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    What age can my beardie have adult locusts

    Hi all, My beardie is 10 months, 18 inches and 420g. Is it ok for me to give him the occasional adult locust? Thanks
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    Started hissing

    Hi all, My beardie is now approximately 10 months old. Ive had him for about 6 months. He has always been very timid, never bit, never hissed. Handled frequently, usually once a day, occasionally once every other day. The past week or so we can hear him hiss when we pick him out his viv or pass...
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    Changes in behaviour

    Hi all, I've had my beardie for about 5 months now. He is approximately 9 months old. Over the past 5 months he has always been very timid but had a great appetite. Like eating 20 to 35 size 4 crickets/locusts in one sitting. Over the past few weeks he spends a great deal of time hiding...
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    Best way to gain beardie trust

    Hi all, I've had my 5 month old beardie for about 10 days now. He is my first dragon and on the whole it has been a very successful 10 days. He let's me pick him up a few times a day without biting or hissing. I have handled my friends dragon for over two years so am quite confident with...
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    Am I using supplements correctly

    Hi all, I am feeding my 5 month old beardie hoppers. They are between 1.5cm and 3cm each. As he is 5months he is a non stop eating machine and has had 40 today before he lost interest. I have a plastic soup mug with a lid that I add two pinches of calcium powder to (or vitamins depending on...
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    Eyes closed a lot

    Hi all, Got my first beardie yesterday (4-5 months old) and noticed than he spends about 90% of the day with his eyes closed. His stripes on his belly are also very prominent but was completely invisible in the shop. I'm thinking something is upsetting him. Humidity is 35%. Hot end 115f, low...
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    Blood in poo

    Hi all, This maybe a very silly question but I've just had my first beardie dragon for less than an hour. He has just done a poo and it looked like it contained blood. Now he has his stress lines on his belly probably because he has just been moved into a new environment. So I am not worried...
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    Am I being overly worried about my lighting?

    Hi all, I am happy with the UV light, its the main light that concerns me. I have a 4x2x2 viv and a 100w bulb to heat it up. I have read that it is best to control the bulb with the thermostat probe in the cold area. This way the dragon will always have a suitably controlled cold area so he...
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    Herbi bed opinions

    Hi all, I can't decide on between newspaper or herbi bed for my substrate. I decided against sand as its a loose substrate and read it isn't great for beardies as they can't digest it. However I've been told herbi bed is fine even though it is loose because it can be digested if it is...
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    UV in big viv help

    Hi all, I got a new viv yesterday and it is quite a big one measuring at 4x2x2 (feet). The UV is 3 foot and has been fitted at the back wall about 7 inches from the base. This seems fine but it completely blinds us and gives us all headaches. A reflector may make ita bit better but not holding...
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    My first vivarium - Styrofoam background advice

    Hi all, Just bought my first viv today for my first beardie. I have read everything about proper beardie care and now just want to decorate the viv to my liking before I start looking for a dragon to buy. I have a few questions that I want to ask first about the viv before I begin decorating...
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