BIG for his age???

[Ayla]

Ok so i got Draco in the middle of July this year and i was told he was five months old..this is a picture taken a couple of weeks ago which should make him around the 7 month mark..is he progressing at the right age or was i mis informed about age?
He is on a diet of crickerts, superworms, collard greens, squash ect. and smallesh pellets i just picked up for him today.

In this pic (i know its hard to see) he comes to about 10" long on a Foot long ruler. Any thoughts? Thanks

 

[DeweysMom]

How big was Draco when you got him? Being 10" at 7 months old actually seems small to me. I'm by no means an expert on the growth rates of beardies as I currently only have one and he was my first. I did however want to keep track of his growth rate and made a growth chart here. I haven't updated it since April (will have to see if a mod can open it for me so I can update it!), but if you want to check it out, here's the link: viewtopic.php?f=49&t=123720

At the 5 month range, Dewey measured about 16" long and at 7 months he measured about 18-19".

Also, what size superworms are you feeding him? Until beardies are at least 16" long because they can cause impaction.

 

[iEMpiiReStAte]

Seems fine to me,mines is 5 months old and is 13 inches

 

[Ayla]

ok because someone told me he looks to be a month or 2 old and thats not what i was told so i got confused. he eats the smallest worms and crickets i can get and loves them. thanks for the help =]

 

[iEMpiiReStAte]

ok because someone told me he looks to be a month or 2 old and thats not what i was told so i got confused. he eats the smallest worms and crickets i can get and loves them. thanks for the help =]

My plesure lol

 

[Zeus71103]

He definately looks to be about 2-3 months old. I'm no expert, but I have a 9 month old who is about 5-6 times his size.

 

[bathsheba001]

hello am a first time mum and my beard dragon is about 7-months old now i only had him 2 months we measured him the other day and he is
42inches for nose to tail his tail is 20 inches i think that normal but not sure. :lol:

 

[bathsheba001]

ooops inches no he would be massive he is 42 cm lol 16.5 inches

 

[jeritta]

We have a 4 month old that is 13 inches and a 3 month old that is 9 inches if that helps any with sizes.

 

[Ayla]

so it sounds like the oringinal owner might have been right about his age. it seems they grow at different rates. i know he has grown a lot since i got him thanks for yalls help

 

[fez09]

He does seem pretty small, my 5 month old is 16 inches...What do you feed him and how often does he eat? What type of UVB do you have for him?

 

[jeritta]

youre welcome hope it helped.

 

[articwolfgirl]

ooops inches no he would be massive he is 42 cm lol 16.5 inches

lol i was fixing to say omg 42 inches am i reading this right XD