Question about shedding!

[Megan1961]

My little man is a year old! I've had him for 8 months so far, and have only seen him shed a few times that i can even remember. He doesn't shed in big chunks like i have seen pictures of, but its super flaky. He has not shed in a while, and i am wondering...
1) How often do beardies shed?
2) Anyway i can get him to...? (kind of odd i know..)
3) Is this ok for him not to shed..? (He is healthy and doing great!)
4) Why isn't he shedding?

Thanks so much!

 

[brittani299]

My one year old female sheds random parts on my body at different times. Altogether it takes about 2 months for eveything to shed. Just to make sure everything is fine in your setup can you answer these questions

How old is your dragon?
How long have you had your dragon?
How long is your dragon?
What is the sex of your dragon?
What size enclosure do you have your dragon in?
What type substrate do you have on the bottom of your tank?
Do you use UVB lights?
If so, Is it a coil, compact, fluorescent tube, or Mercury Vapor bulb?
What is the brand name and number of your bulb? Wattage (if MVB)?
How old is your UVB bulb?
How close can your dragon get to the UVB?
Do you use a separate basking bulb? What kind and what is the wattage? Is it a white or colored bulb?
Di you have any type of night time heat source (ceramic heat emitter, colored bulb, etc)?
How long are lights on each day?
What are the basking temps?
What is the cool side temp?
What is the night time temp?
Do you take the temps with a stick on thermometer, a digital thermometer with a wire and a probe end or a temp gun?
Where exactly are you taking your basking temps?
Do you use a heat rock or heat pad?
What do you feed your dragon? Please be specific.
How often do you feed and what time do you feed (morning, afternoon, night)?
Do you gutload (feed) your crickets, worms, etc?
Do you use vitamin or calcium supplements? What brand(s)? How many days a week do you use each of them?
Is your dragon having regular bowel movements (poops)?
Do you bathe your dragon? How often?
Do you mist your dragon or offer water other than in the bath?
Have you gotten a vet check and fecal done?
Does your dragon share an enclosure with another dragon?

 

[Megan1961]

How old is your dragon? About a year, she was a rescue beardie and has been in my care for 8 months.
How long have you had your dragon? 8 months
How long is your dragon? 15 1/2 inches
What is the sex of your dragon? Male
What size enclosure do you have your dragon in? It's like 75 gallons I believe
What type substrate do you have on the bottom of your tank? Tiles, paper towels underneath
Do you use UVB lights? Yes! Length of the cage almost
If so, Is it a coil, compact, fluorescent tube, or Mercury Vapor bulb? Reptisun 10.0
How old is your UVB bulb? Brand new
How close can your dragon get to the UVB? Within aprox 10in
Do you use a separate basking bulb? What kind and what is the wattage? Is it a white or colored bulb? Yes, 100 watt, don't remember name ATM
Di you have any type of night time heat source (ceramic heat emitter, colored bulb, etc)? No, just switched to nothing
How long are lights on each day? 12 hour daytime
What are the basking temps? 98
What is the cool side temp? 86
What is the night time temp? 80
Do you take the temps with a stick on thermometer, a digital thermometer with a wire and a probe end or a temp gun? Temp gun
Where exactly are you taking your basking temps? On the rock
Do you use a heat rock or heat pad? No
What do you feed your dragon? Please be specific. Collards and reptiworms are a staple, occasional green beans, carrots, peas mealworms.
How often do you feed and what time do you feed (morning, afternoon, night)? Greens In morning, protein afternoon and more veggies at night
Do you gutload (feed) your crickets, worms, etc? Yes
Do you use vitamin or calcium supplements? What brand(s)? How many days a week do you use each of them? Yes calcium, need to know how many times a day.
Is your dragon having regular bowel movements (poops)? Yes, every day!
Do you bathe your dragon? How often? 3x a week or more
Do you mist your dragon or offer water other than in the bath? Yes misting and a dish of water in cage
Have you gotten a vet check and fecal done? No
Does your dragon share an enclosure with another dragon? No

 

[brittani299]

I would spot misting. It can raise the humidity and cause a respiratory infection. Bathing will help with hydration. Beardies absorb water through their vent. I would give calcium 5 times a week and multiviatims 2 times a week.

 

[Megan1961]

I only spray her maybe once a day, so stop that? And what about the bowl of water?

 

[brittani299]

I would personally stop the misting because it raises the humidity quickly. You can keep the water bowl in if it keeps the humidity at 35 or lower.

 

[Megan1961]

do you have to add calcium to reptiworms? i thought they had the appropriate amount

 

[brittani299]

I can't remember about that one. If they are the same thing as phrniox worms then you don't have to dust them

 

[Megan1961]

yeah they're the same, just a different name!
So since i feed those every day what do i do about the calcium powder? Do i use it ever?
Thanks so much!

 

[Claudiusx]

You should still supplement with calcium if primarily feeding bsfl, but just cut it back to two dustings per week. Along with your two dustings of vitamins a week.

-Brandon

 

[Claudiusx]

My little man is a year old! I've had him for 8 months so far, and have only seen him shed a few times that i can even remember. He doesn't shed in big chunks like i have seen pictures of, but its super flaky. He has not shed in a while, and i am wondering...
1) How often do beardies shed?
2) Anyway i can get him to...? (kind of odd i know..)
3) Is this ok for him not to shed..? (He is healthy and doing great!)
4) Why isn't he shedding?

Thanks so much!

1. Depends on how fast they are growing. If they are growing fast, they will be shedding often. If they aren't growing, they won't be shedding as much.
2. Not really.
3. If he is healthy and doing great, then thats all that matters.
4. For reasons mentioned above. He will as he grows. If he is done growing his shedding is going to be few and far between.

Novel size amount of questions:

I don't really know why this was necessary to answer 4 simple questions.

-Brandon

 

[Megan1961]

thank you for the simple reply, it makes sense!