HELP!!!! New water dragon!

shandav · 11-25-08, 02:46 PM

Hi there! my brother just purchased a new baby chinese water dragon.. well his/her eyes are always crusted shut! i mean we have rinsed them with warm water..and it helps for a while then crusts over again? also he/she seems to be sheeding its skin but the skin dosnt look right.. its tough, brown and clumpy ugh! also he/she dosnt seem to move around much but if u try to pick him/her up he/she scoots away quickly? now i was wondering are these symptoms of mites, respitory and/or metabolic bone disease? if so how can i treat him/her? there isnt a reptile vet in the area so im a little stuck! any ideas and suggestions might be a great help!

**Aaron_S** · 11-27-08, 09:09 AM

Pictures of the eyes and skin would be very useful.

We need more information though. What kind of set up do you have? The temperatures on the hot side/cool side and hot spot? The humidity. Also, if it's still really new, I would take it back to where ever you got it and tell them it looks sick.

shandav · 11-27-08, 02:25 PM

I don't have a picture at the moment...
the cage set up is a homemade cage from an inclosed tv unit (5ft x 4.5ft), theres rocks and vines on the walls with a wood mulch type bottom that my bro was told to get when he purchased his 1st water dragon 4 years ago.. plus theres a smallwaterfalliin the back for moisture and a glass front for viewing! mind you the 2 dragons are kept separated for quarantene and so the larger dragon (who is male) dosnt hurt the baby one!
the cool spot ofthe cage is roughly between 73-75 degrees and the warmer spot is about 84-86 degrees! the humidity in the cage at the moment is 82%
also the skin seemsto be a little better my bro has been giving the baby dragon some dusted crickets and some calcium water dechlorinater in the water dish.. his/her skin has started to peel like normal.. but the eyes are still crusty and he/she seemtoscatch at them alot..yet there are no signs of mites like i thought!

shandav · 11-27-08, 03:08 PM

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these are some pictures i took from the internet (not actual photos of my dragon) but the skin and syptomslook alot like these.. if its any help.. sorry i cant get an actual photo.. my camera is broken :S

Faequine · 02-11-09, 11:17 AM

Its skirting away behavior is normal. it may calm down after it adjusts but with 'Terri' my aussie dragon that i had for a year, never calmed down, he always seemed to over react to everything. lol.

Chu'Wuti · 02-14-09, 11:15 PM

Aaron, do saline baths help the skin & eyes in these animals? I've heard of using saline baths for treatments for skin ailments but have never done so myself. And I've never had a CWD, so I do NOT know if such a treatment would be at all appropriate.

So, Shandav, do NOT use this treatment unless Aaron says it's OK!

milldabeast · 04-19-09, 08:19 AM

what about olive oil? i heard taht works great. like i said"HEARD" not sure tho, never done it. get some pediactric electrolytes and squirt it in its mouth or water bowl. once a day. that stuff is awsome. u can find it at shoppers drug mart or somthing like that. its for babies an ppl that are sick. gives them energy and helps fight out sickness. take an old tooth brush and apply water , oil, skin softener for lizards and snakes (at pet stores its only like 8$ they all have it)

Chu'Wuti · 04-23-09, 08:47 AM

I have also heard that oil baths are really bad for herps' skin . . .

Shandav, what's happening at this point?

milldabeast · 04-23-09, 12:07 PM

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I have also heard that oil baths are really bad for herps' skin . . .

Shandav, what's happening at this point?

thats not what the pet store told me. where did u get your info?

citysnakes · 04-23-09, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by milldabeast

thats not what the pet store told me.

you need to get your info, and animals, from somwhere other than pet stores.

Chu'Wuti · 04-23-09, 03:41 PM

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you need to get your info, and animals, from somwhere other than pet stores.

Absolutely! Pet stores are the worst source of info!

I got my info here from experienced keepers and breeders--people who actually know what they are talking about. People like Julian, and Mykee, and Aaron_S . . .

milldabeast · 04-23-09, 11:16 PM

well i also have seen it written on several forums like herpcenter and repticzone which are way more advanced reptile forums. so your saying smbdy from this forum told you not too put oils on your lizard or snake to help shedding? has smbdy actually tried this or your just assuming to be safe? the stuff u buy in the store shedding aid or whatever has oil in it.

milldabeast · 04-23-09, 11:20 PM

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Originally Posted by citysnakes.com

you need to get your info, and animals, from somwhere other than pet stores.

Speak for your own petstore. just cause the one you go 2 is run by a buncha idiots doesnt mean they all are. pet store owner has saved me a lot of money in vet bills. never had to take any of my dragons to the vet and ive raised 12 for a year and a half. have 2 adults for 6 years now. incubated 3 clutches and sold. all great health and shape. YouTube - milldabeast1's Channel

milldabeast · 04-23-09, 11:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Chu'Wuti

Absolutely! Pet stores are the worst source of info!

I got my info here from experienced keepers and breeders--people who actually know what they are talking about. People like Julian, and Mykee, and Aaron_S . . .

speak for your own pet store. mine actually have an interest in reptiles and have helped me a lot over the years. if your pet store didnt pay minumum wage then maybe you wouldnt get crap service.

milldabeast · 04-23-09, 11:24 PM

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Originally Posted by citysnakes.com

you need to get your info, and animals, from somwhere other than pet stores.

cant assume that with all pet stores. thats like saying all rep veternarians rip u off. only most of them. some actually like doing it.