Hello, I am a new bearded dragon owner and I'm really worried about my 3 month old beardie. I got one along with my dad and they are both the same age. However, his is a lot bigger than mine and it's making me worried that there might be something wrong with my beardie. I have him in a 20 gallon enclosure while my dad has his in a 40 gallon. I read that this doesn't make a difference in their growth, but I could be wrong. He feeds his dragon mealworms and crickets while I feed mine solely calcium-dusted crickets. I thought that mealworms were a bad choice to feed a dragon, but it seems to be making his grow a lot quicker than mine :? . I have some pictures of my beardie right after he ate. Usually he is about half the size he is in the pictures. He is 8.5 inches long which is how he should be at his age I think. I can't weigh him since I don't have a scale at the moment so I have to rely on pictures to show how he is.
Those pictures were of my beardie and these ones are of my dad's one. He is a lot bigger than mine. I would say he is at least double the size.
Does anyone know what could be wrong? Other than the difference in enclosure size and diet there is nothing else that is different between our dragons. I handle mine more than he does so I was able to get pictures of him in my hand. It might be better to see how much bigger my dad's is if I could hold him :roll: . I am planning on buying some dubia roaches tomorrow at the pet store, but I don't know if this will help. I don't know if he isn't as big because of his diet or just because of him. If anyone has any ideas please tell me as I am very worried about my beardie . Thanks
Those pictures were of my beardie and these ones are of my dad's one. He is a lot bigger than mine. I would say he is at least double the size.
Does anyone know what could be wrong? Other than the difference in enclosure size and diet there is nothing else that is different between our dragons. I handle mine more than he does so I was able to get pictures of him in my hand. It might be better to see how much bigger my dad's is if I could hold him :roll: . I am planning on buying some dubia roaches tomorrow at the pet store, but I don't know if this will help. I don't know if he isn't as big because of his diet or just because of him. If anyone has any ideas please tell me as I am very worried about my beardie . Thanks