New Baby Beardie!

[JumpinJellyfish]

Collards for sure. Mustard leaves are not as thick. Turnip greens will last longer as well.

 

[iris123]

Collards for sure. Mustard leaves are not as thick. Turnip greens will last longer as well.

okie thanks

 

[JumpinJellyfish]

okie thanks

You're welcome. They store well in the fridge if you wash them and then dry them well. I use a salad spinner and then lay them out on a towel on the counter to dry.

 

[iris123]

so my beardie has had this stuck shed on her tail for about 2 weeks that's when she last shed and i don't know how to get it off

 

[iris123]

Take a soft toothbrush and brush - it will help loosen whats there --- do this while in a tub of water
Karrie

when ever he takes a bath he freaks out

 

[iris123]

They will- take a plastic bowl or wash tub and put some warm water in it and brush his tail- they do freak out but if you do it enough will get used to it--- mine is still jittery and he's 19 months old-- I have not bathed blaze yet-- I haven't had to - a misting seems to be sufficient at this time for him

ok ill try getting smaug used to by giving him a bath today or would misting help him? shed i can't put up a dish in his tank cause the humitity is 50% to 55%

 

[iris123]

Take him out of tank put tub in sink or bathtub and bathe that way - you can must if it will help but you can use sink or tub -- the humidity is fine - if it gets above 70 then there's a problem

ok thank you

 

[cheesethedragon]

I just got my Zoo Med Reptisun T5 HO!.

 

[cheesethedragon]

Ok so it can either go on top of the tank depending on how far the basking spot is -- you want it 12-15 inches from that spot

I have it sitting on top. It’s 12 inches from the basking spot!

 

[cheesethedragon]

How long should I leave his lights on? I think I’ve read somewhere between 10-12 hrs per day. Is that correct?

 

[cheesethedragon]

Yes- some people use timers- I don't- I turn mine on at 7 am or so and off around 7 pm- just make sure if you feed him later that he has 2 hrs on before shutting them off

I wake up at 5:45am. I turn his lights on at 6am.. so I’ll start feeding him at 4, then lights out at 6pm.

I also leave greens in his bowl for him to eat during the day while I’m at work.

 

[cheesethedragon]

That is fine-- I would feed him greens first at around 7 am w/ 3 supers in bowl and 6-8 bfsl to draw him to bowl - feed his insects about 45 minutes later-- that's gonna get him to start eating his vegies

Ok, I’ll do that. Thanks.

 

[iris123]

I have it sitting on top. It’s 12 inches from the basking spot!

also my beardie on one of his back right toes is all crooked like it was broken at some point i've noticed this snice i had him also i got him from petco as a surprize christmus present

 

[iris123]

Can you post a pic of it--- is it swollen or act like it's bothering him?

i can touch it it doesn't seen to bother him plus its hard to handle him cause i has assoited my hands with food and tries to eat me i feed him 10 to 20 crickets

 

[iris123]

You need to get a weight on him to see if he's gaining-- if he's not your not feeding him enough

trying to save money to get him a vet checkup it'll be his first one

 

[iris123]

You can weigh him on a kitchen food scale - set a bowl on the scale-- zero it out and put him in the bowl - make sure scale is set on grams --- or you can set him on the scale itself and weigh him - measure to see how long he is-

we dont have a kitchen food scale and even if we did my foster parents would not allow me to use it to weigh my lizard

 

[iris123]

It sounds like your foster parents are not very supportive in having this pet -- with that in mind I can only suggest that you think of rehoming him ---- keeping a weight on him especially when he is old enough to brumate is going to be key in good health - I would suggest you either go to your second hand stores and look for a digital scale that has grams on it and buy one-- they are not that expensive I picked up one for $10 --- when he goes into brumation at around a year or so your going to need to get him weighed and keep a weight on him - if he goes into brumation at a unhealthy weight that is not good - he will not be able to ward off sickness from not eating for all those months plus you dont want him losing weight during the brumation period --- meaning your going to need to weigh him periodically along w/ keeping him dehydrated during that time

okie so um i've had him since chrismus and i only earn $10 a week for chores so yea im trying to get a job tho and your right my foster parents are not fund of having lizards in their house but they deal with it cause i'd ask to move foster homes if they where going to give my lizards away.

 

[iris123]

10-20 per feeding? Or per day? He should be eating 20 crickets per feeding-- is he eating vegies? And are you giving other worms like super or butter worms wax worms? Those can be given as treats-

i feed him 20 crickets every day and he eats kale and carrots i'm saving money for collards and squash

 

[iris123]

Well I am glad you are trying but having no support from them is ridiculous! Get his food situation in order and feed him so he's growing- shedding will tell you that- I am hoping you have correct UVB- that is crucial -

im using a repti-sun bulb its a long tube one

 

[iris123]

Ok good-- I was worried it was a coil--

um so i got a prickly pear and i was wondering how to feed it to my beardie. Cause like it has seeds so do i just cut it up and then feed it him and he'll poop out the seeds?