u/Cosmo_Fox_09

Do you guys kiss your scaley babies? I have kissed mine for years and have never gotten sick. How common is salmonella really? It feels like fear mongering from reptiles haters. I know they can carry it but is it as bad as people say?

The two dragons I’ve had longterm all seem to enjoy swimming, baths and id occasionally bring them to swim in the pool (always monitored and right by me, they were bathed after in fresh water).

I just adopted a 4 month old red monster, will he be as affectionate as other common Beardies? Or does the morph not matter? My beardie of 5 years passed recently (she was pretty commonly colored) and she was very affectionate and I’d love him to be as affectionate as her.

How warm should my Beardies basking spot be?

Anybody looking to rehome a bearded dragon? Dm me to discuss further, I’d gladly take them as long as they are healthy!

Anybody in the Orange County (SoCal) area looking to rehome a bearded dragon? Dm me to discuss further.

I weighed my gecko on June 19th, she weighed 65 grams. I’ve been cutting down on food but I’m going to start keeping track of when I feed her.

About 1 1/2 months ago I unknowingly adopted a bearded dragon that had yellow fungus. I only took him out of his tank once to run around in a little play pen (play pen and all items inside were discarded.) after taking the dragon back to the shelter a few days after adopting him, I cleaned all my other animals tanks (ball python, crested gecko, dumpy frog) and put them all in a separate room. I soaked all the wood in the enclosures in bleach and used vet grade cleaner and steam cleaned on each tank. My house is well ventilated and dry. I have ocd and anxiety and this has taken a toll on me. I don’t know what else there is to do. I’m exhausted. I’m scared the spores are everywhere and they will never leave. I heard the spores will eventually die off in a few months but I don’t know.

I didn’t use much protective gear while cleaning but I did wash my hands often. I touched a few surfaces in my room after touching the dragon but I sprayed those commonly touched places with vet grade cleaner, and I’m going to spray down more surfaces in the house soon, I’ve been depressed and haven’t gotten to it yet. I’m posting this again because I received no advice or help and I am desperate.

Hello, a month or so ago I adopted a bearded dragon for a few days and I found out it had yellow fungus and sent it back to the shelter immediately. My family is planning on calling professionals to help clean spores in the house (they may not clean every single spore). I’m in desperate need of a companion animal, and I was wondering if a blue tongue skink could be a good option? Are they at a high risk for yfd? I don’t want to bring them into my house if there’s a chance they will get sick

About a month ago I unknowingly adopted a bearded dragon that had yellow fungus. I only took him out of his tank once to run around in a little play pen (play pen and all items inside were discarded.) after taking the dragon back to the shelter a few days after adopting him, I cleaned all my other animals tanks (ball python, crested gecko, dumpy frog) and put them all in a separate room. I soaked all the wood in the enclosures in bleach and used vet grade cleaner and steam cleaned on each tank. My house is well ventilated and dry. I have ocd and anxiety and this has taken a toll on me. I don’t know what else there is to do. I’m exhausted. I’m scared the spores are everywhere and they will never leave. I heard the spores will eventually die off in a few months but I don’t know.

I didn’t use much protective gear while cleaning but I did wash my hands often. I touched a few surfaces in my room after touching the dragon but I sprayed those commonly touched places with vet grade cleaner.