AGE

[jstouts]

is there a way to tell how old a bearded dragon is?

 

[Mistyck]

Not really, unless you know the hatch date for sure.

Where and when did you buy them? That can give you a guess of an age.

 

[catUK]

It's almost impossible to know the age of a bearded dragon unless you know the exact hatch day. This growth chart may help determine the approximate age but all dragons differ in size: http://www.beautifuldragons.503xtreme.com/Growth.html

 

[jstouts]

how big are they supposed to be at about a year old?

 

[catUK]

it varies but on average i'd say about 17-18 inches. After 12 months or so they may not grow in length anymore but will continue to put on weight

 

[beardie parents]

It depends on how well they were taken care of as babies and their genetics, among other things. My two are both around 16 inches. Goldie is 16 inches and Rosie is 16 and 1/8 inches. They are both over 2 years old.

 

[jstouts]

both of mine are onld 14 inches. my female is over a year old, Im not sure about the male but he looks younger.

 

[DragonsNDoodles]

I agree that it depends in large part to their genetics and the quality of care. My oldest girl is about 2 but she is only 15 inches. I just got her as a rehome from this site. My 8 month old girls are 17 inches and 16 inches, and will get bigger. My 4 month old is about 13-14 inches already and will be huge.

 

[jstouts]

well I'm taking great care of them, but I can usually only get them fruits/veggies. I really hope they grow more. I just got them in the last 4 months seperate from KSL.com, and the previous owners didn't take good care of either. Rambo was as light as a feather and 14 inches, and Lizzy was in the thinnest sand I'v ever seen and it was blue and it died her blue too. It got all dusty and floated away when it got shook. she's still blue!

 

[DragonsNDoodles]

You really need to get them feeder insects if you're worried about their weight and growth. Fruits are a rare treat because of the sugar, and veggies just don't have enough protein for bearded dragons to grow.

 

[jstouts]

yea, today I got them 30 crickets. It's hard to get them cause I can't drive.

 

[quigleysmom]

You can mail order any feeder you can think of to directly to your home. Also, my guy is 9 1/2 months old and he is 18 1/4 inches.

 

[jstouts]

how do you get them that big? mine are both only 14 Inches.

 

[jstouts]

I'll be able to get limitless grasshoppers in the summer, and some other bugs too. so will 10-15 grasshoppers a day get them to grow more?

 

[Peso]

is there a way to tell how old a bearded dragon is?

Mine is only about 5-6 inches right now. Based on the sizes of most of the comments on here, I'm assuming that mine is pretty young - would a couple of months old be reasonable to say?