These pores are located on the underside of the lizard on each thigh in close proximity to the anal opening and are actually openings of follicular glands. If you give your dragon a bath a couple of times per week like you should then that is cleaning enough. I adopted my 4 1/2 year old male bearded dragon named buddy almost 4 weeks ago. Bearded dragons have femoral pores which will give off a scent to the opposite sex. Rub and clean those sexy femoral pores on, and 4. In this post, you will learn what femoral pores are, how to care for them and how to clean clogged bearded dragon femoral pores. This is important to avoid your dragon from inhaling any potential toxic fumes. Here are some pictures. ! Close • Posted by. He has been blackbearding and barely moving and it seems to be because of his femoral pores and not from complications from his last baytril injection like I thought. Bearded dragons and iguanas are two species of pet reptiles that have femoral pores. Beardies should have access to soak at least once a week, more often if they enjoy it and it does allow the femoral pores to stay softer and not impact which they can do. Clogged femoral pore treatment Help I watched as many videos at possible on how to treat clogged pores, and my dragon’s aren’t even as bad as the ones in the videos but it was time to clean what I could. I'm not sure if his femoral pores are clogged or normal. Bearded dragons have femoral pores which will give off a scent to the opposite sex. u/ZlaHousenka. User account menu • Clogged femoral pores advice. Helps to keep little claws a little more trim. [TOPIC AUTO-LOCKED DUE TO INACTIVITY] Hi guys, my beardie has clogged femoral pores, they don't look too swollen but have the crusty bits. There is absolutely no need EVER to clean them in any way unless they become infected for some reason. Clogged femoral pores? I reccomended giving the beardie a few baths and gently wiggling the blockages afterwards. Branches are also super useful for: 1. There is absolutely no need EVER to clean them in any way unless they become infected for some reason. Beardies should have access to soak at least once a week, more often if they enjoy it and it does allow the femoral pores to stay softer and not impact which they can do. [Click image to enlarge] [Click image to enlarge] [Click image to enlarge] [Click image to enlarge] [Click image to enlarge] The images might not portray this right but a few of the femoral pores in the center (right by the vent) have some excess wax on them and I am working on clearing those out. log in sign up. Is that all I can do? When I unblocked the one pore earlier, his beard immediately lightened from jet black to light grey with marigold yellow tips- … 3 minutes ago. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts . It’s a good idea to have a bucket only for your bearded dragon’s cleaning. Does anyone have any advice for getting the pores out? To deep clean bearded dragon’s tank, you will need to take your dragon out and place it in the big container and move it to another room.