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Beardie with yellow gums

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Question
We recently received a Bearded Dragon that has yellow gums with a little clear discharge. Don't know anything else about him other than he was housed on kitty litter. What do you think?

Answer
Hi De
Bearded dragons actually do have a yellow tinted mouth.
http://mrskingsbioweb.com/images/dragondissection60.JPG  has a good pic of the inside of their mouth.  Is this the color you are seeing?
Since you do not know any background on your dragon, a vet visit should be had.  With bearded dragons they can get a disease called "fatty liver Disease",   (hepatic lipidosis) Your best chance to find out if there is a   problem  would be to seek out a vet that is trained in treating reptiles.  
To find one in your are you can go to www.anapsid.org/vets