Getting ready for our first Beardie

[TKhawk01]

Hi my wife is getting a beardie for a class pet. We are going to get a young one and keep it at home for the first few months, handling it a lot to get it good and comfortable around people. After haunting this site for a few weeks and getting ideas, I built an 4'x2'x2' enclosure and a fake climbing rock for it. I am a little concerned that the grout on the fake rocks may be to ruff and hurt the bearded dragon. Does it look ok or do I need to make it smoother? Thanks for the help.
Terrence

 

[gini]

Hi and Welcome!!! That is really cool!!! You did a fine job!!! I don't know much about diy rock work, but I've read that if it feels really rough on your palm, then that is what it will feel like on the bd's belly. If it scrapes you, it will scrape the bd. I'm sure someone with more experience will chime in. Just wanted to say, Good Job!!!

 

[smurfthebeardie]

It may be a little rough, but remember that nails don't file themselves. Soft substrate can keep a BD's toenails too long.

 

[TKhawk01]

In some places its pretty ruff and will scrape my hand so I guess I'll sand it down some tonight and reseal it. Thanks for the input.

 

[TKhawk01]

Here Galileo is, enjoying his new home. I sanded the sharper edges off and resealed it.

 

[gini]

Congrats on Galileo!!!!

 

[jjkc]

That is a really nice viv awsome job!!!

 

[Vallone188]

isnt that a little to big for a baby. should get a 20 gallon long few a few months.

 

[TKhawk01]

Yeah its a little big, but he loves it. We didn't have the money to set up a small viv and then in a few months redo it all. The only problem we foresaw was him not being able to catch the crickets, so we have been hand feeding.

 

[jjkc]

don't have to hand feed just get a rubbermaid container and feed him in there so you don't have to worry about any crickets being left in the enclosure. Works out very well I have been doing it for a few weeks now and don't know why i didn't do it from the start. If you hand feed to much that is what he will expect. They eat alot to hand feed all the time.