interesting situation

[crystal9534]

so my friend has a year old beardie who is actually the size of a month or few month old beardie. she went through a move and it stopped his growth for quite awhile. apparently he's grown about an inch in the past few months. do you think he'll ever get to full size if i take him in and feed him like i would a baby? he seems to have the same appetite as a baby. she was going to sell him to a girl who knows nothing about taking care of this little guy and i figured if i had the chance, i would try and get him healthy.

 

[Bill]

Did she stop feeding it .

 

[Bill]

At his size he should be eating more bugs then greens .I have seen small Dragons that just don’t seem to grow very fast and never get as big as my others.

 

[Bill]

Has she had him for a year or was she told it was a year old

 

[crystal9534]

no she's had him for a year. she hatched him a year ago. i know she doesn't feed them every day, but probly once a week or more she gives them 50 crix a piece

 

[Bill]

He should have food every day.

 

[Bill]

Try Dubia instead of crickets also throw in some super worms. Does he get fresh Greens

 

[Josh]

Kinda off topic but yknow, I've heard that Dubia are much easier to produce, keep, and feed than crickets.
Keep us updated on this little guy's condition. Hopefully you can fatten him up!

 

[Bill]

Yes Dubia are very easy and much better.

 

[crystal9534]

i wish i could take him in but mom said no we don't have a whole lot of room with all the other lizards we have

 

[Josh]

Crystal, where are you located? Perhaps someone else on the forum here could take him in?

 

[Bill]

Im sure some one will take him. Post a advertisement for him on this forum

 

[Bill]

Ha same time

 

[crystal9534]

well, mom changed her mind. i just have to find a tank for him and then i can bring him home and work on fattening him up and he can work on growing. back to feeding a baby twice a day lol. haven't done that in awhile :-p

 

[crystal9534]

he's now in the house with us and he's eaten 3 wax worms and a cricket that was too large for him. i would have given him more crix but they're way too big. i'm stopping by our reptile shop tomorrow and getting a crap load of crix lol. he apparently has been shedding recently so let's hope he's ready to get big! will keep you updated as we go along. wish us luck!