HABITAT
We upgraded him to a 40 gal Zoomed Reptihabitat. He has 2 squares of sand at the front corners and the rest is molded excavator clay. He has a bigger branch, rock and caves now. He also has a hammock and some plants. We have 2 UVB lights, a red heat light and a white basking light. He also has a under tank heater. The UTH is covered by a layer of sand. His hot side runs 95 to 100 F, his cool side 80 to 85. He is spritzed twice daily, no water bowl, it was increasing his humidity and he wasn't touching it. Humidity runs 40 to 50 percent, a little high but I read not dangerous. We live in Michigan so it gets humid here anyway. His UVB and white basking lights are on for 14 hours a day. His red heat light is on for about 18 hours. His UTH is on 24\7, covered with a layer of sand. He likes to sleep here.
FEEDING
When we first got him he was eating about 40 to 45 crickets a day and 5 to 6 superworms. He WOULD NOT eat his salad. Now he eats 10 to 15 crickets at 7 am and 7 pm. Midday he eats 6 crickets...only sometimes. He now has a salad available 24\7, collard/mustard greens and carrots with squished papaya mix ins. He munches at his leisure. We dust his crickets in Calcium and D3 supplement.
**He just came through a shed. Took about 4 days, just ended the day before yesturday. His colors are brighter and he went through a noticeable growth spurt. His beard got drastically bigger and his belly too. He is acting different though. He's bobbing his head and black bearding. He's fighting his reflection frequently as well. We are buying a wrap Friday and hopefully this helps. Since he wasn't handled frequently we took him out a couple times a day for a few minutes each time to help him get used to us. With his owner change, diet and habitat change we figured he needed time to adjust. He will let us pet him now but doesn't want picked up much. If we pet or talk to him he seems to calm. Is he reaching sexual maturity? I've also read about sperm plugs...when does this start?
OTHER
He poos once a day, sometimes twice. It's normal as well as urates.
Should we be doing anything more habitat or food wise? Is he going through Beardie puberty causing this weird behavior? Whats the best way to get him to love snuggling?
Any advice is appreciated. I've learned so much from this forum in the last month. We are in love with Targaryan, Bubba for short . We want him to be a happy lil or big fella!
First pic is when we first got him. Last two are a couple days ago. He had shed his body, not his head or tail yet.