Growth Spurt?

thatguygrego

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Beardie name(s)
Zero and Leeloo
One of my beardies, she is 8 months old and is still only 9 inches and she is 8 months old. She's very active. She eats a balanced diet, she has UVA and UB. She sheds. Everything seems fine. But she's still so small. Is it possible she'll have a growth spurt? I've a wellness check up scheduled in two weeks. But I'm just curious if anyone has dealt with this?
 
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KarrieRee

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Hiccup he is 7 and Blaze is 5
One of my beardies, she is 8 months old and is still only 9 inches and she is 8 months old. She's very active. She eats a balanced diet, she has UVA and UB. She sheds. Everything seems fine. But she's still so small. Is it possible she'll have a growth spurt? I've a wellness check up scheduled in two weeks. But I'm just curious if anyone has dealt with this?
Please go over diet and you said she has UVB what is the type? coil or a long tube fixture and where is it placed? It is possible she will have a growth spurt but we need to make sure everything is on par- what are her surface basking temps and how are you taking them? You said one do you have more than one and are they housed separately?
 

thatguygrego

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Zero and Leeloo
Hey! Yes, they're kept separate. She has a coil one. She basks right under it. But I did recently just order the long tube fixture.
 

KarrieRee

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Hiccup he is 7 and Blaze is 5
Lucky herp t8 reptile light fixture combo kit with desert uvb and uva
Ok the lucky herp.is not a very good brand - I recommend you swap it out for one of the 3 I can post links for them - this would be a good reason she's not growing very fast- let me know if you want the links
 

KarrieRee

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Hiccup he is 7 and Blaze is 5
Yes please!
Ok so these are all 24" fixtures and good for 40 + gallon tanks
Zoo Med comes w/ a 5.0 bulb you need the Reptisun 10.0 T 5 bulb or the Arcadia 12% 24 watt bulb will work in this fixture as well- will post a link Zoo Med T5 High Output 10 UVB Lamp
you want the 12% 24 watt fixture w/ bulb
or this one you will need to change the bulb out to the bulb posted above - you can look at PetSmart for the Reptisun I posted above they have started carrying them - just make sure its the 10.0 T 5 NOT the T 8 bulb
Sunblaster Nano Tech you want the 2 ft or 24" fixture
When you get the UVB please post back on here and I can help you get it placed and distanced your screen on your tank will determine where it needs to go
 

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