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Northampton Reptile Centre now has these online and I wondered how they fare for beardies? Unfortunately I've found the Calciworms really block up Mort so she loves eating them but then pooping is difficult. But worms would be a really great option longevity-wise now that she's getting adult...

So the past two weekend I've had artist open studios and Mort sat in her usual window spot in the studio. She has a blankie on the windowsill where it's sunny, but living in Yorkshire it's often not so there's a 60W bulb to warm her spot too. This weekend so met sooo many people! And converted...

So everything else ok, just worried first time mom questions... Mort is sleeping a lot! Lazy in her old age. ;) She'll be a year old in a few weeks, as far as I know. So I say good morning to her and take her blanket off (we do lizard burrito at bedtime). She'll poke her head out and warm up a...

So after my last post saying Mort doesn't like calci-worms... well, yeah, now she does. In fact she loves them! ;) I know not to feed them everyday so they're more once or twice a week max type of meal. If she's having a really fussy day sometimes one worm to start gets her alert for crickets...

Happy Easter from the Mort dragon! Sure this has been done a million times, but I was bored and had pink felt. She was rewarded with a waxworm after. :)

Now while I was away my lizard-sitters had to grab an emergency replacement basking bulb when it burnt out and found a regular 70W spot at the shops. (I ordered a new reptile spot bulb online to get delivered for them.) I've noticed that Mort is MUCH happier with the 70W slightly lower temp on...

Just for future reference really... I'm wondering how people have transitioned from a bug based diet to the salad based one? Or if the beardie led the way? Mort is 8 months now so thinking ahead. :) Right now she gets crickets or locusts about an hour, hour and a half after waking up - as many...

My beardie is being babysat by some housesitters (who are new to lizards but have been very good! Read lots of books and were great with her before I left) So I'm not with Mort right now and they sent me this photo. Red area on her chin. Now I *suspect* it is baby food or something (her morning...

Mort has become a bit lazy and will escape to her cave a lot during the day. She used to only do that when she was constipated (all fixed! I knew that was the problem) but I obviously don't think it's good for her to hide from the light all day. Yesterday I took her out and put her on my...

Really an excuse for a gratuitous pic. Mort reached 14" this week, and has weighted in at 218g. She likes being longer. :) I like that I can see her under the sofa by looking for her tail. Since I haven't really posted any pics yet I thought I would since everyone here has been so helpful in my...

I didn't realise I'd bought a wrong UVB strip - I have the ReptiGLO 10.0. BAD ME! So I have the correct ReptiSUN 10.0 on the way from Swell Reptiles. It's the 36" strip tube, mounted inside the viv with a reflector. Basically, the original Reptisun that was part of the vivarium kit came...

The last few days Mort has started pooping about 4-5 times a day. It was generally twice a day before that. But today she had two later in the day that were just white urate and liquid. No brown poo. So I suddenly worried! Her poos seem normal - white urate with nice firm poo when it's there...

So I got a tray and millet to make a digging area for Mort. :) But finding conflicting info on where might be best. Warm or cool side? Or middle? Some places are saying they like to dig and bask in it, others say they like to hide and cool off in it.

So I'll preface this by saying Mort loves her food and happily chases down lots of crickets and locusts and does like her greens too. 6 months old, balance of about 75% bugs 25% salad. Just worried slightly because she only eats the collard greens. She works her way around everything else...

Newbie here, just joined, but really have one silly question... Mort, 5 months old, likes to hang out at the front of her viv. It's nice and big 4', UV strip, basking light, additional night heat light which is on most of the time to keep the warm end at good temp right now - as I'm in the UK...

I'm a total newbie dragon owner and this is Mort (short for Mortbreath) - who I think is a she but didn't know when I got her a couple weeks ago. Told she was 5 months old at that point. She's lovely and friendly but still shy sometimes. We're bonding at her pace. :) I think the first week was...