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well I adopted him from someone who kept his tank outside under a covered patio, no proper uvb or light for heat, he had sand in the tank and told me to feed him crickets once a week "or so" and give him lettuce every day. so I did what he said not knowing I was killing him and found this site...

Ok Iwill stick with the small ones and wax and silk worm. How can I get him to eat more than just 2 crickets a day? He seems to be too lazy to go after them unless they are right under his nose. Can I puree them with his fruits? ( and that would be gross) lol Thanx for your help!

He is about 14" from nose to tail, but skinny. He is very picky with his food, I puree his greens and fruits and I syringe feed him, if I don't then he wont eat them on his own.

He is capable of eating by himself, Last week he ate the meal worms for the first time and he ate about 15 of the really fast and then wouldnt eat any more live foos since then, do you think they were bitting his mouth? he wont even eat greens I have to puree them and feed him with the syringe...

hes about 3 yrs old but small and he wont even eat meal worms! I took him over from someone who neglected to prperly feed him and never gave any kind of UVB lights or heating. He was very malnurished and sick and He is just now starting to be more active and has better coloring. I am force...

Thank you so much, that helped very much! My beardie has been recovering from being sick, so I though that was a new illness. Now that I have read this I have two theories... 1. When I give my guy a bath latley, little peices of what I thought to be his skin was floating in the water, so maybe...

Hi, i have been talking with many people here, I am new to owning a dragon, I took on a sick beardie and continued to do what I was told to do to care for him and almost killed him! I now use Reptisun 10.0 UVB light (tube) no bulbs or coils. I guess those can hurt the little guys. I use a 100...

Hi can anyone tell me what it means whea a beardies eyes buldge up as if they are filled with air. This totally freak me out, I thought they were going to explode. I have the proper hest a lighting. So can anyone help me out befor he does it again?

I would say closer than 6in is too close and someonelse on here said your 24" reptisun is too bis for a 40 gal. tank, so I would ask more people what their thoughts are.

Ok, I my beardie has eaten sm. superworms and has never had the bigs ones. I pick some up yesterday thinking they would entice my beardie to eat. However when he saw them he blew up his chin ans it turned a little dark and opened his mouth as if to yawn, and then he turned away from the worms. I...

well his poop does stink but what poop doesnt? It's not really a foul smell, he usually has this gross looking sac and a brown terd with a really white fluff at the end of it. I notice the days that he drinks a lot of water it is a little watery but the days he doesnt drink as much its pretty...

I brought buddy out side to eat and he was too interested in everything that was going on (wind, sun, birds trees) that he didnt eat a thing, after about 10-12 minutes I brought him back in and I think he was unhappy because his beard started to darken, and still hasnt eaten. Oh well off to the...

Hi I am pretty new at all this stuff but I use the same UVB light as you and everyone I talked to said that is the one to use in a 40 gal. tank. Is it at least 8 in from you beardie?

Thank you that was a great experiment, and of course hubby wont read it, what ever I will get the thermometer myself and toss the other two! Thanks

Im not sure how many gallons the tank is but its almost 4 ft in length, 2 ft deep and 2 ft high. I have the retisun UVB light no plastic covering the tube going across the back end of the tank where the light is directly going in not on top of the screen, I have a 100 watt incondescent bulb on...

Thank you both for the advice, to "sweetiepie" I have the UVB proped length wise at the back end of the tank with the screen open just enought to let the direct light go in and kto keep it from falling in the tank, I do not have anything to hang the light on. The heating pad i tried because a...

Buddy is doing much better but still has to pick up his appetite. He will eat a bunck of crickets or mealworms one day and the next not. Mabe he doesn't like the taste? He has been drinking lots of water and poping just fine now, I wish he would just eat more now, he has great coloring and does...

I have seen lots of pics of everyone else’s beardies and they all seem to be chubbier than mine. How can I increase his appetite? I have only had him for a short time and he is approximately 3yrs. Old, and as far as I know he never had a great appetite. I will dust crickets for him but he will...

Hi, Did he used to like the bath? Maybe he is associating bath with meds. He may not like the taste of them, Try to give his meds on your lap and sometimes wrapping him up in a towel will help control him. Other things to consider are, what kind of UVB light are you useing,and what kind heat...

If you have that Glo bulb on turn it off right away, I would advise not useing Repti Glo as they are very dangerous for beardies eyes and do not supply enough uv for digestion. The best UVB to use is "Reptisun 10.0 UVB tube (no bulbs). You can use a 100 watt incondescent bulb for heat and...