Hey! just introducing myself and my lizard :3 (image heavy)

[Cocopops248]

Well, hello there people!! I am new to this website, I registered yesterday. So, I thought I would introduce myself and my lizard so you can get to know me a bit better.
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ME:
I am a thirteen year old female who goes by the name of Tyler. I love to draw, read, write, talk, and a lot of other stuff. I am passionate about animals and nature. I am a first time owner of my Centrilian ( nick-name for Central Bearded Dragon ), Or any other reptile for that matter. Before Xia came along I had 3 axolotls, a dog, a couple of goldfish and a siamese fighting fish. Sadly, they have all passed on, and I currently have 2 dogs and my centrilian. I love any shade of blue or green. I'm also planning on getting one or two more centrilians. I live in Australia
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MY LIZARD:
I got my baby on the 31st of January 2012, from Pet City. The shop keepers said she was a four month old Central Bearded Dragon. She was the tiniest in the shop, way smaller than the others, really, really, really little.
Name: Xia (pronounced Zee-A)
Age: Roughly 9 months
Gender: Female
Length: around 25cm, 9.84 inches, so about 10 inches.
Type of Beardie: Central Bearded Dragon (centrilian)
Diet: Fruit/Veg, live food.
Live Food: I have fed her woodies once, but apart from that only crickets sprinkled in Calstron. I use the calstron to make up for the loss of calcium in her diet. I am currently looking for a variety of live foods for her to try. What do you reccommend for her?
Fruit/Veg: this is a mix of fruit/veg I make for her. I grate it into a pile then put it in the freezer. When I want to feed her, I thaw it out and do it by hand.
Strawberries, bluberries, tomatoes, squash, carrot, bok-choy, corn, celery, apple, and....I think thats the mixture....What else do you reccomend? Is that enough?
Enclosure: At the moment it is an old fishtank, about 4 foot. It has newspaper flooring, a peice of driftwood, a water dish, and a basking rock. She is getting bigger, and when my dad gets his arm out of that sling, he is going to help me build a new enclosure for her, and possibly another two centrilians <3 <3 <3 She also has a UV light, a basking light, a thermometer, and a thermostat.
Temperature: heated end is normally around 37-45 degrees celcius. And the cool end is around 27-30 degrees celcius. At the moment, because winter is here, I have been trying to maintain the heat, which is hard to do. It has been around 27-30 degrees celcius lately. Do you think that this temperature is alright? :\
I think that is about it for info... I will now post some pics!
Her enclosure:

Xia when I got her

Xia a bit older

A bit older than that....

Shedding...

Now

I use the water sprayer to measure her, look how big she is!! :O

There! done! OMG so many pics xD *facepalm* I hope its not too many...So what do you think? Am I doing it all right? Just a few questions...
1. What live foods do you reccomened for her age?
2. what flooring should I give her for her next enclosure?
3. Any other items I should add to her enclosure?
4. Suggestions for names for another girl and a boy centrilian?
5.Am I doing everything right?
6. Does she look the right size for her age? (9 months)
7. Does she look healthy?

Also, I was just wondering, because I had a few queries, she looks a lot like a pygmy bearded dragon sometimes, she was really small when I got her, but they said she was 4 months....what do you think? does she look like a Pygmy Bearded Dragon? Or a Central Bearded Dragon?
Thank you for putting up with my rambling on, I hope you like her

 

[Cocopops248]

Excuse the blurriness of some of the pictures, my camera was rather bad xD

 

[drgnfly2265]

Hello and welcome! Thank you for sharing the pics of Xia, she is a cutie :mrgreen:

For foods I used Reptiworms/Pheonix worms. They were so easy to feed to my beardies. Check out http://www.beautifuldragons.com/Nutrition.html they give you a lot of great options of what to feed your beardie.

As for substrate, don't use any type of loose partical substrate like sand or crushed up walnut shells. I use a non-adhesive shelf liner. Just cut it to fit the size of your encloser and then your done! Other options are tile, paper towl, and news paper.

For other items in the encloser try a hammock, my girls love theirs, and put a blanket or stuffed animal in with them. They like to snuggle on soft things.

I wish I could help you with names but that's a tough one there, lol. Pick one that goes with your hobbies or interests! P.S. - if you get another beardie make sure that you do NOT house them together. Beardies are happy living alone.

Your beardie looks healthy and happy. That's the important thing here. Just remember that beardies grow at different rates to it's hard to compare them to others at that age. As long as your beardie is eating and pooping like normal that is always a good sign.

Please keep us updated with more pics!

 

[Cocopops248]

Thanks for replying I will definitely use the information given. And yesh, Xia is a cutie ^3^ she snuggled up with me on the couch when I was watching Jurassic park yesterday xD

 

[IvoryWhite]

where di u buy that tank, and how much

 

[Cocopops248]

The glass aquarium....I cant remember how much it was, but Im pretty sure it was about $150?.....and I got it from Pet City in QLD