onceblue
Hatchling Member
Hi all,
I recently took in a baby beardie that was being underfed and that had a bad viv setup. He's been with me for about two weeks now and he's settling into his new home, eating a ton of bugs (dusted once daily), and doing really well under his reptisun UVB. I was thinking about adding a dig box to his enclosure with whole flax seeds as a substrate to give him something fun to do.
However, I want to make sure he isn't too small/young for that, and I can't seem to find any info about how big/old a beardie should be before you add a dig box. I don't know his exact age due to his circumstances and it's possible that he's smaller than he should be because he was underfed for roughly a month, but he was 6" long when I measured him last week (he seems to be in constant shed now though!), so maybe 2 - 3 months?
Should I wait to add a dig box or should he be okay now? Are there any concerns with the possible ingestion of flax seeds at this age?
Also, as a side question, should I add the box to the warm or cool side of the viv?
Thanks!
I recently took in a baby beardie that was being underfed and that had a bad viv setup. He's been with me for about two weeks now and he's settling into his new home, eating a ton of bugs (dusted once daily), and doing really well under his reptisun UVB. I was thinking about adding a dig box to his enclosure with whole flax seeds as a substrate to give him something fun to do.
However, I want to make sure he isn't too small/young for that, and I can't seem to find any info about how big/old a beardie should be before you add a dig box. I don't know his exact age due to his circumstances and it's possible that he's smaller than he should be because he was underfed for roughly a month, but he was 6" long when I measured him last week (he seems to be in constant shed now though!), so maybe 2 - 3 months?
Should I wait to add a dig box or should he be okay now? Are there any concerns with the possible ingestion of flax seeds at this age?
Also, as a side question, should I add the box to the warm or cool side of the viv?
Thanks!