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[hsteward90]

How old is your dragon? dont kno...petstore didnt give me a age...
How long have you had your dragon? 2 days...
How long is your dragon?
What is the sex of your dragon? i think a male...i lifted up his tail and it look like two bumps...
What size enclosure do you have your dragon in? 24x12
What type substrate do you have your dragon on? tile
Do you use UVB lights? yes
If so, what kind and how old? reptiglo 5.0-brand new
How close can your dragon get to the UVB? about 3-6 inches
What are the basking temps? dont kno haven't checked yet
What is the cool side temp? i dont kno yet...
What do you take the temps with? well when i do my b/f has a themometer that he uses to check his snakes cage...
Do you use a heat rock or heat pad? no
What do you feed your dragon? well petco gave him mealworms and crickets...he doesnt like mealworms and wouldnt eat them...so i bought him crickets today and he loves them...i dusted them before i put them in also i gave him a little piece of canalope but he just licked it...
How often do you feed? daily
Do you gutload your feeders? well i dust the crickets...
Do you use vitamin or calcium supplements? What brand(s)? i dont really kno right now...
Is your dragon having regular bowel movements? he has had one so far...
Do you bath your dragon? How often? i havent yet...
Do you mist your dragon or offer water other then in the bath? i have misted him and he liked it...i try to do it alot...
Does your dragon share an enclosure with another dragon? no way
Have you gotten a vet check and fecal done? nope

any comments??

 

[Catalyst]

What size enclosure do you have your dragon in? 24x12
What type substrate do you have your dragon on? tile

Good for now. Soon though, he'll need something larger - I'd go with a full adult sized tank when you do move up - something about 48" long and at least 18" deep.

Do you use UVB lights? yes
If so, what kind and how old? reptiglo 5.0-brand new
How close can your dragon get to the UVB? about 3-6 inches

The Reptiglo 5.0 isn't strong enough for a dragon.

The reptisun 10.0 is the best flourescent UVB light, and then the reptisun 5.0, Reptiglo 10.0 or 8.0 are the other acceptable ones. Anything lower than that isn't enough for a dragon.

Also, are you using the flourescent tube light or the compact version (looks like an energy saver lightbulb)?

What are the basking temps? dont kno haven't checked yet
What is the cool side temp? i dont kno yet...
What do you take the temps with? well when i do my b/f has a themometer that he uses to check his snakes cage...

These are very important so you'll want to find these out as soon as possible. Your basking spot should be in the 100-110*F range, and the cool side of the tank around 80*.

What do you feed your dragon? well petco gave him mealworms and crickets...he doesnt like mealworms and wouldnt eat them...so i bought him crickets today and he loves them...i dusted them before i put them in also i gave him a little piece of canalope but he just licked it...
How often do you feed? daily
Do you gutload your feeders? well i dust the crickets...
Do you use vitamin or calcium supplements? What brand(s)? i dont really kno right now...

Mealworms are bad for young/baby dragons - they can't digest the shell and it can block up their insides, causing major problems. Good live feeders for young dragons are crickets and roaches (both no longer than the space between his eyes), silk worms, pheonix worms, butter worms, and smaller hornworms.

Your little guy should be getting fed live food twice a day, as many bugs as he'll eat in 10-15 minutes per feeding. As he grows, this can be upwards of 50-100 bugs a day. You'll want to find a good online source for bugs since that's usually much cheaper than getting your bugs from a petstore.

Here are some helpful websites about the types of greens and veggies that you should offer your dragon:
http://www.beautifuldragons.503xtreme.com/Nutrition.html
http://www.reptilerooms.com/Sections+index-req-viewarticle-artid-98-page-1.html

While he's young he might not be all that interested in his salad (kind of like human kids), but it's still important to put some out for him every day so that he's exposed to that kind of food (it will make up the majority of his diet once he's an adult) and so that he has the opportunity to try it out if he wants.

He should have one feeding of bugs a day dusted 5 x a week with phosphorus free calcium (Repcal Calcium with D3 is a good one) and then 2x a week with a multivitamin (Repcal Herptivite is a good one).

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