raekwonsmomma
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Hi all, I'm new to bearded dragons. I've had a friend helping me out getting started with my new 7mo old beardie, Raekwon but I just want to make sure he's getting the proper care:
Feeding schedule: greens (yellow squash, watercress, collared greens, red chard) mixed with black soldier fly larve (Phoenix worms) 3x daily and extra snacks whenever he tells me he is hungry.
Water sources: water bowl in tank along with 2x daily body misting. Water is changed daily.
Lighting: uvb light bar (not sure on strength but it was given to me by a beardie owner who has a very healthy lizard). I verified with the person who gave it to me that it was a pretty fresh bulb, probably less than a week of use before he gave it to me.
I turn his day light on at ~7am, turn it off ~11 PM. Heat lamp stays on all day.
Red heat lamp, zoomed 100wt
Temp: 95* F on warm side. He seems to like it. Any higher than that and he is glass surfing.
I take him out of his cage for interaction once or twice a day, I feel like he's too small to let roam so I always hold him.
He's currently in a 12x24 tank. He is about 10 inches nose to tail, and seems pretty happy. Not feeding him anything bigger than between his eyes, staying away from mealworms (unless money is super short, then I have some freeze dried mealworms to use along with his greens).
I plan on getting him a bigger tank once I get my bonus from work.
I just wanted to make sure I was doing this right, there seem to be quite a few experienced beardie owners here. Thanks for your help. Let me know if anyone has any suggestions.
Feeding schedule: greens (yellow squash, watercress, collared greens, red chard) mixed with black soldier fly larve (Phoenix worms) 3x daily and extra snacks whenever he tells me he is hungry.
Water sources: water bowl in tank along with 2x daily body misting. Water is changed daily.
Lighting: uvb light bar (not sure on strength but it was given to me by a beardie owner who has a very healthy lizard). I verified with the person who gave it to me that it was a pretty fresh bulb, probably less than a week of use before he gave it to me.
I turn his day light on at ~7am, turn it off ~11 PM. Heat lamp stays on all day.
Red heat lamp, zoomed 100wt
Temp: 95* F on warm side. He seems to like it. Any higher than that and he is glass surfing.
I take him out of his cage for interaction once or twice a day, I feel like he's too small to let roam so I always hold him.
He's currently in a 12x24 tank. He is about 10 inches nose to tail, and seems pretty happy. Not feeding him anything bigger than between his eyes, staying away from mealworms (unless money is super short, then I have some freeze dried mealworms to use along with his greens).
I plan on getting him a bigger tank once I get my bonus from work.
I just wanted to make sure I was doing this right, there seem to be quite a few experienced beardie owners here. Thanks for your help. Let me know if anyone has any suggestions.