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A question about baby dragons

CourtneyLS

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When does the slit on a baby's stomach go away?

I searched for the answer on google, but it just kept coming up with results about babies slitting their eggs.

Thank you,
Courtney
 
I had a baby dragon who's umbilical cord still was attached to it after it hatched with a piece of vermiculite stuck to it for a couple weeks. I almost crapped myself trying to gently take it off with a damp cotton swab because it wouldn't let up and it looked like I was going to pull it's insides out :eek:

So I left the cord alone and figured it would shrivel off on it's own (it did) and the little slit was only there for 2 or 3 weeks.

I ramble.. sorry :eek: But hopefully other folks can give their input and maybe you're a little bit more at ease :D
 
Haha, thank you. And don't worry, I usually tend to ramble also.

I was just curious because I recently bought some dragons from someone (it's not someone on here) and they're reeeally small, still have the little belly slits, and are still that blah new-baby color. From nose to vent, the dragon is about three of my fingers, but I have pretty thin fingers. The person said they were over 5 weeks though...I don't really believe them. I have a different dragon from an awesome person on here that is a little over 6 weeks and she's a ton bigger than my new ones and doesn't have the slit.

See, there I go rambling....
 
They sound like hatchlings... Maybe that's why the slit is still visible :yesnod:

I wouldn't believe them either :rolleyes:

...Ain't gotta lie to kick it :smokin:
 
Yeah, I was pretty sure they were still really really young :/
Oh well, I'd rather have them and be caring for them than for the other people to be. I know they're getting much better care. When I first brought them home they drank a bunch of water and perked up a lot! And they're eating fine, so I'm not too worried. One of them is kind of strange though....when it's in the cage it seems perfectly normal, but if I take it out it won't hold its head up and moves it around really strangely.
I just don't understand why people have to lie!! :shrug01:
 
The almighty dollar is why people lie about things like that. When you plan to breed your dragons they dont think about the cost of the food and care that those babies take, so all they think about is how much that one baby dragon will bring in. It happens more and more each year and its sad. My very first dragon Gimmie still has the slit visible and he is now 4 years old and I got him from the local pet store here in the town I live in. I call it his belly button.
Shine is right though, most the time the baby dragons slits heal up and close up after a few weeks of age in most cases. Just keep them clean and on paper towels and you should be good.
 
It burns me up too and you know that. What really upsets me the worse is when people sell 2 week old dragons regardless if they have shed, pooped and are eating machines because you never know how the next 2 weeks are going to turn out. Why breed a dragon if your not willing to eat the cost of taking care of them? You only have to take care of the babies until they are 4 weeks old or 6" and honestly its not that hard to do!
Im glad that Courtney got these babies and is taking good care of them, but what about the others? Its just sad.
 
I've had them on paper towels since I brought them home and they've been eating fine. I've been soaking them about every other day and misting them in there cage. I'm almost positive that they haven't even had there first shed yet and I haven't seen any of them poop yet.
If I ever breed my dragons, I would make sure the babies are nice and big and healthy before I found homes for them....personally, I wouldn't want to give any away!! Haha. But there's no way I would feel right giving them away so young.
 
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