Growth

[Steve_lazzo627]

So my bearded dragon, female, very roughly estimated to be 10 months old, hasn’t grown an inch in a few months, and only grew about 2 inches since December. She did have two types of parasites over the winter but those have been taken care of. Her growth definitely had to have been stunted from the parasites but I don’t understand why she won’t grow now. And YES her tank temperatures are perfect and she gets plenty of UVB. I feed her different types of greens in the morning, then depending on what she’s in the mood for, crickets or super worms for lunch and/or dinner. I recently got a brand new cage as well that is much larger than her old one but I know it’s a myth that they don’t grow if the tank is too small.

The dates are on the pictures, for the solo picture that one was taken May 17th.

 

[Sadie]

So my bearded dragon, female, very roughly estimated to be 10 months old, hasn’t grown an inch in a few months, and only grew about 2 inches since December. She did have two types of parasites over the winter but those have been taken care of. Her growth definitely had to have been stunted from the parasites but I don’t understand why she won’t grow now. And YES her tank temperatures are perfect and she gets plenty of UVB. I feed her different types of greens in the morning, then depending on what she’s in the mood for, crickets or super worms for lunch and/or dinner. I recently got a brand new cage as well that is much larger than her old one but I know it’s a myth that they don’t grow if the tank is too small.

The dates are on the pictures, for the solo picture that one was taken May 17th.

Dragons grow at their own rates - she will more than likely have a growth spurt so give her time --- you say your temps are perfect and UVB is good can you please tell me what kind of UVB your using coil or a long tube fixture and how are you taking the surface basking temps?

 

[Steve_lazzo627]

Dragons grow at their own rates - she will more than likely have a growth spurt so give her time --- you say your temps are perfect and UVB is good can you please tell me what kind of UVB your using coil or a long tube fixture and how are you taking the surface basking temps?

I’ve gone over it on another post on this website… and ya I guess I didn’t think that she could have a growth spurt

 

[Sadie]

I’ve gone over it on another post on this website… and ya I guess I didn’t think that she could have a growth spurt

Yes they can and genetics plays a role as well diet and good uvb and surface basking temps--