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Ok, so I come home today to find Tank, dead...

He was acting normal before I left for my daily activities, he ate, had fresh water, was basking, defecated recently...

He's a normal, male beardie. The only significant thing about his year of life was that when he was born his "umbilical cord" was wrapped around him, and he had a sort of indentation to show it. He was also the biggest of the litter.

Can someone maybe tell me what happened to him, if you've experienced something like this before, or head me in a direction to prevent this from happening to any future dragons I may keep.

Thanks, Lanoue

First off, I'm sorry for your loss, I know how hard it is to lose a pet. Secondly, I cannot tell you what may have happened to your beardy, however, I would recommend taking it to a vet for a autopsy because they can then tell you exactly what went wrong. Then you can take that information and use it toward future pets to make sure this doesn't happen again.
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