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    Everything else is fine, why is he so lazy?

    My beardie is almost a year old now and is became very lazy in the past 2 months. Before this he would scratch on the glass in the morning and when he saw I had crickets. Now he just sits in the corner of his tank in the shade of a hammock. I have a 100w basking bulb and 10.0 desert uvb...
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    Feeding tips for greens?!

    So my beardie is almost a year old now, for the longest time he would eat greens just fine, I was always feeding him collard and dandelion. Recently he's only took a few bites of it in the morning then nothing. This morning I was out of dandelion so I just put some lettuce in there. I know it's...
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    Sand question! Please help!

    So I know everyone's all against sand and right now I'm using Calcium sand, my beardies been fine on it and I clean it all the time. The only problem is when he poops I scoop out all the sand around it just to keep it clean. Well I'm running low on sand and this sand is very expensive. So what...
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    Big cricket issue/concern. Need help fast!

    Hi, so here's the deal I bought 80 large crickets as usual and put them in the same container as usual. I put out meal, orange cubes, and collard greens in there. Usually I don't put greens but I was out of lettuce. I went to go get a few to feed my beardie and they were almost dead looking...
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    Is a live cactus safe? Help please!

    So I just received a live cactus from a gift shop In Las Vegas. It's called a Sonoran desert cactus. It's a little thing that's in a small pot. I was considering putting it in my cage with my beardie. He's about 16 inches long right now with a sand substrate. Would there be any danger of putting...
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    UVB bulb help!

    I just purchased a new 18 inch flourescent uvb bulb. I then bought just under cabinet fixture at a hardware store. It has a cover for it which I guess spreads the light out more. Would my beardie still receive the uvb if I have that cover on? I don't think he will but if he will it will help...
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    Humidity issue please help!

    A week ago I moved my beardie into a 40 gallon tank. Everything's been good except the humidity. The gauge on the tank reads almost 50%, but over his basking spot I've recorded about 25%. He currently has a 100w basking lamp. The gauge that reads 50 is half way up on the warm side of the tank...
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    Need cleaning suggestions ASAP!

    Yesterday I picked up a 40 gallon tank from my friend for my beardie, it's been sitting Around for a while and has a slight smell of cigarette smoke. This tank will be in my room and I want to get rid of that smell, as well as clean and disinfect the tank what are some suggestions of how to do...
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    UVB Lighting question

    Can I still use my reptison 5.0 UVB bulb when I move from a 20 to 40 gallon or should I move up to a 10.0?
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    Need tank suggestions please!

    Hi everyone, my beardies growing fast and I need suggestions on tanks for an adult beardie! He's currently in a 20gal. If anyone could post links to specific tanks they suggest for an adult that'd be great!
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    Light problems need help!

    I've had my beardie since Christmas and he's been doing just fine, the only problem is his main basking bulb. I started out with a 100w zoo med basking light, that burnt out one morning after about two months. I took it back to the pet store and they replaced it with a 100w exo terra basking...
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    When to upgrade?

    My beardie just reached 13 inches long and lives in just a 20 gallon tank. He seems to be content but I know he will be moving on to a new tank soon. My question is how big before I move him to a 40-55 gallon terrarium?
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    Eats his shedded skin?

    My beardies 3 months now and he's shedding for the second time. He began shedding today, I went to pick him up to bathe him when he ran out of my hands and decided to go munch on a few small pieces of his shedded skin, not sure of this is normal or not or if it will affect him in any way. Any...
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    Weird beardie...

    Everyday for th past few weeks my bab beardies been pooping in his food dish, has this ever happened to anyone before? I just have to clean his who food dish out right after and it's really weird that he does that. Is there any way to get him to stop?
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    Strange behavior after change...

    My beardie is almost 3 months now, and has been doing fine the whole time, he's now 9 1/2 inches and loves to eat. Yesterday I decided to get him medium size crickets since my small ones kept dying. He loves them but tonight he has began flashing his beard for what seems no reason at all. Any...
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    Please help, should I be worried?

    So as of today I've have my beardie for a month. He's now about 2 months old and 7.5 inches. He shows all signs of a healthy beardie. He's already very tame and actually loves his veggie. My only concern is he hasn't shed yet, he's grown about 1.5 inches since I got him. I mist him every other...
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    Question about greens!

    So my beardie is almost 2 months old now, he's an eating machine when it comes to worms and crickets. Believe it or not he also devours his greens, which are usually kale, dandelion, and lettuce. Should I offer him less veggies since the ratio should be around 80-20 for his age? In glad he loves...
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    Crickets keep dying..

    So every 5 days or so I get my little guy about 4 dozen crickets from the pet store. I keep them in a plastic container, yes with holes, as well as the egg cartons they give you in the store, and lastly fluckers orange cubes which I'll replace every 2-3 days. The problem is about 1 dozen...
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    Pellets?

    My baby beardie hasn't ate any pellets I've offered him. He's been eating his life and canned crickets as well as veggies just fine. When I mix the pellets with veggies he won't touch the veggies, what's the best way to get him to eat them?
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    Stress marks or overheating?

    So my little guys about 7 inches, he basks in a 100w hear bulb and temps are around 100-105 when he basks. I notice that when he basks his underside stress marks show and his body seems to darken underneath. I pick him up for a few seconds and his underside goes back to his normal white...
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