Health Parasites You should always take a new animal in for a veterinary check and fecal test for internal parasites. Even though they're captive bred, many BDs come with internal parasites such as pinworms or coccidia. Make sure your vet does both a smear and a float to the fecal sample. Coccidia is typically treated with Albon. In terms of external parasites, BDs can get ticks and mites.
Mites can be particularly difficult to eradicate.
You can mist or soak your shedding BD in the tub or sink to help with shedding, but do not pull off patches of shed that are not ready to come off on their own. You will damage the forming scales underneath. As mentioned earlier, dragons need UVB in order to synthesize D3, which in turn is necessary for calcium metabolization. Too large of prey items put pressure on the spinal cord as they pass through the digestive system. If the pressure lasts too long, permanent damage can occur.