Recent content by Wookster

just wanted to bring back an old thread for an update. Happy is the length of my forearm. he now lives in a 130 gal tank. has a steady diet of crickets and dubias. I am currently starting a dubia colony. He is actually a he. spunky, feisty, and will not tolerate being held by me. He does...

Hey all, I love the site. Helped me get a sick dragon back to health. I've studied these creatures with an intensity 10x what i ever did in my college studies. I keep running into a problem though. There are a lot of beardie "cat ladies" out there. That are stuck to data from a decade ago. A lot...

Since Wed Happy has eaten 120 crickets. He is pooping less, looks like he's been inflated by an air pump, but is almost impossible to hold active. These weren't little crickets either. for some reason the petsmart concept of "small" has a wide range. He is an eating machine.

Went to feed him tonight. He decided to eat 23 crickets as I'm holding the baby food.....I guess he feels better.

I have Reptiworms on the way. He hardly ate sunday and saturday. Came home yesterday and there was skin everywhere. His tail, back, legs, and his head are shedding. Had a huge meal. I also learned never take calcium powder and mix it with green bean and chicken babyfood and put it in a tightly...

Little bugger had a big ol meal today. We are figuring out our cues so he knows its feeding time. Tried feeding him with a tiny cricket in a pair of tongs covered in babyfood. No go. I may try ordering some dubias. He's not as big as the beardie brothers and sisters at the pet shop, but they...

More active by the day. Green beans were a hit. Chicken and veg seems to be the favorite. Starting to have issues with the Dragon flicking it's head and using its back foot to wipe it's face. Getting baby food all over it's face. Found out some food had dried two of its toes together, so it got...

Looks like we are settling down to about a .8-1.2 ML average. So around 1/10th of bodyweight a day. The easy to handle lizard is gone. I have a super energetic, ready to bolt, and jump to the floor beardie. Was very difficult to give meds today. While his food intake is down, his energy level is...

I'm trying, thanks again for all the tips. My biggest struggle right now is knowing he is sick, and balancing play time. If he runs up to the front of the tank, I take him out. When I do all his stress marks disappear. His throat and belly are as clear as a sheet of paper. If I hold him for a...

Good lord, their jaws are a lot stronger than I thought. "Happy" has always been feisty. Today when I gave him meds he Blackbearded and BIT ME!!! Surprising amount of jaw strength out of such a small creature. Didn't break skin, but was surprised how strong it was at such a small size. He must...

Thats good to know. Mashing up crickets in a shot glass is not my favorite activity. then straining the legs and heads back out. :puke: I'll look for the carnivore care and probiotic. Chicken as well. All I had on hand was chicken and gravy and it had cornstarch in it. Thankfully my son hates...

I'm feeding him a mixture of babyfood squash I put a teaspoon of it in a shot glass. throw in 6-10 med crickets or waxworms, little calcium dust and vitamins. Mash it into a paste strain out the bits o cricket with a metal mesh coffee filter (don't tell the wife), microwave for 2-3 secs to get...

Thanks for the advice. "Happy" has a very mild respiratory infection. Due to owner stupidity and insane humidity levels. So far I've spent $200 on a $40 dragon. He has spunk, so its worth it. I have too many pieces in the tank that offer hiding spots. To the point I gave up and put a orange...

So I took my little fella to the vet. Looks like he has a respiratory infection. Vet said to syringe feed as much as possible to get some size on the guy. he is just under 10 grams. How much chow should I expect a beardie to eat? He put back 4 ml yesterday. Working on 1.2ml today. Has pooped...

he had 4 that day. I didn't give him any the next day. Been giving him baths after each day he doesn't poop. He gets a little belly massage and has pooped each time afterwards. Drinking well, active and alert. Have given him squash babyfood, had about half a droppers worth yesterday. Been giving...