Is 10 inches normal for a 8month old?

[AlduinTheWorldEater]

My bearded was born march 13th 2016 but I think he might be a little small for his age. He's 10inches.

Maybe cause he doesn't eat a lot. 10 crickets a day and one time for 2weeks he only ate 5 crickets I were so worried those weeks. He seems to be doing better since then.

Since I've owned him hes only shed once.

Could it be possible he were inbred? Where I live everyone is trying to make any dollar they can. I bought the dragon for 100$, now they are trying to sell the parents for 600$.
they might've breed bearded dragons that were related. Kinda off topic but I had a cat that mated with his sister and the kittens were all really small so maybe that's why? I'm not a reptile expert so I don't know...

Maybe I'm doing something wrong... I have a bowl of bearded dragon kibbles and freeze dried crickets. He's got a heat pad a water dish uvb light basking light
I offer him a range of veggies including daldielion greens, kale, collard greens, acorn squash and butternut squash. Sometimes apples as a treat watermelon rarely, strawberrys maybe once a month..

Also his substrate is newspaper.

I mist him twice a day and give him a bath once a week. I fed him baby food today. The only ingredients on the label was organic butternut squash and water.

 

[JessPets]

They all grow at their own rate, but yes, at 8 months he should be almost full grown. Could you post a picture of him? Here is how: https://www.beardeddragon.org/useruploads/ Then use the XIMG to attach pics to your post.

 

[AHBD]

You say that the dragon is 10" at 8 months old ? Yes that is pretty small. Do you feed it just the freeze dried bugs ? They really need live insects to thrive when they'r young + growing. A good uvb bulb + proper temps. are also crucial.....what exact brand lights do you have + what are the temps. ?

 

[AlduinTheWorldEater]

You say that the dragon is 10" at 8 months old ? Yes that is pretty small. Do you feed it just the freeze dried bugs ? They really need live insects to thrive when they'r young + growing. A good uvb bulb + proper temps. are also crucial.....what exact brand lights do you have + what are the temps. ?

He doesn't even touch the freeze dried ones lol he only eats live crickets, about 10 a day I offer them twice a day.

Exo terra uvb light. And for the basking one I use a 100watt normal bulb I read somewhere it's the same as a basking one made for reptiles. The temps are 80 Fahrenheit

 

[diamc]

What size tank is he in? What type of thermometer are you using? What is the basking SURFACE temp?

How many days a wk are you dusting with calcium & vitamins?

 

[AlduinTheWorldEater]

What size tank is he in? What type of thermometer are you using? What is the basking SURFACE temp?

How many days a wk are you dusting with calcium & vitamins?

He's in a 50 gallon will get a 90 or 100gallon once he gets bigger.

I have a zoo med thermometer it's not the strip but also not digital, and a Zilla same as the zoo med two in one hydrometer and thermometer.

I'm not sure what's the temp of the basking area is and twice a week I dust his crickets with calcium and vitamin D3 phosphorus free

 

[JessPets]

You need a thermometer with a probe or a temp gun. Is your UV light a tube or coil bulb?

 

[diamc]

If you're using a round gauge (dial) thermometer, those can be off 20 degrees or more. The only 2 ways to get accurate readings are with either a temp gun or digital probe thermometer. They are quite inexpensive. If the temps are off, it will affect their total health and prevent them from growing properly.

An 8 month old should have feeders dusted 5 days a wk with calcium on 1 feeding a day and then dusted with vitamins on 1 feeding a day, the other 2 days a wk.

 

[AlduinTheWorldEater]

If you're using a round gauge (dial) thermometer, those can be off 20 degrees or more. The only 2 ways to get accurate readings are with either a temp gun or digital probe thermometer. They are quite inexpensive. If the temps are off, it will affect their total health and prevent them from growing properly.

An 8 month old should have feeders dusted 5 days a wk with calcium on 1 feeding a day and then dusted with vitamins on 1 feeding a day, the other 2 days a wk.

What vitamins do I use? And I got a coil bulb not a tube.

 

[JessPets]

You need a tube like these:
https://www.amazon.com/Zoo-Med-ReptiSun
https://www.amazon.com/Zoo-Med-26061-Reptisun-Fluorescent/dp/B00AQU8HAO/ref=sr_1_2?s=pet-supplies&ie=UTF8&qid=1478350800&sr=1-2&keywords=t5+reptisun

 

[JessPets]

And for vitamins, you need reptile specific multivitamins. It's just a powder you put on like the calcium.

 

[AlduinTheWorldEater]

You need a tube like these:
https://www.amazon.com/Zoo-Med-ReptiSun
https://www.amazon.com/Zoo-Med-26061-Reptisun-Fluorescent/dp/B00AQU8HAO/ref=sr_1_2?s=pet-supplies&ie=UTF8&qid=1478350800&sr=1-2&keywords=t5+reptisun

I read somewhere that tube uvb lights give MBD. I don't know if that's true or not

 

[diamc]

The fluorescent tubes in the link that Jess shared are very good and PREVENT MBD. The coil and compacts don't cover a large enough area to prevent MBD at all and also can cause other health issues.

This is a good vitamin powder and a lot of us here use it. https://smile.amazon.com/HERPTIVITE-Multivitamin-reptiles-amphibians-Bottle/dp/B00076HT3S/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1478390379&sr=8-1&keywords=herptivite+multivitamin+for+reptiles