ubergnomie
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This is me right now :
I haven't been on this site for a long time. Life got a little crazy, lots of issues that need not be discussed here, but everything is settling down now and I have time to ask for help.
Since November I haven't spent much time with my beardies. I feel horrible. They were fairly tame in November, but now I feel as though I've lost all progress, and I'm back at square one, if not square negative one. I'm working on attempting to get them back to the point they were at, but it's been a struggle.
At the same time my mom decided awhile back that my slate tile was not doing the job, so she put sand in their homes while I was at work one day... I wanted to remove it, but after talking to a member of the WI Herpetological Society I decided I'd give it a chance. Well... Rambo absolutely LOVES the sand. I have never seen him(?) so happy... but the risk of impaction makes me paranoid. Twiggy doesn't seem to care as much. I have to admit that the sand's absorbency is really nice, but I don't think I can live with the constant worry of impaction. Would a sand box of sorts for Rambo be a better option?
Then the big problem. Since November I've been leaving a dish of the bearded dragon food pellet things in their homes. Rambo again, LOVES this change of pace. He still eats his salad, he still eats his crickets, no problems, however Twiggy is living up to her name. She has been a picky eater from the start. When I got her she was underweight and mistreated. It took alot to get her back to a healthy weight. She won't touch the food pellets, she's very picky about her salad, and she is not all that interested in crickets. She will eat wax worms and baby food, but not much... not enough for her to gain alot of weight back. I hate myself for letting it get to this point without asking for help.
Now is the time for change. I have to tackle this ASAP. I'm moving their homes into a better suited room in the next week or so, so I really need to figure all this out. I'm lost right now, and I really hope you guys are willing to help me out once again. You have been nothing but helpful in the past! Thanks in advance.
-Heather
I haven't been on this site for a long time. Life got a little crazy, lots of issues that need not be discussed here, but everything is settling down now and I have time to ask for help.
Since November I haven't spent much time with my beardies. I feel horrible. They were fairly tame in November, but now I feel as though I've lost all progress, and I'm back at square one, if not square negative one. I'm working on attempting to get them back to the point they were at, but it's been a struggle.
At the same time my mom decided awhile back that my slate tile was not doing the job, so she put sand in their homes while I was at work one day... I wanted to remove it, but after talking to a member of the WI Herpetological Society I decided I'd give it a chance. Well... Rambo absolutely LOVES the sand. I have never seen him(?) so happy... but the risk of impaction makes me paranoid. Twiggy doesn't seem to care as much. I have to admit that the sand's absorbency is really nice, but I don't think I can live with the constant worry of impaction. Would a sand box of sorts for Rambo be a better option?
Then the big problem. Since November I've been leaving a dish of the bearded dragon food pellet things in their homes. Rambo again, LOVES this change of pace. He still eats his salad, he still eats his crickets, no problems, however Twiggy is living up to her name. She has been a picky eater from the start. When I got her she was underweight and mistreated. It took alot to get her back to a healthy weight. She won't touch the food pellets, she's very picky about her salad, and she is not all that interested in crickets. She will eat wax worms and baby food, but not much... not enough for her to gain alot of weight back. I hate myself for letting it get to this point without asking for help.
Now is the time for change. I have to tackle this ASAP. I'm moving their homes into a better suited room in the next week or so, so I really need to figure all this out. I'm lost right now, and I really hope you guys are willing to help me out once again. You have been nothing but helpful in the past! Thanks in advance.
-Heather