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They’re actually around 11 months old, Sorry if I didn’t word it right. That’s why I’m worried because they look like they are 3-4 months old but they’re actually a lot older! The uvb is a compact but I’m going to get a tube. I’ve had them for almost 9 months and I’ve been trying to “tame” them for 8 months, I think Pancake might just never want to be held or petted unfortunately. :/Your beardie looks good for 3 or 4 months old. Is your uvb a coil/compact? If so it's a problem. Please get if a long tube uvb fixture and bulb. As far as being timid, thdy pretty much all start that way. Patience is the key, but you need to handle it to develop trust. Get itvout just before bedtime and let it snuggle into your neck. After a little bit it will start wanting to do that. Just keep working with it.
Please get a 24" Zoo Med w/ a 22"m Reptisun 10.0 T 5 bulb for a 40+ gallon tank --They’re actually around 11 months old, Sorry if I didn’t word it right. That’s why I’m worried because they look like they are 3-4 months old but they’re actually a lot older! The uvb is a compact but I’m going to get a tube. I’ve had them for almost 9 months and I’ve been trying to “tame” them for 8 months, I think Pancake might just never want to be held or petted unfortunately. :/
I think he was around 6-7 inches when I first got him but I’m not sure. When I got him his condition was quite a bit worse, he was pretty skinny and he wasn’t very active so he very well could be a runt.It sounds like you're taking great care of Pancake and despite his small size his condition isn't too bad. Can you remember as best you can his exact size when you got him ? Some stores will sell babies that are barely a couple of weeks old even though they were told by a breeder they were older. So he might be about 9 months, which is still small, and may be a runt.
Yeah, you can't always be sure what kind of treatment they had at the store and what condition the mother dragon was in when she was bred . It's also possible that Pancake has parasites but since you don't have a vet that will check then it might be a factor. Thankfully he seems to be in O.K condition in spite of it all.I think he was around 6-7 inches when I first got him but I’m not sure. When I got him his condition was quite a bit worse, he was pretty skinny and he wasn’t very active so he very well could be a runt.
I got him from a reptile expo breeder so it definitely could be.Where did you get him? It could just be genetics from crappy breeding practices.
The reptile expo breeder has a small local store so I was just narrowing it down a bit.O.K, in your first post you said store but either way they could have been negligent .
No, that's a normal p.vitticeps. Specialty dragons are never sold as anything other than what they are because they are rare. Sadly it's not real uncommon for beardies to be slow growers.Could you take a picture of their back and top of head? I'm not the expert at different species, but not all bearded dragons are pogona vitticeps there are other species, many are smaller.
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