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| 10/14/09 12:50am |
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Message To: Crispy In reference to Message Id: 2083701 Protect her crest
this is a concern because some males can severely damage the crest. this is from Tricia’s site: tape, who knew! Occasionally females will becomes stressed and or injured during the breeding season if the male is being persistent. If the female appears stressed or becomes injured it is a good idea to remove her to another enclosure for a while until she has either recovered or calmed down. I have seen female dragons with damaged, and or bruised crests. There is a female dragon at the Toronto Metro Zoo that is 15 years old. She has a badly scared, mostly missing crest. Her mate passed away this past summer but when they were together the caretakers would actually cover her crest area with adhesive tape (I’m assuming they mean the first aid adhesive cloth tape). They called this a helmet. This gave the male dragon something to bite and hang on to, and it also protected the females crest area from further damage. |
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| 10/15/09 07:48am |
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Protect her crest