To those of you who own bearded dragons... have you ever wondered if they're hurt or not?? I mean mine always love to jump around, sometimes fall off the couch/table (sometimes land on her head and still runs around), bump into walls, etc....
...but this time I think she really injured herself while she was in the tank. She tends to run around and sometimes jump against the glass, and I think that's what led to her injury in one of her hind legs, because she is limping and I'm a bit worried. She is a young adult, and some other days she's not so active (specifically after her pregnancy) and now she currently is... Should I bring her to the vet?
2007-03-22 10:39:58 · 6 answers · asked by Jess3e 3 in Pets ➔ Reptiles
Hi, The first thing you should do is make sure she is eating and going to the bathroom normally. If not, its a sign she is definately in pain. I would recommend taking her to a reptile vet if you have one. I have had many beardies, and they are pretty resilient, but if she is limping for more than 2-3 days, she may have done more than just bruise her leg. They can sprain or dislocate their legs. If you can handle her, feel the hip joint and the knee joint to see if there seems to be any swelling or bulging where there shouldnt be. It may help to compare it to the other side. If so definately take her to a herp vet. A domestic vet wont know enough about lizards to be of much help.
Good luck!
2007-03-23 12:55:41 · answer #1 · answered by emtgirl75 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a bearded dragon, and I do worry about him hurting himself.
If she's limping, I would take her to the vet just to be safe. There's probably not that much they can do, a little lizard cast would be cute... but I doubt that. But they may just have you take the sticks out and stuff to keep her from jumping for a while until she gets a little better.
2007-03-22 15:35:13 · answer #2 · answered by jamiemichelle 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Take her to a vet and have the leg checked out.
2007-03-22 13:45:20 · answer #3 · answered by Brandi W 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
if its in basic terms a million eye he will nevertheless be waiting to stay and hunt if hes totally blind you will might desire to feed the crickets via hand or placed the worms infront of his face and help him drink a minimum of as quickly as an afternoon,like human beings while they loose a feeling the others grow to be improved and he will probable be waiting to do issues like discover water on his own after a on an identical time as yet dont placed him with the others if hes not likely to heal they'll %. on him agian ultimate of luck-rob
2016-10-19 09:05:02 · answer #4 · answered by dickirson 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i had a bearded dragon and yes i would take her to the vet, even if shes ok sometimes at least youll get peice of mind. my little brother stepped on mine once, i took her in and had x-rays taken because they are fragile. take her to the vet!!!
2007-03-22 11:54:12 · answer #5 · answered by bean 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
i would take it to the vet its better to make sure she's alright
2007-03-22 12:56:23 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋