Ryan_the_bard
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- Beardie name(s)
- Gandalf
Hi all, new and excited to be here! I picked up a 4 week old beardie on October 1 at a reptile expo. Gandalf is a leatherback male and has gorgeous coloring. He’s also my first reptile. He’s the best office companion with his set up in my office on a spare desk. I already love the little guy and want to be sure he’s eating ok.
I’ve added all the tank details on my profile. I’ll add a few pics here as well. I feel like temps are pretty decent and he spends most the day basking or climbing around. He darkens up with black lines on his underside while basking, but hasn’t been hiding much and is really comfortable being handled. I’ve had him for almost 2 weeks now.
I’m feeding him primarily Dubias. He’ll typically eat a few greens in the morning (a few bites). Then, he’ll eat only 7-10 dubias per day (total across 3-5 feeding attempts, during most of which he chooses to eat zero). He’s pooping every day and seems fine, I just read online that babies should be eating like 50 dubias per day. I’ll post a pic, his dubias were bought from Dubai roaches.com and he tends to like them a lot (it’s what his breeders were feeding him as well). Should Gandalf be eating a lot more right now?
I’ve added all the tank details on my profile. I’ll add a few pics here as well. I feel like temps are pretty decent and he spends most the day basking or climbing around. He darkens up with black lines on his underside while basking, but hasn’t been hiding much and is really comfortable being handled. I’ve had him for almost 2 weeks now.
I’m feeding him primarily Dubias. He’ll typically eat a few greens in the morning (a few bites). Then, he’ll eat only 7-10 dubias per day (total across 3-5 feeding attempts, during most of which he chooses to eat zero). He’s pooping every day and seems fine, I just read online that babies should be eating like 50 dubias per day. I’ll post a pic, his dubias were bought from Dubai roaches.com and he tends to like them a lot (it’s what his breeders were feeding him as well). Should Gandalf be eating a lot more right now?