He's not growing?

Ollie2":3vs9p9vk said:

Did you try any worms? Like black soldier fly maggots?
Or maybe try some Repashy Grub Pie cut into tiny worms or pieces. I have a rescue and she wouldn't eat any worms or crickets at all. But once I got her this, her weight increased nicely.

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Ollie2":2aps21hu said:

I think a vet visit would be a good idea.

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CaramelBeet":370tuvpd said:

Ollie2":370tuvpd said:

I think a vet visit would be a good idea.

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Nearest herp vet is over an hour away... Do you think a normal vet would do (just for basics like parasite checks)?

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CaramelBeet":3vawfgyk said:

I have a baby beardie, he's about 4 months old now (wow, time flies!). I'm a bit concerned, as he isn't growing at all. He's still the same weight as when I got him 3 months ago (about 6 or 7 grams).

He didn't have proper UV for a while (I got sold a dodgy light when I got him, and had to get another one shipped from overseas). He's had his new one for a month now, it's an Arcadia slimline luminaire 12% T5 <<< will take a little while for things to kick in (now you have a decent UVB source), how far is the tube from him ? May need a reflector and to be moved closer.

He gets fed crickets, twice a day. He gets one feed dusted (calcium 5x a week and vitamins 2x), and one feed plain. His appetite varies, some days he'll only eat 5 and other days he eats more than 30 (I don't understand how that many even fit inside him!). He also gets a bit of salad (mainly rocket and basil) but I've never seen him eat any.

His temps are about 42 (107f) on the basking spot, and around 28 (82f) on the cool side, measured with a temp gun. They do change slightly because of my room temperature changing, but they tend to stay around that.

Does anyone have any suggestions? From what I know, he should be much, much bigger by now. He seems otherwise healthy, normal and frequent poops, fairly energetic, loves basking and also climbing. He's still pretty scared of me though.

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kingofnobbys":2ola89p3 said:

CaramelBeet":2ola89p3 said:

I have a baby beardie, he's about 4 months old now (wow, time flies!). I'm a bit concerned, as he isn't growing at all. He's still the same weight as when I got him 3 months ago (about 6 or 7 grams).

He didn't have proper UV for a while (I got sold a dodgy light when I got him, and had to get another one shipped from overseas). He's had his new one for a month now, it's an Arcadia slimline luminaire 12% T5 <<< will take a little while for things to kick in (now you have a decent UVB source), how far is the tube from him ? May need a reflector and to be moved closer.

He gets fed crickets, twice a day. He gets one feed dusted (calcium 5x a week and vitamins 2x), and one feed plain. His appetite varies, some days he'll only eat 5 and other days he eats more than 30 (I don't understand how that many even fit inside him!). He also gets a bit of salad (mainly rocket and basil) but I've never seen him eat any.

His temps are about 42 (107f) on the basking spot, and around 28 (82f) on the cool side, measured with a temp gun. They do change slightly because of my room temperature changing, but they tend to stay around that.

Does anyone have any suggestions? From what I know, he should be much, much bigger by now. He seems otherwise healthy, normal and frequent poops, fairly energetic, loves basking and also climbing. He's still pretty scared of me though.

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CaramelBeet":1y22bekm said:

kingofnobbys":1y22bekm said:

CaramelBeet":1y22bekm said:

I have a baby beardie, he's about 4 months old now (wow, time flies!). I'm a bit concerned, as he isn't growing at all. He's still the same weight as when I got him 3 months ago (about 6 or 7 grams).

He didn't have proper UV for a while (I got sold a dodgy light when I got him, and had to get another one shipped from overseas). He's had his new one for a month now, it's an Arcadia slimline luminaire 12% T5 <<< will take a little while for things to kick in (now you have a decent UVB source), how far is the tube from him ? May need a reflector and to be moved closer.

He gets fed crickets, twice a day. He gets one feed dusted (calcium 5x a week and vitamins 2x), and one feed plain. His appetite varies, some days he'll only eat 5 and other days he eats more than 30 (I don't understand how that many even fit inside him!). He also gets a bit of salad (mainly rocket and basil) but I've never seen him eat any.

His temps are about 42 (107f) on the basking spot, and around 28 (82f) on the cool side, measured with a temp gun. They do change slightly because of my room temperature changing, but they tend to stay around that.

Does anyone have any suggestions? From what I know, he should be much, much bigger by now. He seems otherwise healthy, normal and frequent poops, fairly energetic, loves basking and also climbing. He's still pretty scared of me though.

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It's the full luminaire (has a reflector), his tank is only 60cm high so it's a bit closer than that. I'm pretty sure with the reflector and it being a T5, it's close enough? There's no mesh or anything between it and my beardie.
Hopefully you're right and he just needs a bit more time :?

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CaramelBeet":2ywkn8us said:

Oops, sorry kingofnobbys, I missed your first post last night. He gets 25 day olds from Frog Arcade, which are 10-12mm according to their website (although I might have picked them a touch bigger). On occasion, he gets pieces small size, when I run out of crickets before Tuesday. <<< 25day old crickets are fine for really little hatchlings ....
The crickets get fresh rocket and some repcal juvenile bearded dragon pellets, I just chuck it in their tub and let them eat.
He has a feeding tub, which I move him into and then drop in a few crickets at a time, until he starts losing interest.
I didn't realize he was too far away from his tube, thanks for pointing that out. I'll try and figure out a way to get him closer (I'm really paranoid about him falling from high places though, sometimes he just jumps off things regardless of the height :shock: )
The little ones hang on pretty well - their claws give them grip like Velcro ! .... an option if you have some nice strong monofilament fishing line handy (maybe 60lb elcheapo stuff that lots of guys use in handlines) is to hang the reflector hood pendulum style from the lid - form two loops through the screen lid of equal length and slip the hood into each .

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