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Ok so Ive had a few threads on here lately..starting this oen because one of my babies appears sometimes that her body looks really skinny..Like so much to where I can see her skin wrinkle up but when I got to pick it up she runs from me and then when im holding her her body is back to normal you know like circular. They seem very healthy they both eat prob not as much as they should be but someone told me they could be getting ready to have there second shed (5 weeks-almost 6 now) so hopefully this is true but just making sure. they poop daily at least someone does, Im always at work..I bath them once a day for 7 minutes..Feed them greens in morning with some cricks, and then again when I get home in late afternoon, change there tank once a day so no unwanted cricks are roaming around..Have gotten their temp in basking spot perfect (105-110) and cool side of tank is usually 84-87 now.At night it gets 65-71 so Im fine there.. Now like I said they seem very healthy they both are active they run alot (Especially when going to grab them) but just wondering why this one looks like it's shrinking sometimes..They dont tend to eat when Im in front of there tank so only way I get to see them eat is in a distance..lol

Anyhow I havent seen any workms in their poop although by the time I get to it it's dry..

Any ideas??Also one of them is looking more yellow by the day so how can he be getting ready to shed, arent they supposed to get pale?? Just curious

Thanks for the help..Some lizard guy im talking to you too!! lol thanks again
 
Dragons do tend to "puff up" at some times and "deflate" at others. I don't think you should worry as long as your baby goes "back to normal" afterwards. You said you haven't seen any "workms" in their poop, do you mean worms? The parasitic worms dragons can catch are impossible to see with the naked eye. If you are curious about whether they have worms, then go to a good reptile vet and get a fecal done. By the way, if you got them at a petstore, there is a REALLY good chance they have parasites, so you should get them checked if don't start eating more after they shed. Yes, getting pale generally means they are about to shed.
-Drew
 
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