Are My Beardies Under Weight?

[KFNssj4]

Spyro (green hammock and the bigger one) is about 9 months and weighs about 250 grams. Mushu (cloth hammock and smaller one and yes she’s shedding. Also don’t know if it’s worth mentioning she’s a leatherback) is about 5 or 6 months and weighs around 95 grams. Do y’all think they look underweight? They’re on dubia roaches, varied wormies as treats, and kale.

 

[Sadie]

Spyro (green hammock and the bigger one) is about 9 months and weighs about 250 grams. Mushu (cloth hammock and smaller one and yes she’s shedding. Also don’t know if it’s worth mentioning she’s a leatherback) is about 5 or 6 months and weighs around 95 grams. Do y’all think they look underweight? They’re on dubia roaches, varied wormies as treats, and kale.

They look good- I would offer a variety of greens - I will post a website for nutrition in the morning-- it's imperative for their health that they have proper UVB No coils - proper basking temps 95-100 for adult/ juvie and 105-110 for babies-- taken w a digital probe thermometer

 

[KFNssj4]

They look good- I would offer a variety of greens - I will post a website for nutrition in the morning-- it's imperative for their health that they have proper UVB No coils - proper basking temps 95-100 for adult/ juvie and 105-110 for babies-- taken w a digital probe thermometer

Thanks. I check their basking temps about once a week and keep it around there.

 

[Sadie]

Thanks. I check their basking temps about once a week and keep it around there.

And your UVB? This is crucial-

 

[KFNssj4]

And your UVB? This is crucial-

We use the Exo Terra solar glo 80 & 125 watt. I know that obviously isn’t the best option but it’s been suggested by multiple exotic pet shops in our area

 

[Sadie]

We use the Exo Terra solar glo 80 & 125 watt. I know that obviously isn’t the best option but it’s been suggested by multiple exotic pet shops in our area

Those are ok - preferred is the mega ray and power sun- I would recommend getting another uvb in the tanks- a 18" fixture zoo med and the Reptisun 10.0 T 8 bulb - or you can go w/ the 24" fixture w/ the T 5 - this is going to give the UVB rays the mvb is not providing which happens alot w/ these mvb's- they lack adequate uvb-- the solar glo needs certain distances and no obstruction-- the screen is going to block a lot of the uvb

 

[BeardieLover<3]

We use the Exo Terra solar glo 80 & 125 watt. I know that obviously isn’t the best option but it’s been suggested by multiple exotic pet shops in our area

I had the solar glo. It messed up my beardies eyes. After getting the reptisun t5 i noticed a difference almost immediately, def worth the money

 

[Skybug]

They look okay to me, maybe your older beardie could gain a couple grams, i go through the same thing, some days i worry my beardie is too thin, other days she looks like a balloon, the best indicator in my opinion is their hips, the base of their tail, and their heads, you want to see muscle definition but not bone, its kinda hard to tell with lizards.