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    Bonding with bearded dragon

    I was lucky in that when I got Mango ,she really wanted someone to bond with. My grandson got her for his birthday almost two years ago and he decided a bearded dragon wasn't as great a pet as he thought and I ended up with her, while thinking,"A lizard? What do I want with a lizard!?" We bonded...
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    Should I use a Arcadia 12% or 14%

    Hi! I had the same problem and think I came up with a solution, depending on how handy you are. I put the light on mesh, drew a line around it with a sharpie and cut out a circle just a little less than the diameter of it. Then I drilled three holes on the fixture as close to edge as I could and...
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    Hello

    I'm not an expert, but my best advice is to get over being picky and use your hands. I have fed my dragon by hand since I got her. She is so used to me ,she won't eat from anyone else. Makes my grandson sad, but "Mango" and I bonded from the start. It's tricky with crickets, but doable. Super...
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    Mango update and question.

    Whoopie!! By the time I posted my question she pooped a large pile! I've never been happier to clean up poop in my life and I'm 71yrs old with five grandkids!!! Now her and I can get back to playing The Last of Us or maybe Fallout, who knows? Thanks again for all the advice.
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    Mango update and question.

    I want to thank everyone for your help and advice. It seems after 3 months, Mango has come out of brumation and has joined the world. For the past 5 days or so ,she has been her old self, a very sweet and happy dragon. One serious problem(I think) is that before she got sick and went into...
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    Constipated

    I would like a definitive answer to this question. Should I leave her alone to stay in her hiding place or take her out and treat her like I normally did, before she brumated. She has never been a really active dragon. She spent most of her time basking or cuddling with me as I played video...
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    Constipated

    Thanks for your reply. I talked with Dragon Fourum back several months ago when I took her to the vet. Nice exotic pet vet, big,nice and reasonable. When I took her she was just starting to try to brumate. She hadn't pooped I about a week then and she was always regular, but as soon as we pulled...
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    Constipated

    Couple months ago I posted about Mango having an infection and brumating. When she first started to brumate I took her to the vet ,who analyzed her poop and found the infection. I gave her the meds and she seemed to get better. Then 2 months ago she dug her out a spot and didn't come out until a...
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    Brumation? Constipated!?

    Thank you! Sorry I took so long to reply. She still out. The thing that amazes me ,is that she hasn't eaten except for two crickets 3 weeks ago ,yet when I hold her she weighs about the same and she was a hefty lizard. I think I have it under control now. Thanks.
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    Brumation? Constipated!?

    Thanks! The part I find the strangest is she always had a great appetite and was a little chunky, tubby and after all this time she still is a palm full and looks great. She is beautiful and healthy looking. I expected her to be skin and bones, but she looks fine. Thanks for.the advice. Pardon...
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    Brumation? Constipated!?

    I've written about Mango to you. She had an infection and was in her hiding place for about 3 weeks. Took her to the vet.and got medication, which I gave her until it ran out. She seemed better for a couple of days, but then dug her hole out and I was told went into brumating, in think. Now...
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    Brumation

    Mine isn't in beumation ,exactly, she's sick, but acting like brumation. I was.worried about the food rotting as I've been told, but I gave her a warm bath ,as I've been told to do, but she didn't poop until we pulled in at the vets. I felt better ,but I'm still not sure if she is brumating or...
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    Brumation

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    Giving medication

    Thanks. I'll give it a try tonight. I give it to her every other day.
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    Giving medication

    My question is how is the best way to get my dragon to open its mouth in order to give her her meds? I have been putting a drop of water on her nose and waiting for her to lick it, but I hate shoving the dropper in her mouth. Any easier way without traumatizing her???
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