Eveofthree
New member
I got a baby bearded dragon about 4 days ago out of the blue. I don’t know much about them and internet research can be contradictory. I need help so he is okay. I’ve been feeding him pinhead crickets the past two days.
This is what has me worried:
- Lately, he just lays completely flat on the floor of his cage for hours. I don’t know if this is normal or what it means.
- He ate about ten crickets this morning, and then I left the other ten in there when I went to work figuring he’d pick at them. They were all still in the cage when I got home.
- He literally just stands in his cage totally frozen very often, holding the same exact pose for like half an hour.
-He seems terrified to be picked up and flattens his whole body on my palm when I try.
-I turn both his lights off when I go to sleep, and when I check on him he’s cold to the touch and not moving very much at all
-He gets in a position where he just stares at me solid for hours, not moving a muscle. ( He’s next to my bed)
To be honest, I don’t know what I’m doing at all. I need help from someone experienced. I don’t have a lot of money either, which makes this hard, but I’m okay with spending what I have on whatever he needs.
Current set up( This is all I know about it, it was from a starter kit) :
-one day light (25W)
-one uvb light (25W)
-one plastic hut on the basking side
-a water bowl and food dish
-a dial thermometer that says the basking side is 80 degrees
I fed him Kale, carrots, and (dead) calciworms the first two days and then switched to pinhead crickets and just kale as per recommendation of the pet smart lady.
Please help me and tell me what to do to make him comfortable, I really want to help the little guy.
This is what has me worried:
- Lately, he just lays completely flat on the floor of his cage for hours. I don’t know if this is normal or what it means.
- He ate about ten crickets this morning, and then I left the other ten in there when I went to work figuring he’d pick at them. They were all still in the cage when I got home.
- He literally just stands in his cage totally frozen very often, holding the same exact pose for like half an hour.
-He seems terrified to be picked up and flattens his whole body on my palm when I try.
-I turn both his lights off when I go to sleep, and when I check on him he’s cold to the touch and not moving very much at all
-He gets in a position where he just stares at me solid for hours, not moving a muscle. ( He’s next to my bed)
To be honest, I don’t know what I’m doing at all. I need help from someone experienced. I don’t have a lot of money either, which makes this hard, but I’m okay with spending what I have on whatever he needs.
Current set up( This is all I know about it, it was from a starter kit) :
-one day light (25W)
-one uvb light (25W)
-one plastic hut on the basking side
-a water bowl and food dish
-a dial thermometer that says the basking side is 80 degrees
I fed him Kale, carrots, and (dead) calciworms the first two days and then switched to pinhead crickets and just kale as per recommendation of the pet smart lady.
Please help me and tell me what to do to make him comfortable, I really want to help the little guy.