I had a bearded dragon and I loved him I had him for about six moths or so and I noticed him shaking on thanks giving it was very bad no place was open I had no idea what to do I just cried as my bearded dragon died right in front of me. My grama bout me 2 new bearded dragons they will never replace my last bearded dragon "St.Nick" but every thing these dragons do I get scared to death and I have started to hallucinate about something being wrong and I need anybody that could help me learn about these reptiles. If I learn about the diseases and how to care for them it could help me relax, you can e mail me at insane050@insightbb.com

I am sorry to hear about you loosing your bearded dragon. This also happened to me with one of my babies last year. He seemed to go into convolutions and then just died in my hands.

Now lets see if we can make sure your new kids have the best of care. Here is our caresheet with information. http://www.herphabitats.com/reptile_...ded_dragon.htm

Now give us information on your current enclosure for your Bearded Dragons (size, temperatures, set-up, lighting, food, etc.) and pictures would also be great.

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Colleen

Sounds like it make have had some kind of calcium defiency. Did you dust your Bearded Dragon foods with vitamins and calcium dust.

As Colleen said, we need more information so we can help you. Please ask any questions you here.

Is a short article about a few illnesses.

http://www.herpcenter.com/articles/B...n-Disease.html

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:D I'm smiling because I have no idea whats going on!

yes I dusted my crickets once a week and I had a uvb light but I heard from a care sheet if its behind the glass it dose not work my mom works at a hospital and she said by looking at him before he died that he may have had a strok=*(.my dragons are acting very hyper and licking every thang in his cage is this normal?thanks for the care sheet colleen and venus. i got one from petco but I don t think they new much b/c they worent useing a heat lamp in winter! and the cage temp was 60F and they feed them lettuce for greens.

Never heard of that in a bearded dragon, but nothing is impossible. You are correct, the Bearded Dragon does not get the UVB if it is filtrated by glass. Tell us about your set up for the new Bearded Dragons.

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MARSHA

:D I'm smiling because I have no idea whats going on!

Uvb on top of the cage a heat lamp hovering over the cage. I am saving to get them in a 40 gallon tank if I have to rush to get the 40 gallon tank tell me but they are in a 20 gallon (long) tank heat pads on bottom they have a basking rock and fake plants 2 dishes 1 for meal worms the other is for mustard greens dusted cricket once a week and a big hollowed out rock with a opening on it and 2 water dishes 1 is deep for bathing the other is shallow for drinking and thats about it.

If you are using a heat rock, it needs to go. These will do nothing but cause burns. You need a basking light to get temps up to 110 degrees. How long are the Bearded Dragons? A 20 maybe to small for both if they are to big. The meal worms should only be fed occasionally, not daily the hard exoskeleton makes digesting them difficult). Here is a list of foods, you should give the Bearded Dragons a variety. How the Uvb light should be close to the Bearded Dragons, no further than 18 inches away. How high do you have it hovering? What are you using for substrate? You really only need one water dish..most of the time they will just poop in it. They get their water from the veggies and crickets you give them and you can soak them 1-2 times a week.

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:D I'm smiling because I have no idea whats going on!

Gregory what size are the Bearded Dragons? Some people don't recommend giving mealworm to Bearded Dragons less than 7-9" and they have problems digesting them. Bearded Dragons do not require a lot of humidity as they come from a dry habitat. So you don't need two water bowls in the enclosure. I have never seen my Bearded Dragons drink out of a bowl. They are usually misted daily and are given baths to soak. Beadies should be offered a variety of greens and vegetables daily. I will feed more crickets to young Bearded Dragons then mealworms.

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I have somthing called vita sand and it has vitamen d and d3 in it. I don't use heat rocks but I took a 20 pound rock from somebodys yard and bleached it and cleaned it and put it in the cage and the cage temp runs to about 75F at night and 105F during the day they get 12 hours of sun and 12 hours at night and I have a timer on every thang but the heat pad and one emjancy cord with a heat lamp cord right next to it just incase somthin happens at night and I need to see. I use bleach on every thing to keep it clean. The dragons are mediem size not juveniles but not adults I would say there body is 7 inches long and their tail is 6-7inches

The dragons are acting very hyper and the male wants to breed or somthing but the female runs every time the male jumps on her.