Please help? New baby owner

[sieradon]

Just got a new bearded baby dragon. Its about 3 inches long. We brought him home and he was pretty active. The kids were holding him. They are older kids by the way 15 and 18. Anyway we fed it 6 baby crickets. And he started going nuts in the cage so my daughter picked him up and he crawled up almost under her chin and fell asleep there. We put him in his cage after falling asleep on my daughter and he has been sleeping ever since. Is this normal?

 

[sieradon]

Also how much do you feed this little guy? The guy at the pet store didn't know.

 

[KatieKat]

The crazy is normal, he is adjusting to his new enviorment and may be scared. I just got a new beardier too, and she and my other did the same thing when I first brought them home. As the the amount a baby needs is as many as they will eat ina 10-15 minute period. Just make sure they are no bigger than the space between his eyes, which clearly since they;re babies, they shouldn't be. Hope I hleped

 

[my1stBD]

Babies are very very active, just be aware he may still have some relo stress for a few days. As for feeding, as much as he wants to eat in a 10-15 minute timespan 2-3 times a day. This can amount to anywhere between 50 and 100 crickets per day
Just make sure the cricks are appropriately sized for him and not too big

 

[tgolden]

Little dragons are a little nutty anyway lol be careful when you have him on your chest.he will go from asleep to jumping off your chest and making a brake for it lol

 

[sieradon]

Thanks for the info people. He is doing great. Do they do OK in a noisy house? I have 5 children ages 10, 12, 15, 16, 18 and sometimes it does get very noisy here also have macaws and they can be noisy as well and there are people walking by him all the time. Just don't know what will exactly stress him out. And I think he lost part of his tail from being in with another baby, will it grow back? Would love to put a pic of him up but don;t know how.

 

[my1stBD]

All dragons differ regarding noise toleration. Some handle it well like mine (My house is very noisy and shes in a high traffic area) and others dont. Youll just have to wait and see and if it seems to be stressing him move him to a quieter place in the house and see if that helped.

As for their tails growing back......NOPE they dont, but hell be fine without the missing part. As long as its healed up well and nort infected

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[sieradon]

 

[sieradon]

Thanks

 

[my1stBD]

Pleasure

Awwww look at the cute baby dragon. Hard to believe mine was EVER that small :wink:

 

[tgolden]

There is three boys running around my house being vary noisy as we speek and rapter is crashed out sleepimg like a babe lol