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    Baby Beardie wont grow!!

    We have a little girl that is just over 5 months now. We still cant get her over 7g. We are feeding her crickets and greens daily. She will usually eat 5 mediums for us. We have her under a Repti Sun 10.0 UVB and her heat is right (107hot 85cool). She is hydrated and in a 10 gallon tank. We have...
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    New baby! Need advice

    Hi all! I was around a few years ago after adopting a 6 yr old beardie. Unfortunately he passed about 4 months ago from old age. RIP Fat Louey! Now we are getting a 6 month old crimson beardie. He is soo cute!! Never having taken care of a beardie less than 6 yrs old, what do we need to know? I...
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    brown crust around mouth

    Our 8 year old beardie has not been eating. i thought he was just brumating. last year when he did this we would bath him once a week and feed him outside the tank and then let him sleep for another week. he did great. This season we tried to feed him and he wouldn't eat even with a worm...
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    help night heating advice

    I need advice on heating at night. I have a 7yr old rescued beadie in a 40 gallon tank. My temps are fine during the day but at night the tank is getting too low, about 68 degrees. Is it ok to use a red light at night for him? I can't use a undertank heater because he is on sand so I don't think...
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    How long should shedding take?

    Hi everyone, Our 6 yr old rescue Fat Louie seems to have been slowly shedding different parts of his body for about 2 months now. Our leopard geckos shed overnight. Do Beardies take longer? Is this ok? We bath him weekly. His appetite is down and he is sleepy. We put him outside in the sun 5-6...
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    resting stomach in water bowl?

    Our new 6yr old BD who wasn't eating due to relocation we think finally took about 8-10 superworms with us placing the worms in front of him. Now he crawled over his water dish and is resting his stomach in the water. Is this something we should be concerned with. He had his bath last night- so...
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    toenails?

    How long should a BD's toenail be. Can they get too long? Our new dragons' are about 1/2 inch long. Can this cause trouble walking? :(
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    Stomach in water Bowl?

    Our new BD who is over 6 yrs wasn't eating for a few days. Today we took him out and put him on the floor and put superworms in front of him one by one. He ate about 8. Once we put him back in his tank, he crawled over the water dish and now seems to be soaking his stomach. Is this normal...
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    Fat Louie - stopped eating

    Our newly adopted 6 yr old BD ate the first couple of days but now has not eaten in 3 days. I changed his UVB tube lamp from a sunglo 8.0 to a reptisun 10.0. He is in a 40 gallon breeder tank. We have given him 2 bathes and he pooped both times. He only eats superworms so we keep a dish full for...
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    Help - gave my Beardie a bath!!

    we adopted a 6 yr old beardie. After reading how everyone giving their Beardie bathes, we gave ours a bath tonight. I don't think he had had one in years. He seemed to love it but after a couple of minutes he put his mouth down and drank for quite some time. Is this OK?? Did we hurt him??? Is it...
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    Getting our Beardie today!

    We are adopting a 6-7 year old Beardie today. It comes from a family who has had him for 4 yrs. Before that he was a breeder for a pet store I think. His name is Fat Louie which I think we will keep.His owners have grown up and don't have time to take him out much and love him. We have a leopard...
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    Adopting a Beardie- need help

    Hi everyone! We are adopting a 6-7 year old Beardie on Tuesday. He looks great but the owner, who has had him for 4 years, says she has never been able to get him to eat fruits or veggies. He only eats superworms. She says she tried everything. I know a varied diet is important. Any suggestions...
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