age and size

[Bensthename101]

hi i just wanted to know when a bd is classified as a baby,juvenile,adult is it age weigh size ? :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

 

[TheDragonKeepers]

A combination of the three. An adult will be at least 14" long, and a year and a half old at least.
A yearling should be about 12".

Weight can vary dramatically, depending on the dragon.

Three of my dragons are about four years old - one's 345g, one's 388g and the other's 398g - all of them are fairly small dragons for their age, but I'm happy with their weights currently. Frankie (345g) could do with a few more grams as he's a hyperactive dragon, and Hyphen (398g) could do with losing a few grams as he's a very inactive dragon, but Jacques (388g) is pretty much bang on. He's got good headfats, a solid tail and nice muscle structures.

 

[TAMMARAHOSKINS]

I've read adults are 18 months old. As far as sizes I'm not sure. My beardie is 7.5 months old, 18 inches, and 431 grams. He's a little chubby, but he's healthy and active.

 

[TheDragonKeepers]

That's pretty big for 7.5 months - 431grams? Might be time to wind back on the bugs and fruit, and add some more salad and exercise.

 

[TAMMARAHOSKINS]

That's pretty big for 7.5 months - 431grams? Might be time to wind back on the bugs and fruit, and add some more salad and exercise.

He doesn't eat fruit. He refuses. He has salad available all day. Eats about half a cup. Bugs he gets 30 MAX per day. Usually more like 15 or 20. That includes phoenix worms which are small. What number of bugs should I wind back to? And he's out of his tank all the time running around and he swims every 3rd day.

 

[DwighttheDragon]

My dragon is the same as your Tamara, 7 months, 17.5" and 430g. But it varies so much between dragons. They can be smaller and perfectly happy. So much has to do with environment, apetite and even the sex, as males 'tend' to be larger.

 

[TAMMARAHOSKINS]

My dragon is the same as your Tamara, 7 months, 17.5" and 430g. But it varies so much between dragons. They can be smaller and perfectly happy. So much has to do with environment, apetite and even the sex, as males 'tend' to be larger.

Thank you! Yeah, he's like 450 grams now and 18.25 inches. He's a happy boy. I'm cutting back on his fatty bugs for a while lol