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OLDER BEARDED DRAGON BIT LITTLER DRAGON

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Question
I just recently got another bearded dragon a baby roughly 4 months old.  My other beardy who is roughly 8 months old just bit the younger one on the head.  the little one's eye is closed with a little blood around his jaw.  I can't get him into a vet until tomorrow.  Will there be a chance he will die over night.  His mouth will not close all the way.  I don't have them housed together I was handling the bigger one while giving a bath to the little one.

Answer
Hello Wendy,

Oh geez, I am sorry to hear that!  How horrible!
Well, if he has brain damage, it is possible that he will pass away over night.  If his head was not crushed, & he has no internal injuries, his chances are good for recovery.  Do you see any puncture wounds?  
Let me know what the vet says when you go.  Just keep him comfortable overnight as best as you can until you can get him into the vets.

Tracie