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  1. NikOverton

    Help with brumation

    This is Perseus's first brumation he's 1 year and 11 months old. I was wondering what special precautions should I take? Should his temperatures Stay the same? Should I still offer a basking spot? should I still bathe him? He's outgrown his hide and the local Petsmart doesn't have one he can...
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    Help! Refusing to eat

    This is the 3rd week Perseus has refused food, during first week he would eat one superworm and maybe a couple bites of turnip green but then the 2nd and 3rd week he's stopped eating all together. He turned 1 yr on January first and is 21in long, & doesn't seem to be losing weight. He glass...
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    Height of enclosure?

    I will be ordering an 48x30x24 cage from animal plastics. Should I stick with the height of 24 or would 18 be more accurate for UVB bulb distance and accurate basking spot temps?
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    Feeding Superworms?

    Perseus is currently 18in and 6 months old. I wanted him to get longer than 16in to be on the safe side before introducing supers. Are supers ok to feed as a stable? If so does the 10-15 min rule count? If not then how many should be fed in one setting?
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    Giardia?

    Perseus was diagnosed with pinworms back in May by my dogs vet who agreed to see him since the closest reptile vet is an hour away he was started on panacur and received 2 rounds of treatment which his stool seemed to improve for a week but got worst after that which she then recommended a...
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    Proper humidity?

    Everywhere I look there's a different numbers for the proper level of humidity in a bearded dragon enclosure. Mine stays around 11-13% all of the time. Is that too low of a humidity level? And what is the proper range for humidity?
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    HELP! Shedding problems

    I'm really worried about Perseus's shed. His head started to shed last monday, it turned completely white... it has yet to shed and now its a washed out orange looking color? His shed has never done this before! Also his body went into shed last monday and its all white with no improvement, he...
  8. NikOverton

    Should I be concerned?!?

    I have 2 questions. Perseus was born on 1/1/13 so he will be 5 months on June 1st, I measured him today and he's just shy of 12in, is this normal? Also he had pinworms that was treated with 3 doses of antibiotics. The last dose was on 5/5/13 but his stool is still soft, when will it go back to...
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    Worried about recovery

    Perseus started his treatment for pinworms on may 3rd, which he took for 3 days. I'm now concerned because he's still having soft stools
  10. NikOverton

    Nature zone baby bearded dragon bites

    any suggestion on how to get a 4 month old to try nature zone baby bearded dragon bites? I put them in a bowl in his cage but he just ignores them. I will be continuing to provide live feeders twice a day but thought I would offer these to him on a "just in case he gets hungry while I'm at work...
  11. NikOverton

    Calcium question?

    Hi all, I have a 4 month old healthy beardie. right now I am currently using Rep-Cal Calcium with Vit D powder, but I was concerned as to how much he would atually getting per dusting of insects? would is be better to use a liquid calcium just to be sure of the amount per serving?
  12. NikOverton

    Meet Perseus

    I've been thinking of getting a bearded dragon for years now, and I finally took an opportunity to get one from a breeder in my area. Perseus was born on 1/1/13 (New Year's Baby) :blob5: ) He is currently 4 months old and a healthy beardie after a scare with pinworms. This community has been...
  13. NikOverton

    Best adult enclosure?

    Hi currently Perseus is in an exo terra large low 36x18x12 he's been there since I got him on march 13, he was born on jan 1st. I'm looking to update his enclosure to something bigger and was curious as to which company would be the best to go with? I really like animal plastics and showcase...
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    Am I feeding too many Phoenix worms?

    Hi, Perseus was born on 1/1/13 so he is 4 months old. He eats 100 medium Phoenix worms a day, is this too many? I'm sure he would eat more if I let him
  15. NikOverton

    What color morph is Perseus?

    Hey I was wondering if anyone could identify the color morph Perseus is? I know he was sold to me as a hypo (all 20 nails clear) but he has a nice yellow and orangd color with blue/lavender bars on his sides. Does anyone know this color morph?
  16. NikOverton

    HELP! What's wrong with Perseus!?

    He hasn't eaten at all today, he ate yesterday but his body appears to be sucken in today? He's also shedding. He pooped today but it was green and sorta loose, I gave him very little mango, collard greens and phoenix worms yesterday, which he ate and I offered him crickets today he ate one...
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    Is Perseus shedding?

    Is Perseus preparing to shed? His body and tail seem to be a different color now
  18. NikOverton

    New Beardie owner, NEED HELP!

    Currently I have Perseus in a exo terra Large/Low 36” x 18” x 12” (WxDxH) with a 100 zoomed basking light and 10.0 reptisun compact bulb (which I now know is not the proper UVB) My question to you is what is better a reptisun 10.0 or Arcadia 12? T5 or T8? what is the best mercury vapor bulb...
  19. NikOverton

    Meet Perseus

    Meet Perseus he is my first bearded dragon. I bought him from a breeder last Saturday. He was born on 1/1/13. He's currently in a large low exo terra terrarium. My only concerns so far is that he's a nice yellow when he first wakes up and in the breeder pictures but he turns really dark all day...
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