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[QUOTE="xp29, post: 2010636, member: 114539"] There are some excellent care guides here, read through them and ask questions on anything that you need more info about, this is a great community that is always willing to help. We all love beardies and want them and their hooman to have the best lives together possible. Their care isn't hard but it's incredibly specific. Like Karrieree and ADHD have said, lighting is critical, if you don't get that right, you are both in for rough times. Be sure to dust with calcium once per day, and multivitamins 2 to 3 times per week. At her size/age she is still growing, provide her with lots of protein she needs it to grow, the sooner you can get her eating greens the better also, if they don't learn young it's really hard to get them to eat them later. Make sure to keep her hydrated, baths do not do so unless they actually drink. Most won't drink from standing water, you can use an eyedropper to drip it on their nose. If they don't drink that way you can add in a little none citrus fruit juice to give it flavor. Go at their pace, don't try to force it, you could aspirate them. If you use the juice be sure to use a wet paper towel or wet wash cloth to wipe away any that runs down their chin. No need to take a chance on causing bacteria or fungus to start in their scales. Another important aspect is hygiene, clorox wipes don't kill some parasites like coccidia, you can use f10 (amazon) or chlorhexidine (tractor suppy in the horse section). Both are vet grade disinfectants. Ammonia works but is harder to use because it's toxic, you have to air out 100% of the fumes before the beardie goes back in. One more thing don't run bath water deeper than their elbows, they use the same muscle group to walk and to breathe,they can't do both at once and can drown very quickly if they can't stand up. Sorry for the long read, just want you to both get off to a great start [/QUOTE]
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