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I know a lot of people seek to "potty train" their beardies to go in the bath but Gorbash will only poop in the bath ever since I moved her to her new tank. She will refuse to poop in her tank if I don't bath her. So, a couple of months ago we upgraded Gorbash's tank from a 20g glass tank to a...

So I was just curious really. Do beardies start to slow down in their growth rate at about 6 months? I'm not entirely sure on Gorbash's age but I think she must be around the 5-6 month mark right now. When I first got her back in January she was growing at nearly an inch a week but she has...

I'm looking at getting a custom enclosure built for Gorbash. It would be 45x18x18 because that's what I have space for. My question is about lighting. I'm looking at putting in a 24" UV tube light mounted pretty much centrally, and 2 light fittings for the basking bulb and CHE. Would it be worth...

At the moment Gorbash only eats collard greens in the way of fruit/veg. I've not tried a huge variety since I'm glad he's at least eating something that's a staple green but he ignored my attempt to get him to eat butternut squash which I've read most beardies go for. It just goes show how...

So Gorbash scared me this morning. Last night he went to sleep in his cave which he's never done before. He usually sleeps either on his basking log, or under it. I turned his lights on as normal at 7:30 and went to check on him at about 8:30 like normal to bath and feed him and he had lifted...

So I've had Gorbash about 3 weeks now and he's changed so much I felt he deserved his own update thread. So as a reminder, here is Gorbash shortly after I brought him home: He was about 9" long. He's now a whopping 11" and is such a poser. I was taking pictures yesterday and he stood like this...

So I have a 100W CHE already but last night this wasn't enough to keep the temp in the tank much above about 65F on the ground. I wasn't so concerned when Gorbash slept on his basking spot because I could position the CHE above him, however last night he wanted to sleep under his basking log and...

I just wondered if anyone could recommend somewhere to buy crickets from online. Running to Petco for crickets is killing my gas mileage, plus they don't always have the size I need for Gorbash (usually too large!). Ideally I'd like to order from somewhere close to NJ so hopefully shipping time...

So, following on from Taterbug's comments on my other thread, I'd like to pick all your DIY savvy brains. Here is the cupboard that I'm talking about. It's built into a bay window and I've hated it since we moved in and would love it if I could turn it into something more useful. I'd be...

I'm just curious really. Where in the house do you put your viv? At the moment ours is in the bedroom. It's as 30x12 tank and fits perfectly down the side of my husband's work desk. The thought occurred that with Gorbash already 9" long he's going to need an upgrade soonish and I'd ideally like...

I've finally plucked up the courage to bring home a new beardie! OK first let me explain the name. Initially it felt more than a little odd to give my new beardie the same name as my first one. My original plan had been to name this one Smrgol, Gorbash's older and wiser cousin. However, I have...

Most of the viv setups I've seen using tile use entirely tile as the substrate. My tank is irritatingly 11.5"x29.5" on the inside making just slotting in some 12x12 tiles annoyingly difficult so I was considering doing one section as tile on top of the repticarpet. Has anyone done this and how...

Just a quick question about Phoenix worms. If I were feeding a beardie with majority phoenix worms, would I still need to dust them with calcium? Would it be a good idea to dust them just in case. I know I would still need to add vitamins but I'm not sure on the calcium since phoenix worms are...

So I'm going through the arduous task of disinfecting and redesigning our viv before I bring home a new beardie. I want to make sure I have the setup right this time. The viv is a 20 gallon and measures 30x12x12. I was wondering if I would be better off installing an 18" or a 24" Reptisun 10.0...

Hi everyone, I just wanted to post to say hi. I bought my first bearded dragon at the beginning of december. He was a surprise present from my husband. I'd looked into owning them but pretty much hadn't got the money to invest in one until now. Since he was a surprise I'm learning on my feet. I...

Hi Guys, I'm a new beardie owner so doing lots of research and just trying to work out whether I should be concerned or not. I bought a beardie at the beginning of December from PetSmart. I'm not sure how old he is but he's grown about half an inch since I got him and is currently about 5.5...