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I want to thank all of you for the great advice given!!! I don't know what version of BD he is, but will post a picture sometime this week. I need to get the puter ready to accept pictures. You can answer the question of what kind of BD for me at that time LOL. I do have a digital camera, but haven't had a chance to download the utilities yet to this new puter. Ok, back to BD, he seems to be mellowing out now. Can a different UBV light, and wax worms make that much of a difference???? He doesn't like the canned food the pet store sales lady suggested, however. He no longer hisses at my hand on the tank, or when I stick my hand in to give him clean water... or move his log (branched log) any more. So then, when I get the sand cleaned out of there, and somehow clean him up a bit (more advice needed in this area too), I'll be able to gauge what his true colors are. Yep it was calci sand, so will discard that tonight, and lay down his new repti carpet. Again thanks for the advice. And strange, I still haven't found that one web site I got directed to that said the bite is venomous. When I find it again, I'll include it. Huggs, Bekka

By the way.....

just in case there was some confusion:

while not venomous any reptile bite that breaks skin and or draws blood should be washed and disinfected.

a Komodo Dragon is the extreem case but any "meat eating" rep can have some nasty stuff in the saliva as they are what they are.

not that a dragon is that dangerous but....

also any reptile can be a carrier of salmonella which can be bad for us..... wash hands after handling.... just to be safe.
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IM glad everything is doing good...what brand of UVB light> reptisun 5.0 is recommended....next shed will show real colors!!!! handfeeding waxworms will DEFINETLY help in taming the little rascal, and slowly picking him up and holding him over his cage, and gradually go to other parts of the room and do things like that.good luck!!
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Well the little guy or girl, I still do not which it is LOL, is definitely full of personality LOL. We can pick him up, and play with him, and he is no longer biting nor hissing. The food and light.... and I think handling, are now showing positive results. One more problem, he licked the broccoli, and the dandelion greens, and proceeded to clamp his jaws tightly and turn his head a way. No amount of coaching, or just leaving the vegies in the cage, changed his obvious dislike of these things. So next I need to try the romaine lettuce ; ))) He loved the wax worms though. The UVB light I have is not 5.0.... it was recommended to purchase the 8.0, but I was strapped for cash, after buying the other necessities, and the 3.0 UVB flourescent light with hood I did end up purchasing, with the help of some natural sunlight will have to do for a short time. Just found him racing up and down the side of the cage with his nose practically pasted to the side as he went along, and he jumped up periodically. I was worried perhaps, something was wrong, until I realized he was playing with his own reflection on the glass LOL. So he has come a very long ways in just a short time.
Bekka

Next things to do....

1) find a herp vet in your area.
2) setup a first visit.
3) save a stool sample and take it in for an exam.

vet can help determine sex.
check for any parasites.
advise on other problems they may spot.
get inital length and weight recorderd.

weight can be important in tracking health.
also can help in determining if your dragon is ok now...

BTW: on top of the head, just behind each eye is an area that should have a soft "bump" .... if that spot is sunk down then the dragon has not been eating too good and needs to "fatten Up" some.... this is one of the places they store a bit of fat for hard times....
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