| Bearded Dragons are extremely hardy
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| | that they were being kept in were not
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| lizards, when they are provided with the
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| | exactly as clean as you would have liked.
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| proper temperatures and lighting in their
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| | They may be infested with coccidia,
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| environment. However, they are also pets
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| | roundworms, pinworms, hookworms, or
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| who do their best to hide their symptoms
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| | numerous other pests. If you should buy
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| from us when they become ill, as do most
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| | from a reputable breeder, this is much
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| other reptiles. This is no doubt an
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| | less likely to be the case, but even
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| instinctual behavior, since a sick
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| | then, it is possible.
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| Beardie, in the wild, would probably not
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| | For this reason, once you have had your
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| live for very long.
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| | dragon for two weeks, you should make it
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| Since your Beardie can't groan or
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| | a point to have him or her seen by a
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| complain about where it hurts, you must
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| | reputable vet, who is well versed in the
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| use your observation skills to determine
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| | care of reptiles, and take in a stool
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| when something is not right. There are
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| | sample for testing. Give your dragon at
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| times when a healthy Beardie will act
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| | least two weeks to settle in, unless it
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| differently, but these changes should be
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| | is apparent that they are ill, as when
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| seen for what they are by the experienced
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| | they are stressed, their parasite count,
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| veterinarian.
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| | particularly the coccidia count, may be
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| Because of this, you need to be very
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| | higher than normal.
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| aware of what normal behavior is for each
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| | Diseases and Disorders
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| of your particular dragons, and what is
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| | Normally, if you provide your dragon the
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| not. An alert eye can generally spot a
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| | standard habitat, food and care, you will
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| problem long before it becomes a major
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| | have the healthiest bearded dragon on
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| concern. Particular attention should be
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| | earth. But, from time to time your dragon
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| paid to each dragon's eating habits, and
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| | could get sick. The most often diseases,
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| the amounts that they usually eat, as
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| | beardies get are:
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| well as what is the norm as far as how
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| | 1. Mites
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| often they present with bowel movements,
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| | 2. Terminal Ingestion
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| and what they usually look like, when
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| | 3. Thermal Burns
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| they do. Attention should also be paid to
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| | 4. Calcium Deficiency
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| the amount of urates (the white solid or
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| | 5. Impaction
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| powdery materials) that are passed within
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| | 6. Hypovitaminosis A
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| the bowel movements, as a change in this
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| | 7. Respiratory Infections
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| can be a sign of kidney problems.
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| | 8. Dehydration
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| If you purchased your dragons from a pet
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| | 9. Stomatitis
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| shop, unfortunately you may have gotten
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| | 10. Internal Parasites
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| more than the one living thing that you
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| | 11. Coccidia
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| paid for... there is a better than a 50%
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| | 12. Other Parasites
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| chance that your dragon may be carrying
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| | 13. Dystocia (Egg Binding)
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| some type of intestinal parasite,
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| | 14. MBD (Metabolic Bone Disease)
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| particularly if they were being housed
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| | 15.
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| with other dragons, and the conditions
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