Well, unfortunately my female beardie did not make it through the night. i tried to give her some Pedialyte but it just didnt work.

Luckily i work at an animal and one of the vets offered to do a necropsy. We opened her up and found a strange black mass under her liver, it was soft and mushy and fell apart at the slightest touch. her stomach and GI Tract were empty..completely.

Her gal-bladder was dark green...not a good sign either. And where her small intestine connected to the large, there was a black coloration or mass there. I took smaples of her Liver, Kidney, some blood, some cultures from her mouth, and i took her esophogas along with her heart and lungs as one piece.

If it was dehydration that caused her sudden death i honestly dont know why, i give them veggies everyday and i even take them out in the sun and give them water. ive tried to put a bowl of water in the tank, but all i ever get in it is sand and her walking all over it.

I would like to know, what everyone here does to ensure thier dragons are hydrated. I simply assumed they acquire thier water from the greens they eat. BDlvr, i wrote down your "menu" for greens and and fruits and have used most of them, mostly greens instead of fruits cuz they dont like them.

So please if anyone can tell me how it is that they keep thier dragons hydrated i would really appreciate it!

Anthony

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