missbrightside
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I'm a new beardie mama, I've owned my little guy for about 6 months now. I'm just wondering if I'm doing alright and if there's anything I should change. I want my baby to be the happiest and healthiest that he can be!
My beardie is named Nico and I think he's male, I'm not 100% on that yet. Is there any way I can find out the gender without taking him to a vet? He's around 6 months old, 15 inches long, I'm unsure of his weight. I plan on buying a gram scale soon.
His terrarium is 48x24x24 (LxWxH). I have a 22 inch ReptiSun T5 HO 10.0 UVB tube and a 100 watt Repti Zoo ceramic infrared heat emitter. The basking area/warm side of the terrarium is usually between 95 degrees and 100 degrees Fahrenheit. The cool side is usually between 80 degrees and 85 degrees Fahrenheit. I have a cloth mat in the bottom of the terrarium that I wash about every 3 days.
Before I speak on his diet, I want to say that I am not rich and insects are not cheap so my beardie is not on the ideal diet for his age right now, I am working to change this. His meal schedule is insects, salad, salad, repeat... On days that he is refusing salad, I'll add insects to make it more appealing to him. For insects, I feed him superworms and dubia roaches. He eats about 20-30 insects on these days. For salads, I do a base of mainly kale, with some kind of fruit or vegetable (his favorites so far are apple and sweet potato), and 1/2 teaspoon of softened Zilla Bearded Dragon pellets (I've been told that these are very nutritious).
My beardie seems to be doing very well, but I know there is room for improvement on my part. I would like to know how I can improve. Again, I am not rich so if you can recommend products more on the cheap or affordable side then that would be greatly appreciated!
My beardie is named Nico and I think he's male, I'm not 100% on that yet. Is there any way I can find out the gender without taking him to a vet? He's around 6 months old, 15 inches long, I'm unsure of his weight. I plan on buying a gram scale soon.
His terrarium is 48x24x24 (LxWxH). I have a 22 inch ReptiSun T5 HO 10.0 UVB tube and a 100 watt Repti Zoo ceramic infrared heat emitter. The basking area/warm side of the terrarium is usually between 95 degrees and 100 degrees Fahrenheit. The cool side is usually between 80 degrees and 85 degrees Fahrenheit. I have a cloth mat in the bottom of the terrarium that I wash about every 3 days.
Before I speak on his diet, I want to say that I am not rich and insects are not cheap so my beardie is not on the ideal diet for his age right now, I am working to change this. His meal schedule is insects, salad, salad, repeat... On days that he is refusing salad, I'll add insects to make it more appealing to him. For insects, I feed him superworms and dubia roaches. He eats about 20-30 insects on these days. For salads, I do a base of mainly kale, with some kind of fruit or vegetable (his favorites so far are apple and sweet potato), and 1/2 teaspoon of softened Zilla Bearded Dragon pellets (I've been told that these are very nutritious).
My beardie seems to be doing very well, but I know there is room for improvement on my part. I would like to know how I can improve. Again, I am not rich so if you can recommend products more on the cheap or affordable side then that would be greatly appreciated!
