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So sorry to hear about your loss. It seems to me that beardies much like all other animals sometimes tend to mask thier illnesses very well. You may not even know they are sick till it's too late. I think this is still a wild instinct thing that if you show weakness that turns you into a prey...

I got a scale from Bed,bath and beyond store. They are sold as food scales and there are alot to choose from. Mine is digital and has gram and ounce readings. I think it was about $30.

Don't worry. It sometimes takes a long while. I have had some come out head only and stay there for several hours and then finally wiggle further out stopping for another long while. Even after they are fully out all they will want to do is rest. I have not lost any babies during the actually...

I agree that the use of Non UVB producing CFLs are ok for illumination. As I understand it, normal houshold CFLs have an internal coating preventing or reducing the UV output from them. The reptile CFLs have less or a different coating allowing certain amounts of UV output from them.

Not sure about paint. Any type should be ok. I use regular old oil based stain, there is also water based if you prefer, water based will raise the grains in the wood. I then cover the wood with a few layers of polyurethane clear varnish. Varnish also comes oil based and water based. Oil...

There is a little boy, about 6 years old that lives near us who swears that I don't have bearded dragons. He keeps insisting that they are iguanas. He saw them through a window and said, "those are iguanas" I told him they were bearded dragons and he said "no they aren't. There is no such...

You can keep the light cycle the same year round. I just adjust light cycles during the winter because I breed them and this helps them go into brumation and stay in it for the few months required for breeding purposes.

I think the term you are looking for is eggbound? How old is your dragon? You don't normally run risk of egg binding unless they are young (less than 18 months). Females really do not require any "special care" beyond normal. Except that you need to increase calcium intake during the...

You can try more ventilation. What type of enclosure do you have? I have found my wooden enclosures get too warm in the summer months so I have added more ventilation to allow for more crossing airflow. If it gets really warm I will place a fan near the vents to increase airflow. How close...

Are you sure of the sex of the new dragon? With this nonstop aggression you could have 2 males. Just something else to reverify.

Yeah, superworms are ok for a beardie that size. I feed all my beardies superworms as a treat once or twice a week. They absolutely love them.

Sound to me like pre egg laying behavior. How long have they been together. Beardies will claw and run around trying to get out because they are looking for a place to dig and bury the eggs. Does she ever scratch the floor in the corners of the cage? Or she could be wanting to get away from...

Sushi fish? Supposedly that stuff has mercury in it. But does that stop me from eating it? Nope, sure doesn't. Beardies are alot smaller so probably not a good idea for them. But, boy do I like the sushi :D

Sounds like we have some fish experts. This furthers my stance on not feeding these to dragons. I kinda guessed that goldfish were pretty dirty fish to begin with.

My guess would be that your beardie is about 6 weeks give or take a week. Hard to really be exact with size as some just grow faster or slower than others. Sounds like he is eating well so I wouldn't worry about it too much. They have growth spurts and when they start one they can grow fast...

Have you taken the temperatures in the new setup? 160 Watts seems to be alot for a 40 gallon tank. Take the temps on both ends of the tank. Under the MVB it should be 100 to 110 F. Other side should be around 80 degrees F. The best way to get these accurate temps is with a digital...

Usually the cricket you get anywhere are the normal brown house crickets. Several places online sell crickets for cheap. LLL reptile is a good one that I use currently. Crickets can climb very well. I have wooden enclosures so to prevent climbing I use a strip of clear box tape about 4...

If this is her first clutch? Sometimes the first clutch is laid at random like that and the amount of eggs is usually less than "normal". Usually the eggs are infertal if that happens. I had one girl on her first clutch of the season lay 7 eggs all around her cage, 1 or 2 a day. They were all...

It is almost common for this to occur when I dragon is relocated or thier environment changes. This can last a couple of weeks sometimes. Just keep making the greens available. You could try putting some pheonix worms in with the salad. That sometimes works. Maybe it only eats when you are...

In my opinion goldfish would not be the most natural item for a beardie to eat. In theory they should be able to eat them. However, there has been no evidence one way or the other showing benefits or side effects to eating them. The thing you would run into is possible diseases that goldfish...