Is my bearded dragon growing faster than normal?

[wuke]

I got my bearded dragon from Petco 5 weeks ago. He wasn't on display with the rest of the bearded dragons. They told me it was because he was a too good of an eater, and wasn't leaving anything for the other dragons. And I got him for 75% off because he was older than they usually sell them at (probably because he wasn't on display).

Anyway, he was 11 inches long when I got him. I asked how old and they weren't sure, but said probably a couple months. Based on what I read online, I guessed he was at least 3 months old.

Fast forward five weeks, and he is now 15.5 inches long. Wow! He's growing way faster than I expected (which is a good thing)! Is this rate of growth normal?

 

[AHBD]

Hi there, that is pretty big for his age. It is definitely on the higher end of the average sizes. My fastest grower was 18" before he hit 4 months, the fastest I ever saw in 20 years of owning + raising beardies.

 

[onceblue]

Hi there, that is pretty big for his age. It is definitely on the higher end of the average sizes. My fastest grower was 18" before he hit 4 months, the fastest I ever saw in 20 years of owning + raising beardies.

Whoa! How big did he end up getting by the time he was full-grown?

 

[jgodman1011]

We got ours at petco too - in march. fast forward to august and he is 19" long already! lol

 

[AHBD]

Wow, that's a biggun' too. Onceblue I don't know how big he ended up, he was one of the clutch that I sold .

 

[jgodman1011]

Sheldon isn't even a year old yet lol I wonder how big hell get!