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Old 09-09-2008, 10:52 PM
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Unhappy Dragon passing lots of water HELP !!!

Hi i need some help guys my female beardie is about 3 years old and no matter what i feed her she still has very lose skin is this normal or is she under wait as my male seems to be wuite butch and doesn't have saggy skin, also she seems to be having huge motions which are mainly water and mushy solid and half the food isn't digested.
She has a clean cage with fresh salad greens ( but nothing that contains too much water like ice burg ) a small bowl of meal worms and a few locus every sat, i dust her food 2-3 times a week her viv temps are fine, she was a rescue dragon and i wonder if these symptoms could be the result of bad treatment or poor diet.
So i need some help does she need worming or what can i do to bulk her up ?
any help would be much appreciated xx
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Old 10-09-2008, 07:21 PM
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Beardies sometimes flatten themselves out in order to create a larger surface area when they are basking so they can absorb more heat, so when they stand up it sometimes looks like there skin is baggy, especially around the sides,or it could be about to shed? Pictures allways help.

As for the poop I'm not really sure, beardie poo is usally quite big and runny when it is fresh, it gets harder the longer it's left in the viv because the heat drys it up. Again pictures are good.
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Old 10-09-2008, 07:29 PM
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sje could need worming, the best thing you can do at the moment is seperate her in a viv on her own, I would advise against mealies as they are said to cause impaction, so just stick to crix and locusts.

I had a similar problem but I think it was down to the veg he was eating
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