Just got my first dragon

[chuckdog5]

hey guys, well i just got my first bearded dragon, i was told hes about 7 months. Im down here in san diego and there wasnt too many stores that offered a good selection. Hes not a kandy but hes got a good amount of orange on him. Im very new to this so ive been reading alot on the site, very helpful. Right now hes just in a 10gallon tank and im waiting for my big tank to be ready. Im have so many questions but wont ask just yet, ill do some more reading. but heres my big guy.......Suggs

 

[luvmybeardies]

Welocme! I am new here too. we just got our first Beardies in Dec.

 

[RandyMarsh]

Welcome guys! Don't be afraid to ask questions we love to help out!!

 

[chuckdog5]

well right now i havent got him to eat yet. I put a little water bowl in his cage and a little bowl of food and hasnt touched it yet. Im just hoping he eats soon

aslo- what would you guess his age is, im not exactly sure the place new his age correctly.

 

[Kratoskeeper]

How big is he? And as far as the eating, i had the same problem when i first got mine. From what i was told it's the change of their environment. So once they get used to where they are, bam they eat. My little guy went from not eating, to getting fat lol.

 

[chuckdog5]

haha well right now hes just shy under 10". So for feeding, do they feel shy when eating...like if someone is watching them or anything. and is it better to feed them in a seperate container?

 

[Kratoskeeper]

Not to my knowledge lol.

 

[Kratoskeeper]

Sorry for the short reply, was on my ipod. Anyway, my dragon was kinda like that at first, felt as if he only ate when we walked out of the room. I even tried putting him in the cricket container and let him have at it, he just wanted to get out. So what i would do if i were you is maybe throw a few in with him and leave the room, see if that works?

 

[chuckdog5]

i see, what kind of cricket container do you have? i have a little plastic tub but didnt know if that would suffice. Ive read a lot of different opinions on feeding in his cage or in another seperate cage, what do you think? also, what do i do for water?

 

[Kratoskeeper]

I have mine in a big plastic tube with egg crates. As far as feeding in a seperate container, i personally don't but i don't see why you shouldn't. it takes the pain out of having to take the ones out of the tank that they don't eat. As for water, you want to get them some water gel, they can't have water as it will drown them.

 

[Kratoskeeper]

There ya go.

 

[chuckdog5]

interesting. ill have to pick up some of that water gel. So he still hasnt eaten anything and doesnt move much, ill give it a couple more days before i worry more. any problems with him being close to the tv

 

[chuckdog5]

also hes been perched up on his logged for about two hours, looks very uncomfortable. so i took him out and noticed the colors on his belly, is this normal? also, do they change colors on their back for any reasons?

 

[jtran1020]

those are stress marks

 

[Kratoskeeper]

But they don't always mean stress, they could mean happy. They mean a number of things.