Galapoodle
Bearded Dragon Egg
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- Vancouver, BC, Canada
Hi all, I have been reading this forum for about a year and a half and decided to finally chime in.
With my partner I share a beautiful female beardie named Rey (the Force is strong with this young heroine).
We adopted her from Petsmart on Dec 27th 2015. We estimate that she is currently around or almost 2 years old.
We didn't know it when we got her (first timers), but she was already sick with a respiratory infection. She hid it well, being of a very hearty constitution, but her slow and steady decline became obvious. I must recommend everyone get a baseline blood test and fecal for their new beardie to ensure it is well from the start, it will save you the cost of more vet visits in the long run. Lesson learned. I plan to tell her whole RI story at some point on the forum to help those whose beardies get sick in the future. So many sad stories I read, gladly ours ends well.
We (with the help of a fantastic vet at Capitol Hill Animal Hospital in Burnaby BC Canada) were able to nurse her back to health and get her back on food again. It took many months of close care beyond when she was on antibiotics (coupled with probiotics) to get her back to her old self. She is now a healthy, very active, happy dragon who eats her veggies everyday and has stabilized her weight. She still habitually gapes her mouth (not basking/heat related), so we keep a close eye on her health and behavior as the gaping makes her more susceptible to infection in future.
I think she is a type of 'hypo' because of her clear nails and general lightness of colour/pigment. Her dominant colouring is orange/bronze although her new shed has a dash of red in it (currently shedding on legs/feet, head/beard and tail).
She is my little princess (at 19+ inches and 620g). Thanks to everyone who has shared stories, advice and questions as it has been invaluable for us in this first 1.5 years with Rey.
I regularly read aloud to her so she knows my voice and so we could bond (I wasn't living with her until mid Feb this year). We are currently on Game of Thrones: A Feast for Crows (she loves the DRAGONS). Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter someday.
Rey is my little drop of golden sun. I plan on giving her the best life, she has made mine so happy.
With my partner I share a beautiful female beardie named Rey (the Force is strong with this young heroine).
We adopted her from Petsmart on Dec 27th 2015. We estimate that she is currently around or almost 2 years old.
We didn't know it when we got her (first timers), but she was already sick with a respiratory infection. She hid it well, being of a very hearty constitution, but her slow and steady decline became obvious. I must recommend everyone get a baseline blood test and fecal for their new beardie to ensure it is well from the start, it will save you the cost of more vet visits in the long run. Lesson learned. I plan to tell her whole RI story at some point on the forum to help those whose beardies get sick in the future. So many sad stories I read, gladly ours ends well.
We (with the help of a fantastic vet at Capitol Hill Animal Hospital in Burnaby BC Canada) were able to nurse her back to health and get her back on food again. It took many months of close care beyond when she was on antibiotics (coupled with probiotics) to get her back to her old self. She is now a healthy, very active, happy dragon who eats her veggies everyday and has stabilized her weight. She still habitually gapes her mouth (not basking/heat related), so we keep a close eye on her health and behavior as the gaping makes her more susceptible to infection in future.
I think she is a type of 'hypo' because of her clear nails and general lightness of colour/pigment. Her dominant colouring is orange/bronze although her new shed has a dash of red in it (currently shedding on legs/feet, head/beard and tail).
She is my little princess (at 19+ inches and 620g). Thanks to everyone who has shared stories, advice and questions as it has been invaluable for us in this first 1.5 years with Rey.
I regularly read aloud to her so she knows my voice and so we could bond (I wasn't living with her until mid Feb this year). We are currently on Game of Thrones: A Feast for Crows (she loves the DRAGONS). Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter someday.
Rey is my little drop of golden sun. I plan on giving her the best life, she has made mine so happy.