dharvey4651
Hatchling Dragon
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Okay so a bit of back history here...
We got our beardie when he was about 1 month old - 3.5" long tops in the beginning of July.
He had a voracious appetite. We were told to feed him crickets and collards by the pet store we got him from and he would always eat everything he was fed.
We slowly introduced him to mealworms and wax worms as he got a bit bigger. We didn't realize how unhealthy eating these worms was at the time
He was a fairly consistent pooper - every to every other day.
He started getting bigger and my father in law caught and fed him one very large black wild cricket.
This was around the same time we introduced him to dubia roaches so I'm not certain what triggered it but shortly after eating that cricket, he refused to eat crickets moving forward. He also started getting very picky with his greens around the same time.
Eating dubia roaches, super worms and collards(when he'd eat them), he grew very large very quickly. From about 8 inches to over 16 inches in about 2 months.
He has recently started sleeping ALOT - within the last month or so... He comes out every morning, eats a handful of 1/2" - 3/4" dubias and a super worm or 2 if he eats his roaches - all dusted in calcium with D3. He is also given a salad with his bugs but he doesn't seem interested in his greens or veggies at all.
Typically between 10:30am - 12pm, he goes back into his hide and we don't see him again until the next day. Once in a while he'll hang out a while longer but he never stays up all day like he used to.
His poops have also become alot less frequent - like every 3-5 days and I usually have to give him a warm bath to help stimulate a bowel movement.
Here is a photo of my setup.
I have a 150watt Flukers basking spotlight, a 100watt ceramic heat emitter that is only on at night(gets very cold in my house at night) and a 22" linear T5 Reptisun UVB 10.0 in 24" reflective fixture.
40 gallon glass tank with screen lid - soon to be upgraded to a Zen but will probably need to wait until after the holidays.
Basking spot is about 105 degrees. It is on top of his hide.
Warm side is about 90 degrees and cold side varies from 75-80 degrees depending on how often the front door gets opened.
No colored bulbs and all lights are off at night.
Is it normal for my Charlie to sleep so much? It seems abnormal because he used to be so active...
We got our beardie when he was about 1 month old - 3.5" long tops in the beginning of July.
He had a voracious appetite. We were told to feed him crickets and collards by the pet store we got him from and he would always eat everything he was fed.
We slowly introduced him to mealworms and wax worms as he got a bit bigger. We didn't realize how unhealthy eating these worms was at the time
He was a fairly consistent pooper - every to every other day.
He started getting bigger and my father in law caught and fed him one very large black wild cricket.
This was around the same time we introduced him to dubia roaches so I'm not certain what triggered it but shortly after eating that cricket, he refused to eat crickets moving forward. He also started getting very picky with his greens around the same time.
Eating dubia roaches, super worms and collards(when he'd eat them), he grew very large very quickly. From about 8 inches to over 16 inches in about 2 months.
He has recently started sleeping ALOT - within the last month or so... He comes out every morning, eats a handful of 1/2" - 3/4" dubias and a super worm or 2 if he eats his roaches - all dusted in calcium with D3. He is also given a salad with his bugs but he doesn't seem interested in his greens or veggies at all.
Typically between 10:30am - 12pm, he goes back into his hide and we don't see him again until the next day. Once in a while he'll hang out a while longer but he never stays up all day like he used to.
His poops have also become alot less frequent - like every 3-5 days and I usually have to give him a warm bath to help stimulate a bowel movement.
Here is a photo of my setup.
I have a 150watt Flukers basking spotlight, a 100watt ceramic heat emitter that is only on at night(gets very cold in my house at night) and a 22" linear T5 Reptisun UVB 10.0 in 24" reflective fixture.
40 gallon glass tank with screen lid - soon to be upgraded to a Zen but will probably need to wait until after the holidays.
Basking spot is about 105 degrees. It is on top of his hide.
Warm side is about 90 degrees and cold side varies from 75-80 degrees depending on how often the front door gets opened.
No colored bulbs and all lights are off at night.
Is it normal for my Charlie to sleep so much? It seems abnormal because he used to be so active...
