Is my set up ok for my new Bearded Dragon Toothless?

I bought a bearded Dragon for my son about 3 weeks ago from Petsmart. We named him Toothless. I am in love with this little guy. I am really grateful for this website and the information it provides. Petsmart sent me home with a very basic bearded dragon 20 gallon tank setup and it was not appropriate for the otimal health and well being of my new beardie. I know that Petsmarts often sell young, sickly dragons but so far I think mine seems to be doing well without any obvious signs of active parasites (fingers crossed).

I bath him daily, hold him, feed him calci worms, dubai roaches, crickets, his staple foods, and supplement him with multi vitamins and calcium After putting the poor guy in 3 different sized tanks, used several different light fixtures and bulbs, and changed around his habitat and made a homemade basking platform for him too. I originally bought a 20 gallon bearded dragon kit but after research and these boards I decided on a 65 gallon tank and of course had to accommodate for such.

He has stress marks and doesn't seem as adjusted to this tank as he was when I had him in the smaller 20 gallon tank, He's constantly glass surfing and chases his own reflection and sometimes endangers himself doing so. I put up newspapers and a cling background but he still is searching. It's really stressing him out, poor Toothless!

I installed a reptisun bulb and bought a fixture off amazon. What a pain that was. Have made so many trips to Petsmart and Petco and they all give me incorrect info and often dangerous suggestions. I now rely on this site only for my bearded dragon questions and advice. What do you think of his total set up? Be honest anything that you all would change or add?

Thanks
Jen

Hi Jen.....you did a nice job, although my screen is dark and I can't see what you have on the far right side. If he was doing better in the 20 gallon you can put him back in there until he's about 12-13" . Babies usually do better in a smaller tank. He's distracted + confused right now....and yes, that phase will pass but it may take a while and in the mean time he may not eat as well which is not good for a tiny baby.

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Hi Jen.....you did a nice job, although my screen is dark and I can't see what you have on the far right side. If he was doing better in the 20 gallon you can put him back in there until he's about 12-13" . Babies usually do better in a smaller tank. He's distracted + confused right now....and yes, that phase will pass but it may take a while and in the mean time he may not eat as well which is not good for a tiny baby.

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I sold the 20 gallon already. He's eating really well. That's never been a problem. Just has stress marks and seems agitated by his reelection.

Well as long as little Toothless is eating a decent amount then he should be O.K Oh, I meant to add [ in my other post ] to watch carefully that he doesn't snag his claws and sprain his foot on the hammock. I'm not a fan of those for that reason, easy to catch their claws in.