my bearded dragon is not growing i think it is m. bone disei

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cheese

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hi i have had godzilla for about three weeks and i read that bearded dragons on like 15 articles that they grow 1 half inches he has only grown 3 fourths of an ich i have a tube uvb and a 100 watt rep zilla bulb i feed him 8 crickes a day and dandeelian greens :shock:
 
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Why do you think its MBD? Godzilla should be eating way more then 8 crickets a day I have small eaters compared to what others on here eat! and they have finished off 400hundred Phoenix worms in less then a week! with greens. I would say 50 crickets a day whatever your little one can eat in 15 minutes I feed live bugs twice a day and they have veggies in their cage all day I change it 3 times a day to keep it fresh!
 
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cheese

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really 50 crickets one lady who breeds them said 9-10 crickets a day and godzilla is not interested in more than five each feeding i dont now who to believe
 
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Poisoned1

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Believe the people who have been on this website a while, you will see some of the healthiest dragons here, talk to real breeders.

Your dragon should eat 25-50 crickets a day to grow properly.
 
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LJean

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What size crickets are you feeding? My dragons eat a lot of bugs in a day. 8 would never do.

What are the temps in the tank? Maybe once your baby starts eating more crickets he will grow a bit more. They do go thru growth spurts. Has he shed?
 
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cheese

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that is so expensive, just wanted to see how much food i do not trust you and i think i am going to get a bigger one any way
 
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LJean

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It is expensive to feed a baby dragon. My 6 month old can eat 200 phoenix worms a day. Crickets being a bit bigger, she can eat at least 30-50 of them.
 
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cheese

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no he has not shed and his temps are 105 at basking and 86 on cool side and 75 at night and i feed him about 1cm crickets :roll:
 
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LJean

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Maybe he just isn't quite settled in yet. My youngest dragon took awhile to get used to things, including eating in front of us. I know it was over a month before she starting eating many bugs.

My older dragon had a slow start, then would grow quite a bit one month, and not as much the next. Hang in there.

Are you supplementing with calcium and vitamins?
 
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LJean

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I wish it wasn't true. But yep! They can eat a lot of bugs in a day.

Can you grow your own instead of paying for them?
 
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cheese

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i just started vitamins about5 days ago and breed crickets wood be a good idea any ifo on that
 
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LJean

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Look in the "Feeders" section for information on breeding your own bugs. I haven't done it, so wouldn't be any help. ;) Though the petstore I use is closing, so may need to breed my own too.
 
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