Hi Liviu,
I have a few suggestions for you.
First of all the
UVB light that you are using(Reptiglo 10.0) has been known to cause some health issues with bearded dragons. If there is any way you could get a different light ,it would be beneficial to your dragon. A great
uvb light that alot of us here, including myself, use is the Reptisun 10.0. It is a tube light just like the one you have. If they don't have them at a pet store near you, you can order them online at
http://www.petmountain.com. I don't know if they ship to Romania, but I don't see why they would not.
Your terrarium is a good size. I don't know if you have your lights on the inside or if they are on top of a screen, but you need to make sure your dragon is 10-12"(27-31cm) from the basking bulb. Your dragon also needs to be 6-8"(16-21cm) from the
uvb bulb.
As for your thermometer. I am not familiar with the one you have. Is it a digital thermometer? The thermometers that get the most accurate reading are the digital kind with a wire probe.
Since you have a young bearded dragon, using sand as a subtrate can sometimes lead to impaction. If your dragon accidently ingests enough sand it will build up inside him and he won't be able to go poo. We can rule out the fact that your dragon is not impacted bcause you said he is going poo. To play it safe though you might want to take the sand out of his terrarium. You can use papertowels newspaper, shelf liner(without adhesive) or tile. Alot of us use tile because it is easy to clean. You would want to use a tile with a bit of a rough surface so your dragon can walk on it. The smooth tile is hard for them to get any traction, their little feet slide when they try to walk on it.
Now for your food. It is not reccomended to feed mealworms or supers to a baby beardie due to them causing impaction. The mealworms have a hard shell on them which makes it hard for the babies to digest. The supers are not reccomended for beardies(bearded dragon) under 37 cm long and you said yours was 26cm.
The best thing for your beardie right now would probably be crickets. No larger than the space between your beardies eyes. If you can get those that would be a great feeder, they have alot of protein and that's what your beardie needs right now. The crickets should also be gutloaded. The petstore should sell something that you feed to the crickets it looks like little cubes of gelatin. Gutloading fills the cricket with essential vitamins that your beardie needs. When feeding the crickets to your dragon let him eat as many as he can in a 15 minute period of time. Do this 3 times a day. Let me tell you those little guys can eat alot of crickets, they can eat up to 100 crickets a day :shock: . Make sure you also offer him fresh veggies every day. Sometimes they don't eat them right away, but you still need to offer them daily.
For veggies, dark leafy greens are best. Like collard greens,mustard greens etc... I am going to give you a link to some care sheets that tell you all you need to know about raising a bearded dragon. On the care sheets will be a Food and Water section, there is a place that says Nutrition( I believe it is underlined). Click on that and it will give you a list of foods(veggies) that are good for bearded dragons. Here's the link
http://www.beautifuldragons.503xtreme.com/GeneralCare.html
You really don't need a book on bearded dragons. You can find all of the information you need right on here. You can ask questions. There are so many knowledgable people on this site that are more than willing to offer advice, all you have to do is ask. The other thing is if you look at the top of this page you will see "Care Sheets and Articles". You can click on that and it will take you to different sites with lots of information on caring for your bearded dragon.
As for your beardie not being real active, it could possibly be the
uvb light. Not eating and being scared are normal when you first get them due to the relocation stress I mentioned in the previous post.
Try the new light and see if that helps. You should see a noticable difference in his behavior and appetite.
I forgot to mention also that you need to
bathe(no soap) your beardie to keep him
hydrated. Most beardies don't care to drink water from a bowl, so most of us soak our beardies in water. What you do is fill your sink or a small container with warm water no deeper than your beardies armpits. Put a washcloth in the bottom so he has something to hold on to. Let him soak in the water for 10-15 minutes. If he doesn't drink from the water that's okay, they take in water through their vent( the slit at the base of his tail). Don't be surprised if he goes poo in the water, The warm water stimulates them to go poo. Just dump it and fill it up again. They will usually only poo in it once. Some people
bathe their beardies once a day while others do it every few days. It's up to you.
I hope I have helped. If you have any more questions you know where to ask.
Dawn
