Average weekly growth?

[MissTink]

What is the average weekly growth of juvenile dragons? My Nikolai grew 3/4 of an inch in just days.

 

[CooperDragon]

It really varies. It is different between dragons and different between their own growth spurt cycles. I would start recording weight in grams every day so you have plot points then graph it out. That will allow you to watch trends over time and if the trend is steadily upward then that's a good sign. In my opinion it's better to watch trends than worry about specific numbers or ranges.

 

[calzonefalzone]

I got my guy at 10 weeks old, he's now 12 weeks. He's grown 1.25" and gained 23g so far. 10.5" and 60g.

 

[MissTink]

Thanks for the responses, I shall try weighing him on my kitchen scale. I am guessing that grams is the prefered weight to use or convert to?

 

[CooperDragon]

Kitchen scales work well. That's what I use. When they get bigger just put a shoebox top on it and tare it. I use grams because it's a good unit size for their weight but if your scale doesn't measure grams then you can use ounces and just keep track that way.

 

[kingofnobbys]

My thread about Peppa and Toothless (now 9.5 months old) might give you an indication.viewtopic.php?f=6&t=221328&p=1750039#p1750039

I use a set of pocket assayers' scales to weigh my lizards. http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/New-0-1g-500g-Digital-Electronic-Pocket-Weight-Lab-Gold-Jewelry-Weighing-Scales-/172127212420?hash=item281394d384:g
At the risk of stating something insultingly obvious , make sure the tail is weighed too, beardies have long tails and if it's on the benchtop your measurement of it's weight will be wrong (low).

NOTE : every hatchling and juvenile beardie is different, and there are lots of aspects of husbandry and the conditions it lives under that can influence the growth rate of a beardie when young as well as it's parentage.