Nesteremily
Bearded Dragon Egg
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I just got my first bearded dragon a few days ago but I have had other lizards and some snakes so I wouldn't say I'm exactly new to reptiles just to beardies. I wasn't planning on rescuing, I just thought I was getting a new baby but when I saw her it was obvious she needed some help. Nismo is a 3 year old female beardie, she's 17" from nose to tail and 8" from nose to vent. I haven't had the chance to weigh her yet as I don't have a scale right now but she's pretty thin. I've been looking at tons of forums and have found some friends on Facebook for advice and help but any more suggestions are welcome. I have some pictures of her then I'll go over her set up.
Her fat pads on her head are sunken in, her hip bones and ribs stick out(hard to see in pictures with her coloring), her legs are skinny, and I can feel her pelvis.
She came with a 75 gallon (4ft) tank. She has tile on the bottom and her UVB and heat lamp on one side (average 95-98 degrees) and her cool side stays at about 80-85 degrees. She has a water bowl, access to fresh greens at all times, and I'm currently giving her about 15-20 crickets and 2 or 3 dubias twice a day. I plan on going to mostly dubias but my local reptile store is out right now. She loves blueberries and apples so she's been getting them as treats. (The old owner had her 2 years and fed her collard greens, barely any other veggies or greens, and 1-2 crickets a day) I've also been giving her warm baths with a little bit of Powerade in them.
Picture of her after her first nice big meal with me.
I'll be calling my vet tomorrow to see when they can get her in for a check up and fecal. She's also getting calcium on her insects. Besides being underweight she's a very happy and seemingly healthy girl. Her lights come on at 8am, I feed her when I get up and give her some time to digest the food then she comes out for play time. She likes to run on my bed but she's stuck there until the harness I ordered her comes. And at night she likes to burrow into my blankets and sleeps there as long as I'll let her. Sorry for the long into, I'm just very excited to be a beardie mom! And of course some more pictures of the little princess.
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Her fat pads on her head are sunken in, her hip bones and ribs stick out(hard to see in pictures with her coloring), her legs are skinny, and I can feel her pelvis.
She came with a 75 gallon (4ft) tank. She has tile on the bottom and her UVB and heat lamp on one side (average 95-98 degrees) and her cool side stays at about 80-85 degrees. She has a water bowl, access to fresh greens at all times, and I'm currently giving her about 15-20 crickets and 2 or 3 dubias twice a day. I plan on going to mostly dubias but my local reptile store is out right now. She loves blueberries and apples so she's been getting them as treats. (The old owner had her 2 years and fed her collard greens, barely any other veggies or greens, and 1-2 crickets a day) I've also been giving her warm baths with a little bit of Powerade in them.
Picture of her after her first nice big meal with me.
I'll be calling my vet tomorrow to see when they can get her in for a check up and fecal. She's also getting calcium on her insects. Besides being underweight she's a very happy and seemingly healthy girl. Her lights come on at 8am, I feed her when I get up and give her some time to digest the food then she comes out for play time. She likes to run on my bed but she's stuck there until the harness I ordered her comes. And at night she likes to burrow into my blankets and sleeps there as long as I'll let her. Sorry for the long into, I'm just very excited to be a beardie mom! And of course some more pictures of the little princess.
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