Okay so I've had my newest bearded dragon Biffy for nearly two weeks now and I have a few concerns about him.
He really doesn't eat much, at all. Since I've had him I've seen him eat one cricket and a couple small black worms that fell out of the cricket tub. That is it. He doesn't touch his veggies either.
Biffy also spends all the time he can hiding away from the light. He wont bask unless I put him under the light. Even then he'll run over to his fake tree and climb to the top, out of range of both the UVB and heat lamp.
He is missing half his tail, but still that would only put him at maybe five inches long. This is ridiculously small considering he is near enough on seven months old. His arms and legs are like twigs, and he's almost always stressed.
I'd really like to know what could be causing such slow development in my dragon, and why he refuses crickets but practically inhales the small black worms (which cant be bought anywhere).
I know this guy needs to buff up, and the only way to do that is get some protein, and fat into him, but if he wont eat there's nothing much I can do.
Please give me some advice, I've posted a similar thread before, but I didn't really get the answers I was looking for.
Additional info.
20 gallon tank.
UVB Reptisun 10.0 tube bulb.
40 watt basking bulb.
temps sit between 100-110 under the light. 70-90 everywhere else.
I've been attempting to feed him twice a day, calcium 5 times a week, multi-vit 2 times.
He was kept with many other dragons in the pet-store all are the same age and size.
My substrate is reptile carpet, with ceramic tile.
He really doesn't eat much, at all. Since I've had him I've seen him eat one cricket and a couple small black worms that fell out of the cricket tub. That is it. He doesn't touch his veggies either.
Biffy also spends all the time he can hiding away from the light. He wont bask unless I put him under the light. Even then he'll run over to his fake tree and climb to the top, out of range of both the UVB and heat lamp.
He is missing half his tail, but still that would only put him at maybe five inches long. This is ridiculously small considering he is near enough on seven months old. His arms and legs are like twigs, and he's almost always stressed.
I'd really like to know what could be causing such slow development in my dragon, and why he refuses crickets but practically inhales the small black worms (which cant be bought anywhere).
I know this guy needs to buff up, and the only way to do that is get some protein, and fat into him, but if he wont eat there's nothing much I can do.
Please give me some advice, I've posted a similar thread before, but I didn't really get the answers I was looking for.
Additional info.
20 gallon tank.
UVB Reptisun 10.0 tube bulb.
40 watt basking bulb.
temps sit between 100-110 under the light. 70-90 everywhere else.
I've been attempting to feed him twice a day, calcium 5 times a week, multi-vit 2 times.
He was kept with many other dragons in the pet-store all are the same age and size.
My substrate is reptile carpet, with ceramic tile.