Drache613":2exf5a1f said:Hello,
How much does Ziggy weigh? Technically they can brumate as early as 6 months but usually
they don't until around 1 year or so.
If you have any pictures you can post of him & the setup just so we can see his condition that
would help.
Are you using a digital probe or temp gun to measure the temps? The heating & UVB lighting,
etc sounds perfect for him. That is a nice sized tank, no doubt, so he should love all of the
room that he has.
The ambient temps are fine, you could probably even lower them to around 75-82 if possible
in case he needs to cool off a bit more.
Is her weight staying stable?
You have two dragons in the tank?
Tracie
Drache613":1w4q9wp6 said:Hello,
The tank setup looks terrific, very nice & bright! I know, it does take a good amount of time
to get everything all setup properly & to get the temperatures optimal.
How is Ziggy doing?
Is he eating very much?
He looks good, his colors are beautiful. A little bit of weight loss is acceptable, so do keep
an eye on it to be sure his weight doesn't fluctuate more than a 10-15 grams difference.
Let us know how he is doing.
Tracie
ZiggyDust":1w4q6s7o said:Drache613":1w4q6s7o said:Hello,
The tank setup looks terrific, very nice & bright! I know, it does take a good amount of time
to get everything all setup properly & to get the temperatures optimal.
How is Ziggy doing?
Is he eating very much?
He looks good, his colors are beautiful. A little bit of weight loss is acceptable, so do keep
an eye on it to be sure his weight doesn't fluctuate more than a 10-15 grams difference.
Let us know how he is doing.
Tracie
Hi. Thanks for the reply.
Ziggy did eat some vegetables yesterday a few times. So that’s good. Ziggy also ate about 10 roaches. So better than they have been. Now If I can keep that up and keep them from spending most of the day in the cold, we should be good.
My beardie, Oliver is off and on about coated roaches. But what I do is, if he’s in the non coated mood I put the calcium in the bottom of the feeding dish. This works out well because he’s a lousy shot on the first few roaches so he ends up getting a tongue full of calcium until his aim gets better. He’s been much better about eating the dusted roaches lately though.Side note: I did an experiment today. And I am kicking myself for not doing it sooner. So I obviously dust Ziggy’s food with calcium powder, calcium D3, or a multivitamin once a day. So Ziggy had about 4 roaches coated with calcium and ate those fine. Then, Ziggy refused to eat anymore so I decided to try a roach not coated. Ziggy ate that fine. Tried this on and off and realized, Ziggy now hates coated roaches. Ziggy went on to eat 10 non-coated roaches but refused anymore coated roaches.
So no that Ziggy hates coated roaches, how can I make sure they get their right amount of calcium and vitamins?
I can get her to eat about 3-4 coated roaches before she refuses to eat. And after she has had enough of non-coated roaches, I will give her a hornworm or 2 coated. She doesn’t seem to mind those coated. Lol.My beardie, Oliver is off and on about coated roaches. But what I do is, if he’s in the non coated mood I put the calcium in the bottom of the feeding dish. This works out well because he’s a lousy shot on the first few roaches so he ends up getting a tongue full of calcium until his aim gets better. He’s been much better about eating the dusted roaches lately though.
That’s crazy too. I feel bad because mine lost about 2 months of being able to grow. I don’t think Ziggy will be too big, she is growing though so that’s good.My girls first burmation was at 7.5 months
Hi, do you remember what tile you used, it looks really nice! Is it textured enough to keep their nails short?Using a temp gun to measure surface temps. I also have used probes in the past and the probes where within 1° of the temp gun.
I have attached photos of the habitat and of Ziggy. The lighting looks more intense than it is. It took me a solid 2 weeks to get the temp right with the proper amount of bulbs and wattage. You would be surprised how hard it is to adequately heat 8 feet. More difficult than I imagined.
Ziggy weighed roughy 213g about a week ago and as of now, weights about 208g. Not sure if that’s just within a margin of error, or if Ziggy is losing weight.
Just one dragon. Wanted to wait until Ziggy is a little older before sexing them. So I use they instead of he/she. Just my personal preference until I sex Ziggy.
It’s decently textured. My beardie likes to run around like a maniac so her nails stay decently trimmed.Hi, do you remember what tile you used, it looks really nice! Is it textured enough to keep their nails short?
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