Anyone keep bearded dragons

Brutal biff · 4 Jul 2021 at 17:15

I got my beardie 2 days ago he's only 5 inches long so still a baby

Few questions
After a bit of research a baby beardie should be eating upto 60 bugs a day that's no bigger than the space between his eyes but mine will probably eat about 10 a day

Maybe down to relocation stress I don't know pet shop said no more than 4 a day at this stage

All info seems very controversial at the moment

I'm pretty sure his viv is set right 41c on hot side and 28c on cool side which is fairly consistent throughout the day

NoobCannon · 4 Jul 2021 at 17:21

Does the mother in law count?

Brutal biff · 4 Jul 2021 at 17:27

NoobCannon said:
Does the mother in law count?

Isn't that a komodo

Malevolence · 4 Jul 2021 at 18:20

Loads of knowledgeable people in here - https://www.overclockers.co.uk/forums/threads/show-us-your-pet-reptiles.18396205/

Brutal biff · 6 Jul 2021 at 01:00

Danger Bri said:
I’ve kept one years ago, and bought him as a baby too. Don’t worry too much at the moment, as long as he is eating. Mine used to go days without moving, I realised he was too close to the window upstairs and he was scared of the birds. Are you using the calcium powder etc? Water dish (very shallow)? Offer him some different food, like very small wax worms, but not too much because they are like sweets apparently, and are very fatty. Small roaches and plenty of greens offered also. Just give him time to settle, and he will take more.

I was shocked the first time mine pooped, it was the worst smell ever.

Yes 2 types of powder 1 with and 1 without d3 gets fresh greens twice daily aswell as water he's had mealworms today this morning about 8 wasnt interested rest of the day

BDEE · 8 Jul 2021 at 09:09

I keep and breed a lot of reptiles and have done so for many years. I keep mine in naturalistic, bioactive setups.

The first thing I would say is that 60 bugs a day.... Not a chance. I have much hungrier species than BD's which do not eat anywhere near that amount even as youngsters.

41c for your basking spot is a little on the high side... I would bring it down to about 36-38 MAXIMUM. How are you reading your temps and what are you using to regulate them?

I am not sure who has giving you your info prior to getting it, but doesn't sound like you have had the best advice. Would you like to upload a picture of your setup and list all your equipment? I would be happy to give it a once over and my opinion.

MrRockliffe · 8 Jul 2021 at 09:11

Don’t turn off the heat lamp at night!

Made that mistake with ours and he/she (we don’t know yet) get tail rot

BDEE · 8 Jul 2021 at 10:53

MrRockliffe said:
Don’t turn off the heat lamp at night!

Made that mistake with ours and he/she (we don’t know yet) get tail rot

Not sure who gave you that advice, but the heat must absoloutely be turned off at night - BD's do not live in a part of the world where there is 24 hour sunshine and heat. They need a natural heat and life cycle just like in the wild. If yours had tail rot it was something else to do with your husbandry and nothing at all to do with not having a night time drop.

MrRockliffe · 8 Jul 2021 at 11:07

BDEE said:
Not sure who gave you that advice, but the heat must absoloutely be turned off at night - BD's do not live in a part of the world where there is 24 hour sunshine and heat. They need a natural heat and life cycle just like in the wild. If yours had tail rot it was something else to do with your husbandry and nothing at all to do with not having a night time drop.

Hmm, it was a pet shop