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Bearded Dragon Bite Injuries

Bearded Dragon Bite Injuries

Bearded dragon bite injuries are probably the most common type of injuries a Bearded dragon keeper will come across. Bite injuries are usually to the tail, the legs or the neck of other Bearded dragons.

The most common Bearded dragon bite injury is probably tail and leg biting. Bearded dragon tail biting injuries are most often due to overcrowding, too little food being offered or due to different sized Bearded dragon kept in the same container. From the age of about six weeks (the so-called juvenile stage), Bearded dragon batches should be separated into smaller, similar sized groups. Bearded dragon insect feeding should also be increased to at least two to three times a day. Greens should be available all the time.

Neck biting is usually due to Bearded dragon mating behavior. During the breeding season, a male Bearded dragon will attempt to mate by biting onto the neck or lip area of a susceptible female. The incidence of these Bearded dragon bite injuries can be reduced by introducing more females to the group.

Bearded Dragon Bite Injuries Treatment

Most of these injuries will need little intervention from the owner, except when bleeding cannot be controlled or when infection sets in. Tail and limp biting should be reduced by following the the instructions above. The incidence of infection can be reduced by starting a course of prophylactic antibiotics, available upon clinical examination by a reptile friendly veterinarian.

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