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I agree with AB that once per day is enough and I would go further to say wait for a bit. And if it was me, I would remove all shed clinging to toes, but leave the skin around the sores totally alone. Unsightly, I know, but you don’t want to aggravate that area in any way.

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I agree with AB’s recommendations. I would do this for the next 5 days and see if you notice any improvement.

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To the best of my knowledge, there is no way to prevent initial worm infestation, only to deal with it on a yearly basis.

One of fun things about beardies is their astonishing growth rate. This is made possible by the youngsters being almost entirely carnivorous. This changes after sexual maturity, when they become mostly, but not entirely, vegetarian. Expect Horny to exhibit this transition in the next several weeks.

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It is possible to feed lizards pill bugs all of their lives with no problems. However, it is a bit of Russian roulette. Virtually all pillbugs carry thorny headed worms, a gastrointestinal parasite. These nasties attach themselves to the gut of the animal host. For reasons scientists are uncertain of, a severe infestation of this endoparasite affects some lizards all lot, but many not at all. A lizard suffering from this parasite will display “Ill thrift, weight loss, anorexia, diarrhea, abdominal discomfort or colic…” Ill thrift is a veterinary term that indicates the animal is ‘poorly’ dull eyes, dull skin, lethargic, and so forth without being outright ill. So in the end, the choice is yours, take the risk or not. This parasite is easily eliminated by inexpensive yearly worming, so if you want to continue to give your pet pill bugs, there is probably no harm in it, but it’s good to be informed that there are risks.

[Zoodulcis]

This is a wonderful setup. If I may ask, where is his hide? Is it that little stump?

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What a bummer! You waited for that other chameleon for so long. Looks like another nice acquisition took place though. Congratulations!

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Nice looking guy. What made you decide to acquire him?

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Say Ahhhhh! A cutey for sure. How old?

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Exploring options is always a wise course of action. Gosh, wouldn’t it be amazing if he could be in the water, at least a bit of the time, studying marine animals in their native environs! No telling what technology will make possible for him in the near future.

[Zoodulcis]

🤣 Animals tracts, not tracks. Very funny miscommunication. I bet he will be able to focus his course of studies in a way that lends itself to amphibian and reptile topics, even if he can’t major in it. Right now the hot topic where all the jobs are is marine, if he is at all interested in that.

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I love tracking animals by their scat and tracks. Very easy and interesting pastime in the Rockies. But how can he take college courses in this subject? Or would it be through extended studies?

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Oh wait, I see that it is Mr. Ziggy.

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Does this contestant have a name?

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He looks very comfortable.

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