Hey guys, want to introduce my new beardie, Reggie. I got him in May from a breeder after my previous beardie passed. He's housed in a plywood enclosure that I built new for him. The enclosure is 36"W x 18"H x 24"D.
He's a German Giant and he's 4 months, 3 days old. Right now he's about 10 1/2 inches and right at 67 grams. I just recently started him on Dubia and he loves them. Collards in the morning and he's pretty good about eating them which is a relief because my previous beardie hated veggies.
Here's a earlier pic of when he was around 2 months to compare.
I do have one quick question about the Dubia.
He eats ones that are 1/2" to 3/4" long and I dust one of his feedings per day with calcium as well as one feeding per week with vitamins. I noticed his poops have been kind of runny and smelly since he started on the Dubia. I looked online and some people have said Dubia can cause this. I'm planning on taking him at 6 months to be checked for parasites but his growth has been so good that I really don't think he has any. I have had to cut back on how many Dubia I feed, which I don't want to since he's young, but he was voracious and ate way too many the first couple times I fed him. I'd like to be able to feed him as much as he wants but I'm worried that I'm causing him discomfort when he goes to the bathroom. Should I just go ahead and feed him as many as he wants? Or should I do like 15 - 20 Dubia per feeding?
Thanks
DC
He's a German Giant and he's 4 months, 3 days old. Right now he's about 10 1/2 inches and right at 67 grams. I just recently started him on Dubia and he loves them. Collards in the morning and he's pretty good about eating them which is a relief because my previous beardie hated veggies.
Here's a earlier pic of when he was around 2 months to compare.
I do have one quick question about the Dubia.
He eats ones that are 1/2" to 3/4" long and I dust one of his feedings per day with calcium as well as one feeding per week with vitamins. I noticed his poops have been kind of runny and smelly since he started on the Dubia. I looked online and some people have said Dubia can cause this. I'm planning on taking him at 6 months to be checked for parasites but his growth has been so good that I really don't think he has any. I have had to cut back on how many Dubia I feed, which I don't want to since he's young, but he was voracious and ate way too many the first couple times I fed him. I'd like to be able to feed him as much as he wants but I'm worried that I'm causing him discomfort when he goes to the bathroom. Should I just go ahead and feed him as many as he wants? Or should I do like 15 - 20 Dubia per feeding?
Thanks
DC