10 months and only 45 grams! ):

dolphin3501 · Nov 27, 2017

Alright, so, my college biology teacher has two bearded dragons that we're concerned about.

The one is about 10 months old and a shocking 45 grams! He's being fed enough to sustain a normal weight but just seems WAY too thin for his age!

Any help, advice, or suggestions are extremely appreciated!

CooperDragon · Nov 27, 2017

Yeah that's incredibly small for a 10 month old. What is his diet and how much is he eating? Can you provide photos or tell me more about the size of his enclosure and the lighting that is being used?

EllenD · Nov 27, 2017

Are the 2 dragons being housed together? And is anyone actually seeing this dragon eat the "food", or is the food just disappearing?

phobosdthorga · Nov 27, 2017

I've started to chart the growth of my Iggy lately, of which you can see below, and he is approximately 7 months old. Despite the younger age he weighed a whopping 210 grams as of yesterday in comparison to what your poor Dragon weighs right now! Just how certain are you that the scales are giving you a correct measurement? Can you weigh something with a known value, like taring off a cup and adding 100 mL of water to see what values you get, for example? Some lengthwise measurements from the snout-tip to the vent would also be helpful for us in determining the actual health of your Dragon, so please provide those. As CooperDragon also stated, photos would be immensely helpful too.

AHBD · Nov 27, 2017

It does happen more than it should, beardies are severely stunted by lack of proper lighting and food.

dolphin3501 · Dec 15, 2017

CooperDragon":hkpiz51f said:
Yeah that's incredibly small for a 10 month old. What is his diet and how much is he eating? Can you provide photos or tell me more about the size of his enclosure and the lighting that is being used?

please understand that i'm not liable for this bearded dragon as i have my own who is 3 months and 130 grams (extremely healthy) i'm trying to get my professor to understand he's damaging their health and they definitely need help.

its a 55gal with a large uvb light - i would say the basking temp is a bit low though in my opinion. he's feed a mix of bearded dragon food (store bought - which i disagree with), a vegetable mixture, mealworms, crickets. He says he goes through 100 a week between the two - but i go through 100 with only my one beardie!

dolphin3501 · Dec 15, 2017

EllenD":3jrd2nvg said:
Are the 2 dragons being housed together? And is anyone actually seeing this dragon eat the "food", or is the food just disappearing?

please understand that i'm not liable for this bearded dragon as i have my own who is 3 months and 130 grams (extremely healthy) i'm trying to get my professor to understand he's damaging their health and they definitely need help.

- i've seen them eat, when i'm in their and he just fed them - but supposedly he feeds them before classes begin (aka early morning) - but i feed mine twice a day, he apparently only does once?

10 months and only 45 grams! ):

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