So I aged my dragon wrong

[dragonlady79]

I had thought that my BD was 3.5 months old...turns out he's 6 months old. Oops. The sizing/age chart I had used, and other charts I saw never specified if it was nose to bum or nose to end of tail. But as I was in the store getting more crickets I asked about the tiny BD's in their shop. They're SO tiny compared to my BD. Turns out they were 2 months old! Finding out that the ones I would never have guessed at 2 months it made me rethink my boy's age.

Finally found a page that said nose to end of tail. My boy is about 12 inches long give or take as he never likes having a tape measure near him. So that's about 6-7 months old. I'm guessing 6 but I could be wrong. Its splitting hairs anyway. Halloween would be his hatch day or the month before.

I'd been feeding him as if he was a baby and he's very plump. So now I'm guessing I should move more veggies in and less crickets. The switch is gonna make him grumpy 'cause he loves him some crickets.

I wasn't expecting him to be 2x the age I'd guessed him at. I wish the store had known how old he was but...meh, water under the bridge.

 

[AHBD]

Hi there, actually beardies all vary in size, it depends on many factors such as the health of the mother, care given from the time they hatch, etc. An average age for a 12" dragon is about 4 months, some are larger at that age, some are smaller. I've raised a lot of dragons in the past so I've had ones that were around 12" at 4 months and I've had ones that were 16 inches and even a few close to 18" at that age. Keep feeding him lots of bugs for several months to come, only ease up on the feedings as he nears sub adult size. Offer veggies/greens every day or every few days if he's not eating them regularly.