Unfortunately I got a sick dragon ... I'm away at school and i've trusted my mother to take care of it while i'm away ... i think it's got a resperitory infection because it's lethargic and having breathing difficulties, it closes it's eyes and holds on to me and his logs for dear life ... this morning I soaked it in luke warm water for an hour in the bathtub and he came to a bit but a little later it went back to the same state. I can only think it acquired this while I was away. When I got home friday they hadn't turned the heat on in the house and it was only sivty degrees in his tank ... i feel so bad for it ... the only thing I have done is taken it's water away, left enough drinking water cleaned the entire tank, left some food (but not a ton) and increased the tank temp to 85 degrees to try to help it fight what ever is bothering it ... i'm in the process of getting a vet visit this week but any other advice would be nice. I need a bit of help!

Here's one of the best care sheets for wd's. http://www.herpcenter.com/article.php?a=23

And this is a great site. http://www.icomm.ca/dragon/

And welcome to HC!!

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Sorry to hear about your ill dragon.. I hope he makes a full recovery. Please keep us updated on how he gets on. Good luck

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Sorry bout Puff Hope he starts feeling better with the warm temps and the vet visit. Hope Jay's links help you out. Nice to see you back here, but its too bad its not under happier circumstances

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"Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines." - John Benfield

well it's been about 12 hrs and it's moving around better and chasing the crickets so I guess it looks like it'll be ok ... i think i'm still takin it to a vet though just in case

It's always best to have a vet visit anyway to make sure - if you are ever worried a vet consultation will put your mind at rest, plus vets can detect illnesses that we cannot see visual signs of. I hope you come back with good results, and I hope the little guy gets better soon

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It's full of energy today ... i think it's licking the infection which is of course a positive thing. Time to build a huge terranium for it in the coming months ... that way I can control the temp and humidity better.

In the mean time you may want to add an undertank heater on a timer or thermostst to prevent any future accidents.

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good idea I never thought of that! ... i could do that with the lights too!

All my lights are on timers. It's so much easier when you have 20+ enclosures.

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