him?
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Yea it looks like it got pinched between something.. Mine had the same thing and in time it fell off on it's own. As long as it's clean, doesn't become infected it will fall off on it's own in time.. Keep and eye on it however for infection, as you don't want him to loose anymore of his tail and need to be surgically fixed.
On a side note I would stay clear of mealworms as they contain alot of chitlin in their shell making them very hard to digest and can cause impaction.
How old is your dragon? can you give us a big picture? Kinda looks like by the tail he may be on the skinny side. What else are you feeding? what's your lighting, temps?
Don't mean to ask alot just curious as I see the packaged bearded dragon food and live and fresh greens and veggies are the way to go...
You can take a look at the links below several of our comments and it will take you to a link that we've put together on general info that has everything you need.
Welcome to the forum BTW
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On a side note I would stay clear of mealworms as they contain alot of chitlin in their shell making them very hard to digest and can cause impaction.
How old is your dragon? can you give us a big picture? Kinda looks like by the tail he may be on the skinny side. What else are you feeding? what's your lighting, temps?
Don't mean to ask alot just curious as I see the packaged bearded dragon food and live and fresh greens and veggies are the way to go...
You can take a look at the links below several of our comments and it will take you to a link that we've put together on general info that has everything you need.
Welcome to the forum BTW
look forward to seeing and hearing more!
Kathryn Kinney
Juvenile Dragon
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I agree it does look like it was pinched. If you got him that way it was probably from when he was younger and a cage mate prob ate a cricket that was on his tail and unfortuneatly his tail got in the way. As long as it looks clear from any signs of infection I would not worry.
jessya
Bearded Dragon Egg
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yes I got him from the pet store he was very map nourished we thought he wasn't going to make it iv spent every day giving him what he needs he uses the bathroom regularly energetic and loves me he said not comfortable with anyone in the house but me my parents wanted to give up on him but I didn't
