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i have a young frillie that has been sick for a while but is now recooperating. he had some problems with his eyes and wouldnt open them for 3 weeks. i took him to the vet and got meds and now his eyes are fine. in those three weeks i syringe fed him. now he is eating crickets on his own again. i noticed today though that his neck looks as if it was swollen...more like it has liquid in it. its soft but makes his frills open up slightly. kinda confusing but i dont know how to explain it. i noticed the same thing happen when the vet injected him with some vitamins. i dont know. has this ever happened to anyone?
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0.0.1 frilled dragon- monster
1.1.0 white's tree frog- popeye, jack
0.1.0 southern painted turtle- ms.tortle
0.1.0 crested gecko- crimson
1.0.0 pinto hedgehog- dante

Can you send some pics? if it is swolen like when the vet injected vits. under his skin then something is wrong. i would take him to the vet ASAP. Post some pics.

Andrew

it went away already. it looks like fluid sacks one on each side of his neck under his frills. if it happens again i will take pictures and post them.
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0.0.1 frilled dragon- monster
1.1.0 white's tree frog- popeye, jack
0.1.0 southern painted turtle- ms.tortle
0.1.0 crested gecko- crimson
1.0.0 pinto hedgehog- dante

It could be some od form of calcium deficiency. Are you supplimenting him with anything? if so what? What kind of UV if any does he have? I use rep-cal, herptivite and zoomed reptisun 10.0. He also gets natural sunlight several times a week. If he is imported it could be lots of other things.

Hope i could help,
Andrew

i use exactly the same as you mentioned. trust me he gets everything he needs..thats why im so puzzled. i noticed he had it again yesterday so i took pictures. i will post them tomorrow because internet at home isnt working. im at my office. if you read the previous posts...he has been sick but is now doing better. read them so you can get an idea and maybe this is happening due to what hes gone through. thank you...i will post pictures tomorrow.
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0.0.1 frilled dragon- monster
1.1.0 white's tree frog- popeye, jack
0.1.0 southern painted turtle- ms.tortle
0.1.0 crested gecko- crimson
1.0.0 pinto hedgehog- dante

under his frills....

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0.0.1 frilled dragon- monster
1.1.0 white's tree frog- popeye, jack
0.1.0 southern painted turtle- ms.tortle
0.1.0 crested gecko- crimson
1.0.0 pinto hedgehog- dante

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0.0.1 frilled dragon- monster
1.1.0 white's tree frog- popeye, jack
0.1.0 southern painted turtle- ms.tortle
0.1.0 crested gecko- crimson
1.0.0 pinto hedgehog- dante

well, I went and looked behind my frillies frill and noticed there is a lot of loose skin back there. yours does look swolen, and it doesnt look like anything i have ever seen. I would not worry about it too much as it doesnt look to bad. as long as he is eating and stuff, he should be ok. If anything in his behavior changes, take him to the vet.

Nice looking animal. where did you get it?

good luck,
Andrew

Ya know, it almost looks like fat deposits. you lizard is nice and fat, so it may just be a place he can store excess fat.

Andrew

maybe it was fat...maybe it was something else. he was actually quite thin. unfortunately he passed away monday night. thank you for the help though...i appreciate somebody answering.
R.I.P. Monster
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1.0.0 arg. b/w tegu
1.1.0 white's tree frog- popeye, jack
0.1.0 southern painted turtle- ms.tortle
0.1.0 crested gecko- crimson
1.0.0 pinto hedgehog- dante