is my bd healthy?

[jacklynmae24]

How old is your dragon?--------7 months
How long have you had your dragon?-------7 months, mom bread parents, i have one of the babies
How long is your dragon?-----12 inches
What is the sex of your dragon?-------female? not sure
What size enclosure do you have your dragon in?-------35 gallon long
What type substrate do you have on the bottom of your tank?----paper toweling
Do you use UVB lights?-------yes
If so, Is it a coil, compact, fluorescent tube, or Mercury Vapor bulb?-----flourescent tube
What is the brand name and number of your bulb? Wattage (if MVB)?
How old is your UVB bulb?-----about 2 months
How close can your dragon get to the UVB?------about 10 inches
Do you use a separate basking bulb? What kind and what is the wattage? Is it a white or colored bulb?-----yes, 250 watt heat lamp, white
What are the basking temps?----- 98-100 farenheight
What is the cool side temp?-----about 70 farenheight
Do you take the temps with a stick on thermometer, a digital thermometer with a wire and a probe end or a temp gun?----- probe
Where exactly are you taking your basking temps?------where he would lay
Do you use a heat rock or heat pad?-------no
What do you feed your dragon? Please be specific.-----cucumbers green pepper carrots mustard greens apples grapes and occasional mealworms for a treat
How often do you feed and what time do you feed (morning, afternoon, night)?---usually veggies in the morning and worms at night
Do you gutload (feed) your crickets, worms, etc?------no
Do you use vitamin or calcium supplements? What brand(s)? How many days a week do you use each of them?-----yes, flukers, 4 days a week
Is your dragon having regular bowel movements (poops)?----about 1 a day? so yes
Do you bath your dragon? How often?-----yes, about 1-2 times a week
Do you mist your dragon or offer water other than in the bath?----yes, both
Have you gotten a vet check and fecal done? ----no
Does your dragon share an enclosure with another dragon?-----no

based on this information, am i doing anything wrong? he weighs 80 grams and im afraid thats too skinny

 

[randommonks]

You are offering only mealworms as a treat? Do you use any other types of feeders daily (crickets, roaches, grub, etc.)? Up until 1 to 2 years, bearded dragons should be eating mainly protein through live feeders. Maybe I missed that part in your post?

 

[Ferociouscorpion]

^^I have the same questions also. My beardies go through 30-100 feeders per day and they need all that protein to grow.

 

[jacklynmae24]

i have flukers buffet blend for juvenile beardies it has mealworms and crickets in it there freeze dried. also i am feeding him/her crickets too about 20 a day guess i didnt put it in i am just scared that he/she is too skinny should i feed more?

 

[Kalec]

The freeze dried stuff is no good. Use live feeders, as many as your dragon will eat in 10 minutes, twice daily. Mealworms are also no good as they can't digest the hard chitin shell. I suggest Phoenix Worms (Reptiworms) or dubia roaches. I don't like crickets personally as they smell, are loud, and I'm paranoid of pinworms.

 

[randommonks]

Baby beardies don't tend to really fill out until they're bigger. If you want to post a picture, we can try to see if it looks healthy. Just look for a nice healthy "Buddha" belly after eating. Darwin used to eat about 30ish crickets per day. Is he eating as many crickets as he wants in 10-15 minutes or are you stopping after a certain point?

 

[Gail]

He does sound small and under weight for his age. My dragon is right around 7 months and weighs over 300 grams. Start feeding him more bugs and offer them in the morning before greens, he needs the protein right now.

 

[jacklynmae24]

i think its a she so ill refer to her as such now. she eats around 20 crickets in 15minutes every day. can i feed her silkworms or waxworms too? the most recent pic isnt the best but its from six days ago

 

[Gail]

Oh, she looks good. Maybe a bit small but doesn't appear to be underweight at all. Try to increase her cricket feedings to twice a day and could you please check what brand of UVB you have? There should be a name stamped on the bulb, how long have you had the UVB? They need to be replaced every 6 months.