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Water dragon...sick??

extracool123 Aug 14, 2007 04:28 PM

Well to start off a friend of mine went on vacation to indiana for 2 weeks and i am taking care of his chinese water dragon, his bearded dragon, and a burbens gecko and a flying gecko.

the burbens and flying gecko and water dragon were all in the same cage. the flying gecko died today and the burbens died earlier this week. I fed them once a day crickets and they had water and everything. I live in So cal so i think the heat might be a factor.

But the water dragons color is starting to change to brownish and every so often it opens its mouth,

Replies (3)

otis07 Aug 15, 2007 10:05 PM

yeah, none of those should be kept together. awful canidates for a community tank. i would take the water dragon out and either clean his tank really well or buy him a new one. the others probably had parasites as those geckos are usually wild caught, so the dragon probably has parasites now. the people who you were watching them for must not have known anything about the animals they decided to get. it's not your fault they died, but the dude/dudett who put them all in the cage together. make sure the dragon has enough water, and they love to be misted, a lot of times when they are dehydrated they turn a darker color. i would also inspect it to see if it has any cuts or bumps. if if has cuts i would put neosporin on it with a q-tip. make sure it's water is clean, because they like to make it dirty and it is a cess-pool for parasites. what are the temps there? they like it hot, but not too much above 95F. try to cool it down by misting it or changing the bulb to a florescent. they give light and UVB, but not really any heat.

i realize this isn't your animal so not 100% your responsibility, but if you have any more questions please don't hesitate to e-mail me at otis07_@hotmail.com.

extracool123 Aug 17, 2007 03:36 PM

The water dragon seems to be doing fine now....He just finished shedding and now hes as green as ever. the Temps on the cage are high 80s to low 90s. its really hot in so cal now soo i only keep the heat lamp on for a bit soo it doesnt get too hot. i cleaned his water and I mist him all the time. my friend comes back later today soo ill tell him what you said.

otis07 Aug 17, 2007 03:51 PM

good luck and tell your friend that if he/she has any questions they can contact me at otis07_@hotmail.com.

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