Stressed Baby

[Blitz_153]

Hey everyone, I just got my beardie this past friday, only a baby like a month old i believe and is 5 inches(head to tail) he seems to be going through relocation stress I believe, he moves around to different spots of the tank and basks when he needs too, basking spot reaches 110F so I know he is good. He really doesn't like baths and when I try to feed him out of his tank in a rubbermaid he won't go for the crickets! I left 6-9 crickets when I left home to go to work today and when I got home there were still 3 crickets left that i know of, i have to inspect the tank again since he is sleeping(such a heavy sleeper). He hasn't been eating too many crickets, should I be worried tho? He only drinks I mist him and I THINK he ate some of his greens tho b/c there's not too many left unless the crickets ate it somehow. Should he be eating more even tho he's going through the stress of a new location? and if he should what can I do to help him?

 

[peera]

How big are the crickets? They might be bigger than he wants to eat. They should be smaller than the space between their eyes, so for a little guy you may need to be feeding pinheads. Most pet stores do NOT sell crickets that small, so you may have to order online.

 

[Blitz_153]

How big are the crickets? They might be bigger than he wants to eat. They should be smaller than the space between their eyes, so for a little guy you may need to be feeding pinheads. Most pet stores do NOT sell crickets that small, so you may have to order online.

Do you happen to know what is a good site? I might do that. I really like BD.org everyone here is so willing to help out. Thankyou

 

[Youkai]

Hi there..

These are some of the more popular sites people here recommend:

http://www.mulberryfarms.com/
http://www.premiumcrickets.com/

I've ordered from premium crickets before and they were very good.

Hope that helps :mrgreen:

 

[peera]

I use http://www.lllreptile.com but they're on the West Coast with me, so they get here fast and mostly alive. I believe Ghann's is located on the East coast and I've heard good things about them. http://www.ghann.com/ (if for nothing else, Ghann's is great because they show the sizes compared to quarters.)