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Bearded dragon ear injury: bleeding, pain, open wound. Should I worry?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

i have a bearded dragon. the skin in her ear was recently damaged i dont know what happened. it was bleeding bad. and she was trembling and wouldn't let anyone touch her. anythings i should be worried about? its better now. but it was a open wound for 3 days

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Answered By David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on February 12th, 2017

Basically it could be an infection or a trauma, it sounds like she was in a great deal of pain, i would recommend taking her to a reptile vet as she might need an antibiotic course and some pain medications.

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