I bought a bearded dragon hatched June 11th, he's a bit over 5 months old now and measures 11" at 115g. Apparently this is about average from the online sources I've checked but apparently these guys should be closer to 180g by 6 months and he hasn't been gaining weight that fast.
When he was young I fed him crickets dusted in calcium and I switched to mealworms a month or so back. (I've been warned about impaction and low calcium but he has regular bowel movements and I still dust the insects). Now he is eating a mix of crickets and mealworms which are on the larger size, but he'll only eat 20 per day, maybe 30 sometimes. I've checked temps and they seem fine, I use a 3 foot by 1 1/2 foot tank (34 gallon, but short). I use a desert uvb coil bulb in the middle of the terrarium and it covers his basking spot well.
Given the above, is this normal? He's not putting on weight as fast as he did when he was younger. I dont think he'll reach 180g by December 11th.
When he was young I fed him crickets dusted in calcium and I switched to mealworms a month or so back. (I've been warned about impaction and low calcium but he has regular bowel movements and I still dust the insects). Now he is eating a mix of crickets and mealworms which are on the larger size, but he'll only eat 20 per day, maybe 30 sometimes. I've checked temps and they seem fine, I use a 3 foot by 1 1/2 foot tank (34 gallon, but short). I use a desert uvb coil bulb in the middle of the terrarium and it covers his basking spot well.
Given the above, is this normal? He's not putting on weight as fast as he did when he was younger. I dont think he'll reach 180g by December 11th.