JIMMIA":d415lsm1 said:another few more questions please and thank you if not mind
1) when give her some crickets, if she don’t eat them all, when should I take out all the old ones? If she doesn't eat all the crix then you should take out all the uneaten ones.
2) if a cricket sheds it skin in the tank, should I take out all the others and put new lot, before she eats that one or the skin? I Don't entirely understand what you mean, But it is fine if a cricket sheds it's skin it's still fine for the beardie to eat it, it won't infect them or the other crickets.
3) what age is she okay if I want take her uptown one day? I'd typically advice against it unless your going to a place that's pet friendly (such as a reptile expo or a pet shop) but once the beardie is around a year or more, and is chill around people then it would be ok.
4) when should I do weight and length measurements? You should probably measure/weigh them once a month. That's what I do.
5) besides the tank set up, am I doing okay so far?It's hard to say, Could you review what you feed her/what you do care wise and stuff like that? I'd say you've kinda been given some wrong advice (pet store right? never listen to them) But at least your trying to give her the right equip and the proper care now. It's Ok because we all make mistakes sometimes (when I started out with my first beardie I fed her freeze dried crickets and mealworms and had her on calci-sand and her basking spot was at 85* But I later found out what I was doing was wrong and fixed my mistakes from being mislead by pet stores and places similar to that).
JIMMIA":2i8gxqp3 said:thank you heaps again HIPPIELIZARDS
with timeframes of lights, I’m not sure, it has varied, but lately I’ve been having the uvb on consistently and turning off the headlight (the red one) around 12-30am in early hours of the morning as that’s what time I usually get home from work at night, so I usually leave them both on at least 18 hours, than turn it back in around 10am in the morning before I go to work! 18 Hours on is way too long. and How many hours do you keep the red/heat bulb on?
so what time frames do you say? pleaseI'd say 14 hours on for both lights and 10 hours off for both lights
red light to and from ? I'd still get rid of it. You can just go to walmart and get a regular halogen lamp there and make sure it's not colored.
white light to and from ? I'd also replace that with a Reptisun 10.0 T5HO Tube bulb. Here's the link: https://www.amazon.com/Zoo-Med-ReptiSun-Fluorescent-24-Inch/dp/B0009YHSWK/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1528135433&sr=8-1-fkmr0&keywords=reptisun+10.0+uvb+bulb+t5+ho+18+inch
also I’ve noticed she is not eating all her crickets because I can count at least 25 still in her tank, they have been in there for 2 days so far- so should I remove them? Yes.
and still no signs of poop, why? I Don't know. :? If she doesn't seem to poop in the next few days i'd get her checked out by a vet. Here's a list of vets worldwide for herps: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwiMk4DJzLrbAhXBulMKHTkFAkwQFggnMAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.anapsid.org%2Fvets%2F&usg=AOvVaw2pP2IkrYDg_rfAEPCSx1AB
and here she is in natural sunlight if it helps make a little better picturesorry She's very pretty. Are you sure it's a central bearded dragon and not a rankins? It kinda looks like one to me but it could just be an odd colored central bearded dragon. View media item 61065
and if with her mouth opening, it’s only happened about 3 times, and I think might be a smile as know she got soft spot on her head near her eyes where pat her and she closes her eyesYep, She was probably smiling. If you pet some spots on their body that they like to be pet on then they will sometimes close their eyes and fall asleep. Which normally is a signal of trust.
HippieLizards":1a9qyxlf said:That poop looks good and healthy to me.But the urate looks weird.. :? Is it soft or hard?
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