***Say Hello To Adrenaline***

[sara24354]

As I said before Adrenaline is adorable. Try pheonix wormter worms and continue offering veggies. May I ask how old you are? You are doing great.I'll dig a little deeper on the worm thing also try hornworms,just try to get a few of each and see what he likes.

 

[ToxikDragon]

im 17

 

[sara24354]

So good your dad is helping you.Please keep me informed on Adrenaline and I'll watch for posts on the forum too. PLease feel free to ask questions and as I said if I don't know the answer I'll try to find someone who does.

 

[ToxikDragon]

alright awesome. i think that im starting to feel a little more at ease about having him. not so stressed out and worryed. he is starting to eat right. because im limiting his eating to 2 times a day. (morning and night b4 bed.) also he ate some mill worms. it was all i had other than greens and he went to town so good news. and hes starting to poop more. also when he pooped thismorning i saw what looked like a cricket in his poop. any comments on that?

 

[fresnowitte]

:wave: First let me say hello to Adrenaline! Just wanted to say that you have a nice looking beardie ToxikDragon.

I enjoyed the pic's thanks!

Let me inform you that you should not feed your beardie right before bed. Give your beardie at least an hour to digest food before the lights go out.
I usually don't feed anything for at least an hour before their bedtime.

Barbara

 

[Alaska Beardie Gal]

Hi!

Congradulations on Adrenaline! I was really worried about my beardie in the beginning too!

He REALLY shouldn't eat mealworms (They can cause impaction, when their gut gets blocked. They can die from it.). There are many other wonderful worms for him to eat.
Here are some links:
Hornworms are a GREAT feeder worm, and beardies go crazy about them! If you get them only but the small ones (The 25 count cup). http://www.greatlakeshornworm.com/

Phoenix worms are a wonderful everyday food for a baby beardie! They have lots of calcium, and they wiggle and excite beardies.
http://www.phoenixworm.com/servlet/StoreFront


He also really needs a uvb bulb. They are need to help him absorb calcium. It's very important because if they cannot absorb calcium, they get sick with MBD. Metobolic Bone Disease. It's a very bad thing, when their bones become soft from lack of calcium and eventually all the bones get twisted and broken. Not something you want to happen :wink: )

Here are the uvb bulbs:

Reptisun 10.0 (Just don't get the compact one, only the tube. The compacts burn beardie's eyes.)
http://www.google.com/products?hl=en&q=Reptisun+10.0&price1=18.00&price2=19.00&lnk=prsugg

Reptiglo 8.0
http://www.google.com/products?q=%22repti+glo+8.0%22&btnG=Search+Products&hl=en&show=dd

Megaray (This is the BEST bulb on the market! Its a Mercury Vapor Bulb and produces GREAT uvb & heat at the same time!!! It's expensive but they last a long time and the quality is worth it! )
http://www.reptileuv.com/


Also for him to get his calcium you have to give him his supplements!

This is their website:
http://www.repcal.com/supp.htm
They make the herp supplements, that everyone here uses.

Rep-Cal Herptivite Multivitamin
http://www.google.com/products?hl=en&q=Rep-Cal+Herptivite+Multivitamin&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=X&oi=product_result_group&resnum=1&ct=title


Rep-Cal Calcium with Vitamin D3
http://www.google.com/products?hl=en&q=Rep-Cal+Calcium+with+Vitamin+D3&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=X&oi=product_result_group&resnum=1&ct=title




And another tip. Please don't believe what the people say at the petstores, they are there only to make money... I have seen many people here who did and bought things that petstores recommended... with devastating effects for their beardies.
I had that happen to me too. I bought my beardie a compact UVB bulb, on which it only said how wonderful and healthy it was. Do you know what it did to my beardie?
Burned his eyes. Yes, after 3 days he started to shut his eyes like they hurt or something. I came here and they warned me; I took it out and got a Megaray and now he is fine. It was a close call though, had the bulb been there longer...


So, I am very glad that you came here because all the people here want to do is help your beardie, and since they have years of experiance with beardies; they know their stuff! 8)

Good Luck!

 

[jscott]

hello, and welcome to this site. i was reading the posts in this thread and im confused on the number of lights you have? is it this one by chance?

you said round with a red one in the middle so i was thinking of this.

i was just going to mention that he should have a cool side of the tank. if the whole tank is the same temperature that might be dangerous. you still have a 20 gallon tank, right? does the heat light shine over the whole tank?

i saw that he was in a tub outdoors in that pic on page 2. that is great , i've heard one hour of sunlight is worth a couple hours under a fluorescent UV light. my only question is, does he have any place in that tub to retreat from the sun? beardies usualy open their mouths like that when their hot or defensive.

greens are not expensive. whoever told you that was being frugel. in fact, if you go to a big chain store like ralphs, vons, albertsons, and ask nicely they will give you free scraps of greens that were ripped in some way. i go to ralphs every other day and get my little one mustard greens, collard greens, dandilion greens, bok choy and sometimes a little bit of red leaf... all for free. lettuce has alot of water and can cause diareah i've heard, iceburg is the absolute worst.

just make sure to stay away from the danger foods. foods can be dangerous for a variety of reasons. some keep your dragon from absorbing calcium like rhubarb or beets. others can have an unhealthy amount of phosphorus or fat like avocado or pinky mice.

is this the site your referring to?

http://www.beautifuldragons.503xtreme.com/Nutrition.html

if so, i'd stick to it what it says. its trusted by some pretty experienced people and thats good enough for me!

i don't know if someone already mentioned it but meal worms arent so great for a staple. they have little nutritional value and may even lead to impaction. try to find a pet store near you who sells crickets. buy a "kritter keeper"(little $4.99 plastic cage with a lid/handle) and a few dozen crickets. this will last you a couple days at a time. if your really serious about cheap feeders you could get a plastic storage bin and breed your own crickets/roaches...
*EDIT* i see someone addressed this subject while i was typing. good call :wink: .

anyhow, i hope you get things squared away. i hope to see more pictures. is there one of his tank?

again, welcome to this website. i hope you find it informative... i know i did, and still do :wink: .

 

[shell24]

hi ya we have got are first breaded dragon they are great as far has him poo it about one fot two times a day i give mine apple crest raspberries blacberries

 

[ToxikDragon]

OMG IM BACK IN TOWN!!!!!
YAY!!!
while i was gone adrenaline buldged his eyes at my aunt who was watching him and it freaked her out real bad. wish i could have seen it. she stoped giving him natural light after that also. im pissed.
but anyways he looks like hes grown more thats good. hes grown by .5 inch.
he is having a problem with his eating still. i bought some bearded dragon salad that is powdered with vitamins and stuff. he eats that all the time but he wont touch crickets. even after this weekend with none and little amounts of food. ideas? could i just stick to worms cuz thats all iv seen him go crazy for and he grubed those down like crazy. anyways im back in town. say whats up.

-$3TH

 

[DragonFairy37]

if you still have any questions about the food.... i give mine crix in a seperate container and with the greens...i give mine a little salad of collard greens, mustard greens, turnip greens, and kale.... i bought a big bushle of them at walmart for 1.98 and i just take one leaf out of each bushle and cut it up into little squares no biger than the space between his eyes and put it all in a little container and shake it up and my little container has lasted me over a week... he only ate about half of it... he loves it

 

[ToxikDragon]

Update On Adrenaline!!!

First of all i would like to say hello to everyone cuz i know its been a little while sence iv said anything on this fourm. Adrenaline is doing great. Ill post some new pics tonight or tomorrow. He still wont eat crickets. so im sticking to veggie salad(dusted at the reptile store and its made for BD) and fruits. Hes grown about 1 inch. He is getting more color and putting on more weight. hes getting his uvb from natural sunlight still. but after school starts, and my step dad gets paid hes going to buy me the light sence its getting to close to school and he would rather me focus on that for the moment. poops normal. still hates baths. loves to explore and is a little spazz. i guess the name fits. lol.

 

[vickson420]

Hi
Glad to hear Adrenaline is doing well.Have you tried other feeders besides crix?There are plenty of other things you could try like pheonix worms,silkworms,goliaths,butterworms and even wax worms occasioanlly as a treat.

Vicky

 

[david3urns]

in regards to your earlier post:
mine has been pooping once a day so far, not sure if thats average or not. i have a few adult leo geckos that poop once every few days. so i'd say every day or two should be good

 

[ToxikDragon]

hello everyone sorry iv been away for a while. adrenaline is doing great. he hasnt ate any live food still. just salads and greens. im going to buy some type of worms soon though. i gave him a large cricket i found in my yard today and it was black. is that bad? he still hasnt eatin it.

 

[david3urns]

yeah you definitely dont want to give him any bugs you catch outside. they can carry parasites, and be covered in pesticides.