Sunken and saggy eyes is a good indicator of dehydration. Keep in mind that frilleds are a tricky thing when it comes to drinking water. It seems like sometimes they know how to drink from a water bowl and then forget about it for weeks at a time. Because of this, I spray water at my frilleds mouth and keep spraying until he stops lapping the water up. Do this for a few weeks, if it doesnt solve the problem then take it to the vet. Honestly, I dont like taking my frilled to the vet. Around here we have a exotic specialized vet and he didnt really seem to know anything about frilleds and will charge you 100 dollars for the wrong advice.

I know some people may yell at me for saying that, but usually the answer to most your problems can be better answered by breeders and other people who have frilleds other than vets who have never even seen one before. One time I put my frilled in a colder room (about 70 degrees F) and it accidentally started brumating. I wasnt sure of the situation, the vet gave and charged me for medication and wanted to do blood work. A few days later, someone I talk to here and there (Scott Corning- maybe youve heard of him), brought up the idea of brumating. I put the frilled in a warmer room (About 75 degrees F) and sure enough he was fine in a couple of days. After it was all said and done I spent a good amount of money on vet bills, that could have gone to a bigger cage or w/e. Just my opinion. I mean, it was the vets first time even seeing a frilled dragon, and did a bunch of unnecessary procedures.

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