Dwaggie
Bearded Dragon Egg
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hey guys!
i am wondering about the weight of my beardie girl and whether it's fine or if she's too chubby.
in general, she's alert, loves free roaming around in my appartment (only when i'm at home), will run if she feels like it, she appears to me as a healthy bean
however, someone pointed out, on a photo i posted, that she might be overweight.
since that is something i can't find any good info on, i hope that someone here can give me a good opinion.
i don't want to spend money on a vet for that question alone (esp. since she's doing well otherwise)
she's 47 cm from snout to tail tip (that's about 18,5 inch if the converter did it right) and she's 500 gramm / 1 pound heavy.
i attatched some photos so you can see her body type
as far as i can tell, she's not badly obese, she can scamper about and her belly doesn't drag on the floor when she walks.
but i admit i have some trouble getting her to eat greens. she'll happily eat colorful veggies (like red sweet pepper, carrot, sweet potatoe, tomato, courgette/zucchini slices, so far)
she's a real pig about any sort of bug, but i'm trying not to give her too many (so far i've given her zophobas/super worms (i think they're called. giant meal worms), dubia roaches (which i'd like to be my main/staple feeder), normal mealworms (used as crunchy pieces to get her to eat her salad) and a few crickets.
also, even if this is a bit off topic right here... but, i've read very different things about rocket and romaine salad. are they good or bad to feed? they're easy for me to come by, but different sources say different things about their staple-worthiness for beardies
i am wondering about the weight of my beardie girl and whether it's fine or if she's too chubby.
in general, she's alert, loves free roaming around in my appartment (only when i'm at home), will run if she feels like it, she appears to me as a healthy bean
however, someone pointed out, on a photo i posted, that she might be overweight.
since that is something i can't find any good info on, i hope that someone here can give me a good opinion.
i don't want to spend money on a vet for that question alone (esp. since she's doing well otherwise)
she's 47 cm from snout to tail tip (that's about 18,5 inch if the converter did it right) and she's 500 gramm / 1 pound heavy.
i attatched some photos so you can see her body type
as far as i can tell, she's not badly obese, she can scamper about and her belly doesn't drag on the floor when she walks.
but i admit i have some trouble getting her to eat greens. she'll happily eat colorful veggies (like red sweet pepper, carrot, sweet potatoe, tomato, courgette/zucchini slices, so far)
she's a real pig about any sort of bug, but i'm trying not to give her too many (so far i've given her zophobas/super worms (i think they're called. giant meal worms), dubia roaches (which i'd like to be my main/staple feeder), normal mealworms (used as crunchy pieces to get her to eat her salad) and a few crickets.
also, even if this is a bit off topic right here... but, i've read very different things about rocket and romaine salad. are they good or bad to feed? they're easy for me to come by, but different sources say different things about their staple-worthiness for beardies