Pogona Vitticeps

Stress

Stress is not a disease but harmless! Stress can lead to many physical symptoms suffer. In addition, life expectancy in animals with much stress is very low.

Symptoms:

Stress can you recognize; bad eating behaviour, (sometimes) dark/dull colors, quietly creep away (dark/lethargic) or often flat on the belly. By prolonged stress stop the animals with food, don't move and lay the head down. If the stress persists for too long, the bearded Dragon die.

Cause:

The cause of stress can have many different causes. However light the cause always with a bad care! Stress can be caused by; shelter to small housing, too little, too much or too large food animals in the terrarium, approach on handling/wrong way, other animals and sometimes illness/medication administration.

Treatment:

Grab the cause! Try to figure out why the bearded Dragon stress experiences and pick up this problem. Do you know bearded Dragon! Often it is a good idea to consult a veterinarian to other health problems (possible cause of stress). In addition, the bearded Dragon very weaken by prolonged stress and veterinary intervention is often necessary.