New poster, new beardie :)

[Nickthegreek]

Hello everyone. Just bought a new beardie yesterday after the untimely death of Kevin (recieved some bad advice from a vet that didn't really know much about beardies). Say hello to Red:

I have a few questions, since kevin was quite a bit bigger when we first got him. Firstly, is he too small to bath? I guestimate he's about 7-8 weeks old, around 6 inches long including tail. I literally can't feel him stood on my fingertip :lol:

Also, how does my set up look? It's a 30 gallon 3 ft tank, basking area is 43-44C (around 110F) and cool end is 30C (86F).

When we got Kevin he took a few days to settle in which isn't the case this time, yesterday when I first got him home he ate about 6-7 crickets and a bowl of greens! Been today to buy him some buttternut squash, mint leaves and mixed salad leaves (spinach etc). Is this ok for a baby? I'll dust crickets every day with calcium, and give him a sprinkle of nutrobal 1-2 times a week (mainly for the D3).

The UVB is a repti-glo 10.0 15W, is this ok for this size viv? Also it's flat against the back wall, should I find a way to get it more central?

Lots of questions I know but I'm a bit weary after the death of my last beardy

Thanks for reading!!

 

[Dopestar23]

Spinach is a definate no-no! Never feed your babies spinach because it can stop your beardies from absorbing the calcium they need. Also the temps seem a little high to me, but that might be because I come from a warm climate. If your beardy doesn't seem to spend a lot of time on the cold side, it might be okay...

I am not the right person to tell you what the requirements are for such a cage as that, but I will tell you, that once you feel comfortable with handling him, you should definitely take him outside to bath the sun.

Other than that I don't see a really urgent problem with any of that.

Hope you guys get along well and have a good time!

 

[lauraj1055]

What happened to Kevin? I was just reading your post about him, and came across this one

 

[Nickthegreek]

What happened to Kevin? I was just reading your post about him, and came across this one

It was a number of things really, he was never "right" from the day we got him, bought him from a rubbish pet shop, he had toes/tail missing etc, bad appetite. I took him to the vets and she told me he had parasites (without a stool sample) and that he was going into brumation. So I took all the steps necessary for brumation, gave him antibiotics for the parasites, started turning down his light cycle they when I woke up one day he was dead But now he has a nice little grave in our garden

 

[lauraj1055]

Oh, so sorry to hear about that. I hate hearing about beardies dying. It makes me sad. You new little addition is a cutie though