New Owner! :D

[mobob214]

So I got my first BD yesterday. It's a normal breed as far as skin texture goes but it is orange a lot like the one in the picture of the bigger dragon trying to eat it through the enclosure on here I'm sure everyone has seen. I have it in a 55 gallon tank currently. It never seems to leave the log that I have for made as a basking spot under the normal lamp and the uvb bulb not even at night. I have a night light that I leave on all the time just to keep the tank warmer at night because it gets fairly chilly at night. Am I doing anything wrong or is my dragon just taking time to acclimate? Also how often should dusted crickets be fed to a baby. I know they need fed twice a day but I wasn't sure if the crickets should be dusted both meals a day.

 

[bouncer36]

I only dust the cricket once a day I could be wrong
I wouldn't use the light at night for heat at night if you need to use is Ceramic heater give out heat but no light.

 

[Germ]

All feeders should be dusted because the majority of the feeders & foods that we feed have a low calcium to phosphorous ratio.

Night heat is only required if your night ambient room temps drop below the mid to low 60s F. Only if this is the case, a CHE (Ceramic Heat Emitter = Heat with no light emitted) should be used on a dimmer switch to control the heat to just take the edge off. BDs should be allowed to cool at night, slows their metabolism down for a good nights sleep. Lights of any color at night, red, black, blue, purple, it doesn't matter, will bother most BDs sleep.

A few good links to help get you started ...

Basic BD Care Sheet - A Place To Start

Bearded Dragon --- Exclusive Care Info Library

Beautiful Dragons Nutrition Chart

Is Bearded Dragon Co-habitation a good plan?

 

[bouncer36]

Thanks for clearing that I didn't know all this time I was doing wrong with Jessie well I know I should dust both feeding for rudy then. Sorry for giving the wrong info on the dusting

 

[mobob214]

Thank you Germ! and Bouncer we all make mistakes that's why we have this site to help us all along the way xD

 

[bouncer36]

Mobob214 what does xD mean I've seen before but don't what it mean

 

[mobob214]

It's a face people use I don't know how to describe what it is other than that haha.

 

[bouncer36]

Ok thanks for letting me know