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Yes, he gives me no trouble eating, thank goodness- and I sprinkle water heavily over each salad. :)

Yes, I’ve tried all the tricks and he was having none of it. He also wouldn’t drink from his bath today. And no, it hasn’t been particularly dry here in Connecticut. I’ll see what I can do about upping his water somehow… maybe this time the eyedropper will work!

I'd be interested to hear whether other people's beardies have had behavior changes as they age. Figment is currently 4.5 years old, and for the entire time I've had him, he has given me huge issues drinking water. Won't drink from a bowl, won't drink from a bath, won't drink from droplets...

Oh, a comedian… luckily, I love to laugh! 😆

I've been rotating between silkworms (too expensive for often), mealworms, giant mealworms, and superworms. Horn worms only as a treat. If he'll open up to dubia again, that would be a relief. I don't do crickets... too smelly, short lived, and possible pinworm carriers.

Figment’s favorite is yellow squash… he also prefers arugula to any other greens.

Figment has shunned dubia for about a year now… be suddenly “switched off” and wouldn’t touch them. I’ve tried offering them on a few occasions, and he snubbed them every time. I buy from dubia.com - and when buying small quantities, that’s expensive. Yesterday I went to a reptile expo and...

No, he’s acting perfectly normal… no blackbearding, no change in activity. Thank you!

Hi and HELP! While being out for exercise in my computer room today, my beardie saw and ate a bug - I have no idea what kind it was; I thought it was dead, and was about to pick it up when my beardie pounced on it! Do I need to freak out now? Is there something I should do? Please advise!

Figment just pooped, and the feces are well formed and moist with a puddle of clear liquid around them... but the urates chunk is hard. I thought he was getting enough water, but could be wrong... but if he's not, what's with the puddle? Could the urates be hard because he's not pooping more...

Hi, all… Figment is now 2 years old and seems to be sporadically brumating. He’ll tuck into his hide and sleep for a few weeks, then gets up and basks for a day or two, then goes back to sleep. My questions: 1) is this normal brumation behavior? 2) should I offer food when he’s awake? Thanks!

I’ll tell you what I tell my own students: there is no shame in making mistakes, and it’s good that you recognize that you haven’t been living up to your end of the relationship with your dragon. You can certainly work with your dragon and repair the lapses, but it may take a long while. This...

She teaches our gifted & talented program… I’ll definitely suggest the research project, maybe sharing the book I WANT A BEARDED DRAGON, which was written by a third grader with adult assistant. Thanks!

I’m a fourth grade teacher, and recently added a leopard gecko to my classroom, donated by a good breeder. Soon after, a teacher friend followed my lead - only she got a young beardie. I adore my friend. And she means very well, and she does love the little guy - but her husbandry is not...