How NOT to Care for Bearded Dragons - Mistakes to Avoid!

Metabolic bone disease, stuck shed, lost limbs and stunted growth are just a few of the most common issues I see in bearded dragons. Today, I talk about how you can avoid these from the moment you start caring for your pet lizard. Although most of these ailments cannot be reversed or changed once they've happened, you can still stop and lessen the affects they have through husbandry changes if one of these problems have started showing up.

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[tally]

The bearded dragon that was left in the cage: “My loneliness is killing me AND I, I must confess that I still believe STILL BELIEVE!”

[alexbenavidez]

Stan be bobbin' at the babies
Stan be bobbin' at the new beardie
Stan be bobbin' at Betty
Stan be bobbin' at the wall
Stan be bobbin' at his reflection
Stan be bobbin' at nothing


I love Stan.


Thing: *exists*
Stan: *ASSERTS DOMINANCE*

[monke_ofman]

Even though I dont have or plan on getting a beardie it's a GoHerping vid how can u not watch

[pineapplelover]

I just realized those baby beardies sat there the WHOLE time without moving

[dominadors]

OTHER PROBLEMS YOU MIGHT ENCOUNTER IN RESCUE BEARDIES:
We rescued our boy Ragnar a few years ago. The owner wanted to get rid of him and contacted us because he knew we had a beardie already. Until my husband got there, we thought he was in good health but when he saw him he texted me and said "this beardie is really poorly. I know you won't want to pay for a sick beardie but look". And sent me a picture of Ragnar clinging to his light cage because he was cold, in this tiny viv. Needless to say he came home. He had never had a hot enough viv because his thermostat was too low so he had a respiratory infection. His growth is stunted, he has lost toes and the tip of his tail through stuck shed and he had NEVER seen water. The only moisture he was getting was through his morio worms. And he has been on sand so his pores are permanently enlarged. He is also partially sighted because when he would cling to his light, he was too close to his UV strip.

They called him " Mr Bitey" but it turned out they just had no clue how to handle him. You have to REALLY upset a beardie for them to bite. My Husband just got him right out of his viv and sat hik on his chest and the owner was like " I didn't know you can hold them like that". ( He did bite the vet who underestimated him whilst giving an injection though and cracked her thumbnail).

He is doing SO much better but his RTI took a year to clear completely. He also has something called " water anxiety". Because he never saw water he dunks his head and drinks and drinks until he makes himself vomit. He has twice almost drowned himself, but we work with it and he is a happy little grump now. Bringing him home is one of the most rewarding things I have ever done.

[toastylad]

My mom and I recently adopted a bearded dragon because it was a rescue that was left in a bird cage without any light which resulted in metabolic bone disease [thankfully it’s not too bad]. So, we decided to take him in and are giving him a proper setup. He’s doing a lot better now, loves getting baths and eating. His name is Norman. :)

[froggy]

Alternate title: Stan Asserts his Dominance

[toadfroyo]

alternate title: How not to train your dragon

[adley.and.b]

2:03 Metabolic bone disease
8:30 Stunded growth
11:00 Stuck shed
13:50 Loss of limbs
17:12 clogged femoral pores

Hope this helps☺️

[dinodiggerz]

I got my beardie and the old owner fed him wrong and almost put him down for THEIR mistakes but now he is health and active

[-__-Red-__-]

*Alex discussing his baby bearded dragons*
Alex: “...They don’t have any weird deformities”
*Me looking at my bearded dragon that’s missing his entire tail because the breeder housed too many together for too long*
Me: Dont worry, he’s not talking about you...

[LittleMissLatvia]

I love Stan behind GoHerping just headbanging like he's listening to heavy metal xD

(Yes I know he's nodding at the beardy he sees, but still just look at him! Smack that image in a gif with some Slipknot over it and he's headbanging)

[katieyeti]

Alex: discusses beardies, informing calmly.

Stan: WTF MAN GET THOSE OTHER GUYS OUT OF MY VIEW THIS IS MY SPACE!!!!

[katiedyson]

The best way to explain to others why you shouldn't feed them only pellets is "pellets are like if people only ate saltine crackers for the rest of their life"

[marissa]

5:46 the spongebob shoe noises were a nice touch

[somethinglessoffensive]

I got a bearded dragon from my dads boss, I’ve had reptiles for years and three bearded dragons of my own at the time, and the guy had Bennie (the dragon) in sand, Bennie had clogged pores, and was only being fed super-worms his entire life (he was 7 when I got him). So yeah. Some people shouldn’t have beardies. I’m just lucky he didn’t have any other problems.

[xxaoifeoconnor]

I love how most the comments are about Stan he's finally getting the recognition he deserves

[Mista]

My dear Neko passed away on 7.3.19 and I still don't know why.
She was only 3 or 4 years old and seemed perfectly healthy.
We had her since she was a baby and she was still eating and
everything seemed normal the day before she passed.

The day she passed I noticed she wasn't as active and it was
almost as if she was still sleepy and didn't want to fully wake up.
However upon picking her up we noticed that she was struggling
to breath.

We gave her a bath and my fiance noticed that she seemed like
she was normal during her bath. Afterwards though things took
an unfortunate turn for the worse. For 3 hours she was very still
and only moved when she desperately tried to gasp for some air.

The vets in the area don't have experience with bearded dragons
and they unfortunately was giving me the worst advice ever.
Long story short, Neko died in my arms after several hours trying
to breath. It was one of the saddest things I've ever had to endure.

When you don't own lizards, they're just that. Lizards. Ew!
But when you own one you'll realize that Bearded Dragons are
basically like puppies that never get big. They're so friendly and
are a joy to own. I just wish I knew why she passed away.

I'm a grown man and I cried like a baby for two days after she
passed away. 😪

[fennefoederer]

My first reptile pet was a bearded dragon. He is 3 years old now and absolutely adorable!❤️ I feel like caring for a bearded dragon isn’t that hard, you just have to do your research before you buy one.

[Skyfate]

When feeding my old beardy, we had to first feed her greens, then a bit of fruit, and only then we could feed her insects. She would refuse to eat the greens if she had already eaten something she liked more XD