healthy adult weight? id like research paper links if there are any.

[ncc74656]

what should adults weigh?

 

[Claudiusx]

Depends on their length.

Generally 400-700g is a good range. 700+ can be acceptable for some dragons, once again, depending on total size of the dragon.

-Brandon

 

[J4ckdaw-]

what should adults weigh?

Totally depends. My boy is almost an adult and he weighs 450+ grams but isn’t remotely overweight. My other beardie who has recently passed only weighed around 150 grams but she was stunted. Someone here’s dragon is 1k+ grams and isn’t overweight, so the range is very large.

 

[ncc74656]

ill have to measure her length. she weighs in mid 500's

 

[ncc74656]

she is 8.675" long. nose to vent. some people on reddit linked a study that showed she should be 265g instead of 550. anyone have any input.

 

[Hazelthebeardeddragon]

she is 8.675" long. nose to vent. some people on reddit linked a study that showed she should be 265g instead of 550. anyone have any input.

Can you take a picture of her?

 

[ncc74656]

Can you take a picture of her?

https://imgur.com/a/oBLz0JQ

 

[Hazelthebeardeddragon]

https://imgur.com/a/oBLz0JQ

How old is she?

 

[ncc74656]

How old is she?

about 3.5 years old.

 

[Hazelthebeardeddragon]

about 3.5 years old.

Ok so how often do you feed her and what do you feed her? Is she stunted? I realized she was only 8 inches which is fine I’m jw lol

 

[ncc74656]

no, not stunted. she gets bugs every 2-3 weeks or so. mostly its greenbeans, collared, some fruit here and there, that is offered daily. she often only eats part of whats on her plate. maybe only a green bean and a half worth of food.
she poos every morning.

she has hovered between 520-580 grams for the past year. he blood work comes back good at her physicals.

 

[Hazelthebeardeddragon]

no, not stunted. she gets bugs every 2-3 weeks or so. mostly its greenbeans, collared, some fruit here and there, that is offered daily. she often only eats part of whats on her plate. maybe only a green bean and a half worth of food.
she poos every morning.

she has hovered between 520-580 grams for the past year. he blood work comes back good at her physicals.

Can I get a picture of her just from her back side? She does look a bit chunky but it could just be me

 

[ncc74656]

 

[Hazelthebeardeddragon]

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She may just be a chunk

 

[AHBD]

What is her full length rather than snout to vent ? Her body condition does show that she's overweight. People claiming that she should be half of what she weighs are dead wrong though. I do see a trend on Reddit of a somewhat unrealistic view of what weight and how much is the best for a healthy beardie.