PastelBeardie
Juvie Member
There's a baby beardie at the pet store where I go to buy crickets every weekend that's been turning on the charm. Last week, she kept going to the side of the tank closest to me and looking at me, like she wanted to follow me as far as she could, and moving when I moved. This week, she went to the front of her tank and kept watching me again, this time with one front foot raised. How cute! There are a group of them in there, but I could recognize this one by its color/markings. She didn't come over to see the other people there, but did keep her eyes on me.
They say that it's good to have an animal pick you, but I'm already owned by a group of crested and leopard geckos. I'd guess the baby to be about 4 grams. It's tempting, but I have some concerns.
1. I've heard that baby beardies that are quite small often do not make it. I have never had a beardie, so my lack of knowledge combined with its small size could end up being fatal to it.
2. I'm frequently gone to work for 11-12 hours at a time, and have heard that tiny beardie babies need to be fed more often than that.
3. I do not have a tank set up and ready (a curable problem) and don't know what to feed such a tiny one.
4. How likely is it that a baby beardie from a pet store is healthy?
The little one is different shades of brown with red trim around the outer edge. How fragile are the tiny ones? Is this normal behavior with a bearded dragon, and maybe I just don't know it because I haven't been around them, or do I have some sort of sign on my head visible only to reptiles that says "pushover for small scaly critters?"
They say that it's good to have an animal pick you, but I'm already owned by a group of crested and leopard geckos. I'd guess the baby to be about 4 grams. It's tempting, but I have some concerns.
1. I've heard that baby beardies that are quite small often do not make it. I have never had a beardie, so my lack of knowledge combined with its small size could end up being fatal to it.
2. I'm frequently gone to work for 11-12 hours at a time, and have heard that tiny beardie babies need to be fed more often than that.
3. I do not have a tank set up and ready (a curable problem) and don't know what to feed such a tiny one.
4. How likely is it that a baby beardie from a pet store is healthy?
The little one is different shades of brown with red trim around the outer edge. How fragile are the tiny ones? Is this normal behavior with a bearded dragon, and maybe I just don't know it because I haven't been around them, or do I have some sort of sign on my head visible only to reptiles that says "pushover for small scaly critters?"