nahuelarg86
Hatchling Member
Ok, so I decide to post here on the ER since not many people is helping me with this. I don't know if I'm over worrying, paranoid or what but here we go:
-He is like 4 or 4 1/2 months (the person whom I bought the beardie didn't know exactly). He is 8.5 inches long from tip of the tail to tip of nose. His weight is 21 grams.
-I read that babies bearded dragon usually eat like a ton 3 times a day, but mine only eats around ~10 crickets/roaches a day, 1st meal around 5, second meal around 5. These last 2 or 3 days he only want to eat just one meal of, at the most, 4 lobster roaches. He also looks kind of uninterested in the lobster too, when I give the first one of the day he goes like crazy to eat it, but then the second or third is like he realizes what it is, and eats it kinda unwillingly.
-Today I woke him up since he was overs sleeping, and today is the first time I saw him puffing his beard, and like swallowing air and making himself bloated. After a while he stopped that and deflated. BUT now he doesn't want to stay at light! He is hiding from any light source, he goes to his little hideout and stays there the whole time! Is the first time I saw him acting like this. It surprised me that when I first got him he ate kind of good, and was shedding. But since the last 2 weeks he's slowing down, kind of brumation but he's very young for that, I think.
-Yesterday I saw him scratching/rubbing his face/eyes against the carpet, that's sign of shedding correct?
Some facts:
How old is your dragon? 3 or 4 months old
How long have you had your dragon? 12 days or so
How long is your dragon? 8.5"
What is the sex of your dragon? Not sure, probably a male.
What size enclosure do you have your dragon in? 20 gallon tank
What type substrate do you have on the bottom of your tank? Reptile carpet
Do you use UVB lights? Yes
If so, Is it a coil, compact, fluorescent tube, or Mercury Vapor bulb? Mercury Vapor Bulb
What is the brand name and number of your bulb? Wattage (if MVB)? Powersun 100w
How old is your UVB bulb? 12 days or so
How close can your dragon get to the UVB? 12"
Do you use a separate basking bulb? What kind and what is the wattage? The powersun only, plus an infrared light during the day to boost the temp. Turn everything off at night.
What are the basking temps? 100-110
What is the cool side temp? Around 70-75 generally
Do you take the temps with a stick on thermometer, a digital thermometer with a wire and a probe end or a temp gun? Digital thermometer with probe. Acu-rite brand.
Where exactly are you taking your basking temps? Right under the Powersun bulb, which is the basing area.
Do you use a heat rock or heat pad? No.
What do you feed your dragon? Please be specific. At first, crickets, now I changed to lobster roaches.
How often do you feed and what time do you feed (morning, afternoon, night)? Generally afternoon. I tried at least 2x per day but he wont eat more then 1 sitting.
Do you gutload (feed) your crickets, worms, etc? Yes.
Do you use vitamin or calcium supplements? What brand(s)? How many days a week do you use each of them? Calcium with D3 from Fluckers everyday, Vitamins from Herptivite 2x per week.
Is your dragon having regular bowel movements (poops)? Everyday so far. Sometimes 1 in the morning, sometimes 2 or 3 during the day.
Do you bath your dragon? How often? Yes. As much as I can, once per day or at least 3 or 4 times per week.
Do you mist your dragon or offer water other than in the bath? I mist him sometimes, not a lot because I don't want to raise the humidity.
Have you gotten a vet check and fecal done? No.
Does your dragon share an enclosure with another dragon? No, he's the only one.
-He is like 4 or 4 1/2 months (the person whom I bought the beardie didn't know exactly). He is 8.5 inches long from tip of the tail to tip of nose. His weight is 21 grams.
-I read that babies bearded dragon usually eat like a ton 3 times a day, but mine only eats around ~10 crickets/roaches a day, 1st meal around 5, second meal around 5. These last 2 or 3 days he only want to eat just one meal of, at the most, 4 lobster roaches. He also looks kind of uninterested in the lobster too, when I give the first one of the day he goes like crazy to eat it, but then the second or third is like he realizes what it is, and eats it kinda unwillingly.
-Today I woke him up since he was overs sleeping, and today is the first time I saw him puffing his beard, and like swallowing air and making himself bloated. After a while he stopped that and deflated. BUT now he doesn't want to stay at light! He is hiding from any light source, he goes to his little hideout and stays there the whole time! Is the first time I saw him acting like this. It surprised me that when I first got him he ate kind of good, and was shedding. But since the last 2 weeks he's slowing down, kind of brumation but he's very young for that, I think.
-Yesterday I saw him scratching/rubbing his face/eyes against the carpet, that's sign of shedding correct?
Some facts:
How old is your dragon? 3 or 4 months old
How long have you had your dragon? 12 days or so
How long is your dragon? 8.5"
What is the sex of your dragon? Not sure, probably a male.
What size enclosure do you have your dragon in? 20 gallon tank
What type substrate do you have on the bottom of your tank? Reptile carpet
Do you use UVB lights? Yes
If so, Is it a coil, compact, fluorescent tube, or Mercury Vapor bulb? Mercury Vapor Bulb
What is the brand name and number of your bulb? Wattage (if MVB)? Powersun 100w
How old is your UVB bulb? 12 days or so
How close can your dragon get to the UVB? 12"
Do you use a separate basking bulb? What kind and what is the wattage? The powersun only, plus an infrared light during the day to boost the temp. Turn everything off at night.
What are the basking temps? 100-110
What is the cool side temp? Around 70-75 generally
Do you take the temps with a stick on thermometer, a digital thermometer with a wire and a probe end or a temp gun? Digital thermometer with probe. Acu-rite brand.
Where exactly are you taking your basking temps? Right under the Powersun bulb, which is the basing area.
Do you use a heat rock or heat pad? No.
What do you feed your dragon? Please be specific. At first, crickets, now I changed to lobster roaches.
How often do you feed and what time do you feed (morning, afternoon, night)? Generally afternoon. I tried at least 2x per day but he wont eat more then 1 sitting.
Do you gutload (feed) your crickets, worms, etc? Yes.
Do you use vitamin or calcium supplements? What brand(s)? How many days a week do you use each of them? Calcium with D3 from Fluckers everyday, Vitamins from Herptivite 2x per week.
Is your dragon having regular bowel movements (poops)? Everyday so far. Sometimes 1 in the morning, sometimes 2 or 3 during the day.
Do you bath your dragon? How often? Yes. As much as I can, once per day or at least 3 or 4 times per week.
Do you mist your dragon or offer water other than in the bath? I mist him sometimes, not a lot because I don't want to raise the humidity.
Have you gotten a vet check and fecal done? No.
Does your dragon share an enclosure with another dragon? No, he's the only one.