4 months and 15"!

[JAKO91]

Hey there guys, i'm a new beardie owner, i only got my girl about a week ago and she is the best. I play with her all the time because i work from home, and she often will come and play on my desk and sit underneath my desk lamp while i work (it's luckily the right basking temp for her i have checked), and she is becoming quite tame and seems to enjoy playing with me and exploring my room.
I was just curious, apparently she is 4 months old according to the breeder, i measured her the other day, and from head to to tail-tip she measure's just under 15 inches. Is this abnormally large for a 4 month-old female? and am i going to have a monster on my hands?
Also, i ran out of crickets and i have a tub of morio worms a friend gave me, they're pretty large, about 4cm long. Would these be ok to feed her for her size?

Thanks in advance for any help

 

[Germ]

All the extended time that your BD spends outside her enclosure & even if the desk lamp is the right temp, it is being deprived of UVB. 15" at 4 months does seem rather large, if it is in fact only 4 months old. The Supers/Morio worms will be fine.

 

[Aleena]

Hey there guys, i'm a new beardie owner, i only got my girl about a week ago and she is the best. I play with her all the time because i work from home, and she often will come and play on my desk and sit underneath my desk lamp while i work (it's luckily the right basking temp for her i have checked), and she is becoming quite tame and seems to enjoy playing with me and exploring my room.
I was just curious, apparently she is 4 months old according to the breeder, i measured her the other day, and from head to to tail-tip she measure's just under 15 inches. Is this abnormally large for a 4 month-old female? and am i going to have a monster on my hands?
Also, i ran out of crickets and i have a tub of morio worms a friend gave me, they're pretty large, about 4cm long. Would these be ok to feed her for her size?

Thanks in advance for any help

Think they were positive on her age? That's HUGE ! My guys prefer supers to crickets... or is it just that supers don't chirp and I like them better? Hah! Either way... they're good to gobble up but gut loaded crickets are supposed to be the healthier choice. Dose em with calcium prior to feeding them of course . I think she's a big enough girl to handle almost any super!

 

[bb66]

Sounds huge for 4 months I think I would question the Breeders reported age. sounds like you have it out of the enclosure more than it's in during the day. isnt the best idea like has been said it isn't getting the uvb it needs then

 

[JAKO91]

Thanks for the help guys, i might give the breeder a call just to clarify her age then. I don't have her out of the viv all day, she'll come out for half hour to an hour maybe and then i'll put her back. But because my vivarium is on the floor, and has a sealed lid i just leave the sliding door ajar on the cooler side, and if she wants to nip out for a bit she will, but she'll always just go back inside if she needs uvb or to bask. she'll only come out for a few minutes anyway.
Is this ok to do? i just feel bad leaving her shut up in it all day otherwise. I like her to have the option to stretch her legs and have a scatter about if she wants.

 

[Aleena]

Thanks for the help guys, i might give the breeder a call just to clarify her age then. I don't have her out of the viv all day, she'll come out for half hour to an hour maybe and then i'll put her back. But because my vivarium is on the floor, and has a sealed lid i just leave the sliding door ajar on the cooler side, and if she wants to nip out for a bit she will, but she'll always just go back inside if she needs uvb or to bask. she'll only come out for a few minutes anyway.
Is this ok to do? i just feel bad leaving her shut up in it all day otherwise. I like her to have the option to stretch her legs and have a scatter about if she wants.

So long as there's no way for her to get ahold of strange bugs or small pieces of things she wouldn't be able to digest but could fit in her mouth. A controlled environment is usually best.

 

[Zen ReptileZ]

Hey Jak, your pic is great! Very cute!