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Can beardies have the hiccups????

A.C.3 Jun 14, 2003 05:04 PM

Every now and then my dragon will close his eyes and it looks like he's hiccuping??? Is this natural or is there a problem? please help

Replies (3)

CheriS Jun 14, 2003 10:02 PM

Not that I have ever seen

miss_frick Jun 14, 2003 10:20 PM

I read that beardies can have twitches or seizures from a calcium deficiency... could it be that? (i dont' know though...)

alsgigi32 Jun 17, 2003 03:47 PM

Does part of this hiccup include his/her beard puffing out and retracting very quickly? If so, this is normal. Mine do it all the time.

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