I just noticed these bumps today. His tank has an undercage heater but I check regularly and am pretty sure it couldn't cause a burn, but I don't know. He seems happy and comfortable. Any ideas out there??
2007-03-19 09:13:59 · 6 answers · asked by susan c 2 in Pets ➔ Reptiles
These "bumps" are called "femoral pores". If they are raised and bumpy then you have a male Beardie. Anyone who worked in a zoo around reptiles should know that ( hiedi ).
Lizards use these pores to leave their scent to mark for the opposite sex and to tell other lizards, this is their territory. Just like a dog or cat marking their territory.
It is springtime now, and mating season for reptiles and almost every other living thing in this hemisphere. Especially if you hibernated him, or he had enough exposure to winter temps to know it was winter, he is getting ready for mating season, and/or he has just reached sexual maturity.
2007-03-19 11:36:37 · answer #1 · answered by Fireside3/Phrynosoma-Texas 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If the person who sold her to you was willing to sell you a reptile with an immobile leg without even telling you, the beardie was probably in poor health to begin with. They may have also lied about her age. The paralysis could be from many things, but there are too many factors here to say for sure why it happened to yours. What you need to do is get your beardie to a vet immediately, no ifs, ands, or buts. That means now.
2016-03-16 23:07:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bearded Dragon skin is rough to the touch anyway. Also, if they are getting ready to shed, their skin can change a bit. I would call a vet, though, just to be safe. I would also triple check to make sure his heater isn't too hot and that those bumps are not thermal burns. But above all, call a vet, to be safe and to put your mind at ease. Good luck!
2007-03-19 09:22:46 · answer #3 · answered by Ariadne 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
look like this in the website below. fireside is right. also if you are using a flat heater under your aquarium they cannot develop hot spots like a rock can because they are of one single strand of wire if it gets hot it breaks and opens the rest of the wire and disconnects the circuit. its is no longer any good and needs to be discarded. a heat rock uses a heating element and as the element breaks down over time it can develop hot spots.
2007-03-19 12:28:05 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's okay they are normal and are suppose to be there. They are what fireside said.
2007-03-20 16:59:54 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
so whats the problem?
2007-03-19 11:20:21 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋