So should I be feeding him with tongs for 10 minutes at a time to avoid impaction?
Okay, so I shouldn't feed them as straight food then. I'll normally feed him them for breakfast and crickets at night, but you think just as a salad topper?
Feed slowly so he's not eating them so fast -- what are the basking temps? How are you taking them and how old is the dragon?
The basking temp is 105. I take them with a stick-on, I know you have said in the past that those can be innacurate, unfortunately I am young, and have no source of money, I cant can't a job, basically, I worked my butt off to get my beardie and his cage and my parents pay for his food. So I cannot afford a temp gun. My bearded dragon is 5 months old
You need correct basking temps or he will not be able to digest his food properly -- a digital probe thermometer is $8 at Petco or Petsmart
Does that have to be plugged into something?
No it has a battery- comes w/ it--- get a zoo med digital probe it's in a yellow package- the two most important things in that tank are the basking temps and the UVB- they control the overall health of your dragon----- No Coils for a UVB- they are inadequate and will cause health issues
I feed him about an hour after I turn on his light.
You can feed them with tongs no problem. When my beardie was that age he didn’t like eating salads at all so I just feed him protein until he was around 7-8 months that’s when he finally started to eat his veggies. So before that I would just put him in his feeding container. It used to be a dog water bowl cause he was so cute and tiny. Than I’d just put a bunch of crickets in there and he’d eat at his own speed. You can do the same with the BSFL too probably
Hi there. I totally get this. My bearded had the same thing. My issue was my lighting. The basking spot wasn't warm enough and my cool and war sides we're off to.
His cool side is 80-85 and his warm side is 100-105. He is 5 months old.
Has the poop straightened out?
There is a lot less worms in there. But there are still a little, is that okay/normal?
Are you feeding alot at one time? Is he gobbling them down to fast- that would cause them to not digest- are you taking your basking temps w/ a digital probe thermometer?
I used to feed LOTS at a time, probably 30. Now I feed 10-12, 3 -4 times a week on top of his big salads. I'm getting a digital probe thermometer very soon. Like I said, once again, I am not even 16, so I cant drive by myself and I don't always have the money. I'll buy one whenever my parents will take me.
