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[Nuka042]

Humidity: "desert" range, I keep mine between 30-35%. Never go above %50 due to higher risks of respiratory infections (like pneumonia with us where fluids build up in our lungs, we don't get enough oxygen and build up a lot of co2, we get weak, it's painful...yeah, same with dragons).

Ways to lower humidity: the obvious- get a de-humidifier (I suggest this be your last option, there are other ways to lower the humidity). Turn on the AC and open the door and vents in the room, allow the cool crisp air to flow in and out of the room instead of just sitting.

Shedding: dragons grow at different rates and therefore will shed at different rates. If you could provide a picture of your beardie's tail, maybe someone with more experience than myself can help you out. My little guy takes a while to shed, his body (or just certain limbs) will grey out like what you are explaining and at that point it just sits until it's ready to come off.

As far as veggies go, don't freak out because a lot of dragons don't eat veggies right away...a lot are really picky when they are young (remember when you were a kid and your parents said to eat broccoli, celery...without the peanut butter, and the..gasp asparagus, yuck). KEEP OFFERING AND OFFER VARIETIES. Always offer because you never know when your baby will decide to eat the veggies and offer a variety because some are picky eaters and want specific things. I know Roku wants nothing but Mustard Greens and HATES Collard Greens..he smells those collards and refuses to touch the veggies.

Here is a GREAT site that offers the answers to all of your nutritional questions like what's ok to give everyday and what to avoid (i suggest the yellow category...it says questionable so in reality you just avoid since you don't want to take the chance): http://www.beautifuldragons.com/Nutrition.html

 

[CHRISTLIKECHEF]

My Beardie will not eat veggies either, I read on here that they like baby food. I tried it this weekend and she loved it! Squash baby food, it was a total hit, and it helps keep them hydrated.

Don't let your bath water get too cold.

I had some issues with my humidity as well, I run a fan in the room with her viv and we also have the air on. It has lowered the humidity to an acceptable range.....it should not go any higher than 45 at the most.

I have our first vet appt this Wednesday. My baby is very small and is still not eating well, hoping the vet will put my mind at ease. If something is wrong, though, I want to catch it asap.

Good Luck!!

 

[cmh3988]

I just posted in another thread of yours. I've had my beardie for about the same length of time as you and it will only eat greens that I feed it by hand - very, very small pieces. And not very many of those. Just a few pieces twice a day. Someone else had mentioned mustard greens - that's what mine seems to like right now too.

I was also curious about how much and where on the body shed would be. Puff shed all but the last inch or so of his tail and I've been watching it and rubbing slightly on the part that didn't shed during the last few baths. Looks like the tail is about to shed again and he shed quite a bit somewhere else but I wasn't home to see where it came off of.

 

[Nuka042]

Here's a picture of Roku earlier today, from your pictures as far as I could tell her tail looks normal (at least very similar to Roku). He only has spikes nearest to his body. He's currently in shed, which explains why his tail is grey.

 

[Nuka042]

If all else fails, you can always contact a local herp vet and ask about the tail. When Roku was going through his last shed, his tail was grey for a couple of weeks before it started to shed off. When you give a bath, what I found helpful was to brush each limbs and tail with an old soft tooth brush.