gemini0619
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I recently bought a juvenile bearded dragon for my birthday, maybe about 20 days ago. I thought i was ready but i really wasn’t and reading stuff on here i’ve been doing so much wrong. I didn’t get a proper uvb light until a week ago. He was in a ten gallon tank for about 18 days, and two days ago i put him in a 4x2x2 tank which is huge. His cool side is normally about 75 degrees and his hot side is usually 95 and higher. He has a reptisun 10.0 uvb long tube bulb thing lol… and a 100 watt basking bulb. I also use reptile carpet because i heard loose substrate isn’t good for them. He won’t eat much either!! He sometimes eats a small amount of veggies but i know for a fact it’s not enough. Also have been feeding him Live meal worms.. which I KNOW a lot of people think they can’t digest properly and i didn’t realize that but i haven’t seen any issues with that because he’s been having normal bowel movements… But I have dubai roaches, wax worms, small hornworms and black soldier fly larvae ordered but won’t come in until next week. He will not eat any type of crickets. I occasionally see him eating the meal worms i put in there but like i said i know it’s not enough for him. When i come near him i can see he has dark stress lines but i’m pretty sure when i’m not near him they fade. He never shows any signs of aggression toward me, but he runs away and i can tell he’s definitely scared of me. I honestly feel like such a bad pet owner, i’m new to the reptile community like i only own cats and they’re so low maintenance… i’m trying everything and i’ve put so much money into his home and i care about his well being so much but i feel like i’m doing everything wrong.