Should you buy a night light for your bearded dragon? Is it okay to give them a blue light so you can still view them at night? Proper lighting is essential to your bearded dragon’s health as it affects its circadian rhythm. So would a night light benefit them? Bearded dragons do not need a …
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Bearded dragons are such majestic reptiles especially when they puff up, but is this behavior normal? In what situations do bearded dragons puff up? As much as we enjoy seeing the glorious view of a puffed-up beardie, we need to look into it to know if something is bothering them. Bearded dragons puff up for …
Are you concerned about shedding problems in your Savannah monitor? Understanding how and why they shed their skin can help you avoid common husbandry mistakes that result in problems with shedding. Savannah Monitors experience a natural cycle of skin renewal every 4-6 weeks as they shed their skin in patches. A healthy monitor will complete …
Mouth Rot is a challenging disease to detect and can severely harm Bearded Dragons. Therefore, most owners are interested in collecting valuable information to prevent it and adequately recognize early symptoms once they occur. The question is how to treat this infection and save your pet’s life. Mouth Rot is a bacterial infection typically occurring …
Do bearded dragons make noise? Will their noises keep you up at night? What is really cool about the noises that bearded dragons make is that they serve as signs of how they currently feel or if something is stressing them out. Bearded dragons can make hissing, burping, whistling, rasping, and huffing noises. They can …
If you are considering getting a savannah monitor as a pet, you might have found out how big these guys are. Of course, this probably makes you wonder how dangerous these reptiles can be for you and your family when kept as pets. Like most pets, savannah monitors can be dangerous as they carry bacteria. …
Is your Savannah monitor behaving differently? If so, it could be stressed, but how do you tell for sure? Savannah monitors may show stress through decreased appetite, weight loss, decreased activity, increased aggression, threat displays, defecation, vomiting, and playing dead. These behaviors may be caused by environmental, social, nutritional, and handling stressors. In this article, …
Savannah monitors are one of the monitor lizards that tend to die early even in captivity. The highest mortality is for the first few months of their life, mostly due to poor husbandry, dehydration, and internal parasites. How will you know if your Savannah monitor is dying? What can you do to prevent it? The …
Shedding is a common phenomenon in most reptiles, including blue tongue skinks. These adorable skinks lose their old skin and develop a new one to accommodate their growing body and to get rid of any parasites. Moreover, the frequency of shedding depends on your blue tongue skink’s age. Juvenile blue tongue skinks shed once in …
Do Savannah monitors bite constantly? You may have heard horror stories of people getting nasty bites from their Savannah monitors, but are their bites really that bad? In the event that you get bit, what will happen and how should you treat the bite? Savannah monitors have a bite force of 10.7 psi however this …