he could be a little small but sometimes people can be off - as long as you give him the proper diet and good lighting that we have gone over he will catch up --
Thank you, appreciate all your help
@Sadie little update for you.. came home from work and found him up here in the far left corner away from basking but has the best uvb here. It’s 81 where he is there. His basking area was reading from 98-104 under the general vicinity of the light. He then went on to proceed to eat 12 crickets immediately after this picture which is the most he’s eaten a day so far! So hopefully all is well and normal now. Also talked to his breeder who confirmed she doesn’t have an exact date of birth for him
He looks to be around 3 months maybe younger- what is the distance you have the UVB at?
From where he is on the decor it’s 8”. After he ate he went right back to basking. So it seems like he’s really starting to thrive now
Ok that is good --- his appetite has already picked up ---
One week update. He seems to be growing quickly, eats anywhere from 12-18 crickets a day with romaine lettuce. Surface temps are consistently in the 107-109 range. He seems to be thriving
Following up on another week later update. Still doing very well
Good -- just remember to change out the uvb bulb in approx 10-11 months of install
Thanks for this link!
Would you consider the uvb close enough to his basking area from this picture
As long as he can sit directly under it 8-10 inches distance - if your not sure get a measuring tape and measure it - your going to eventually haft to place that log piece so the big thick trunk is under the UVB instead of the long stick part sticking up in the air - I use that same piece of decor but that the thick trunk under the UVB w/ the long stick sitting on the floor
Okay, yeah he can sit directly under I just get concerned cause he spends majority of his time under the basking light on his log which isn’t directly under the uvb
He knows what light he needs so let him do what he needs to do
So his main source of food has been crickets, he picks and chooses when he wants to eat his lettuce but it is offered everyday. I’ve been giving him mealworms as well every other week. I’ve also been giving him these crafted cuisine juvenile soft pellets by flukers that he seems to like a lot. https://www.mypetstoreandmore.com/p...crafted-cuisine-juvenile-bearded-dragon-diet/
Roamine is good - I would go off the nutrition website I sent you - he needs greens there are staple greens listed - along w/ fruits and squashes etc go by the nutrition website I posted for you - I dont feed my dragons any dry insects or dry food - it is live insects and worms and regular salads fresh - dry food dries them out - dragons get their main moisture from fresh salads rinsed before serving - mealworms are treat worms and good for older dragons - the exo skeleton on them is hard on babies stomachs - if you want to give treat worms I would get horn worms or super worms and butter worms -
Okay, thank you!
Update: this guy is growing and growing fast! Loves his dubia roaches and crickets @Sadie
Hes got a belly going-- which is normal ---you got him on salads right?
