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    Spyro

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    yellow tounge..

    Post  Spyro on Mon Jun 29, 2009 12:21 pm

    The tip of my bearded dragons tounge has gone yellow, Is this normal? Could it just be from his food?

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    Post  Red Dragon on Mon Jun 29, 2009 2:26 pm

    This doesn't sound like anything to worry about and is perfectly normal.
    Do you know whether this is a colour change, or whether the tongue has always been this colour?
    Is it just the tip of the tongue that is yellow, or the whole tongue?
    And what foods have you been feeding that could have made the tongue yellow?

    A dragons tongue is a muscle, and it is normal for the tip to be yellow and the tongue itself to be pink.
    Take a look at this picture of a normal dragon's tongue and let me know whether this is the case.



    Hope this helps.
    Thanks,
    Red Dragon

    Spyro

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    Re: yellow tounge..

    Post  Spyro on Mon Jun 29, 2009 5:33 pm

    Ye its just the tip of his tounge but were sure its changed since we got him.
    Hes only been eating the locusts and bags of salad.
    Thanks.

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    Post  Red Dragon on Mon Jun 29, 2009 6:12 pm

    The appearance of a yellow tongue can be due to stress, but he will be fine and it should settle down in a couple of days.
    Let us know how it goes.

    Thanks,
    Red Dragon

    Spyro

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    Re: yellow tounge..

    Post  Spyro on Fri Jul 03, 2009 1:59 pm

    My dad seems to think that it has gone down now but its still there a bit.

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    Re: yellow tounge..

    Post  Froglodite on Fri Jul 03, 2009 3:28 pm

    I don't think your dragon is in any trouble Spyro, as having a yellow tounge tip is perfectly normal for beardies Smile

    I wouldn't worry yourself about it unless you notice the yellow spreading around the whole mouth.

    Hope you're doing okay with your dragon - why not head over and introduce yourself on the rest of the forum?

    Froglodite x

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