A.PROPHECY Posted December 27, 2007 Report Share Posted December 27, 2007 water dragon lost some of its tail its the one im sure is a male! but just wondering would a female nip at his tail? i do notice at night when lights go out the female will sit at the top of the tallest branch, within a minute the male will run up and jump on top of her , he sometimes bites her neck when hes on top eventuly the female strugles and they both fall of togeather would the female bite him if shes anoyed? otherwise during the day all the 3 dragons hang out on the same logs and stuff and nothing seems to go down lol so just wondering whats up with that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snookie Posted December 27, 2007 Report Share Posted December 27, 2007 How much off the tail ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
repto Posted December 27, 2007 Report Share Posted December 27, 2007 not uncommon for young ones to have a go at their siblings tail tips as they walk past etc,anything that moves syndrome?give them more tucker!it will grow back unlike a beardy but will never get to full length.keep an eye on it that it is clean and dry otherwise it could keep getting shorter and shorter?have seen this with a beardy but not a wd.you could put a bit of bettadine or similar antiseptic on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.PROPHECY Posted December 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2007 its only a few cm looks like its healing well hope it dont happen again tho :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varanophile Posted December 28, 2007 Report Share Posted December 28, 2007 not uncommon for young ones to have a go at their siblings tail tips as they walk past etc,anything that moves syndrome?give them more tucker!it will grow back unlike a beardy but will never get to full length.keep an eye on it that it is clean and dry otherwise it could keep getting shorter and shorter?have seen this with a beardy but not a wd.you could put a bit of bettadine or similar antiseptic on it. yep. more food. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted December 28, 2007 Report Share Posted December 28, 2007 yep. more food. called dry gangerene, make a note of length can be easily fixed wd needs his tail for balance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted December 30, 2007 Report Share Posted December 30, 2007 called dry gangerene, make a note of length can be easily fixed Hi Mark any tips on how to cure it, ive got a fealing 1 of my beardies may be startin to get sumthin alike? Cheers Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
repto Posted December 30, 2007 Report Share Posted December 30, 2007 have a look in the bearded dragon manual,can`t lay my hands on mine at the moment but I think jody may have a copy?dip the tail in a weak solution of hydrogen peroxide,but check the book for the right concentration.Feed them more food so they don`t eat each other??been there done that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted December 30, 2007 Report Share Posted December 30, 2007 have a look in the bearded dragon manual,can`t lay my hands on mine at the moment but I think jody may have a copy?dip the tail in a weak solution of hydrogen peroxide,but check the book for the right concentration.Feed them more food so they don`t eat each other??been there done that. is right can also cut back to good flesh then cauterize best to get vet to do make mark on tail with marking pen then see if it deteriorates more one of our igs had this when i got it, cut to new flesh and dosed with iodine daily for 3 days, took a while but it regrew tail no worries some don't regrow from that point, depends on species Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted December 31, 2007 Report Share Posted December 31, 2007 thanks guys appreciate it repto - i think ive got a copy of tht manual here ill look after tea, theyre not bad atm but when young (+ lak of food :roll: ) they went through a canabal stage but seem ok now? livingart- it doesnt look too bad but got me thinking after what u said, ill keep an eye on it. If i do go the hydrogen peroxide way can you buy that at the shop or? Cheers Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snookie Posted December 31, 2007 Report Share Posted December 31, 2007 you can get it from chemist thats what i used to bleach my hair :oops: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted January 1, 2008 Report Share Posted January 1, 2008 didn't mean to panic you mincie i only meant it as advice when you first start out wth a new animal it can be a bit of a worry after a while things will settle down each of us keep our animals in slightly different ways, but good food, the right temp and humidity and environment are about the same in all keepers it is good there are so many knowledgable and experienced keepers on here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparkyNat Posted January 1, 2008 Report Share Posted January 1, 2008 You can also buy hydrogen peroxide at the supermarket pak n save sells it here it would in the same area as all the medicines stuff is kept its bout 5 a bottle i think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted January 1, 2008 Report Share Posted January 1, 2008 awesome thanks everyone thats all good info to know :lol: sorry to get this post a tad off track Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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