new bearded dragon

[bish109]

well I got a new bearded dragon, and I'm not entirely sure if this is the right place for this, please correct me no behavior category, the little guy was calm and normal the first two days Ive had him but i tried to let him run around on the carpet in my living room, but long story short he just would take off is it because he needs to get used to the habitat more or if he was jumpy from eating, but im feeding him baby crickets i fed him about 15-20 yesterday and maybe 10 today he seems healthy I also feeding him pellet like food, its for baby bearded dragons, I put some in their he hasant eaten to much of it but he has eat some. please any questions are fine I haven't had a bearded since I was so little and I dont really even remeber what I did really I think my mom did it personlly, lol ty

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[Bill]

good looking dragon he is just scared he will calm down

 

[bish109]

ty for the info I have one other thing I just started a feeding schedule 10 crickets with calcium 3-4 times a week the rest the week the pellets with lettuce they need to be moistened anyway I chage his water daily

 

[Bill]

i feed crickets everyday and collard greens with calcium 5 days and vitamins 2days for all my young dragons dont feed lettuce it gives them runs

 

[bish109]

oh well thank you he seems tense around me he has stress marks on his belly all the way up to his chin I was able to hold him 2 the first two days then he got jumpy so Im going to let him be and settle in but what I was wondering is I have him in a smaller cage for now it was at petsmart were i got him they were taking care of him fine, but the tank is plastic lik 1.5ft length almost a ft tall and like 8 inch wide

 

[Bill]

he needs a biger tank

 

[Bill]

he needs a uvb light and a basking spot and room to cool down there is lots of info on hear just keep reading and asking questions

 

[bish109]

well Im a little limited on money for right now Im going to try for a 30 gal tank in two weeks and I have a 50w basking light the branch you saw is all over the cage he has a tunnel and I have a 50w night light all with 6-8 inches of rays from boots it gets cooler at night around 72-75 and during the day 75-83

 

[bish109]

ill post pics tommorow

 

[Bill]

if funds are tight use a big plastic tote you can get at walmart for cheap

 

[bish109]

I might just do that get a 55 or a 30 gal get some good playsand and cut out a square in the totes lid and find a way to have a half plastic half mesh lid

 

[Bill]

use paper towels and you dont need a lid i will take a pic of my totes for our babies

 

[bish109]

lol the thing is my baby cat that would be likely to do something i sleep with and i didnt want to neglect the other cats like its fine with me and all this cat was just brought upon me i dont like cats cuz of hair i have alergies but my bong with my one cat is special lol
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ty for the help

 

[bish109]

Im going to try ad put in a 18" uvb bulb with a week or two and the tote this week he seems fine digesting with my basking lamp hes been pooping lol so he should be fine till i get a uvb light right?

 

[Bill]

yes, sorry i cant type much my dog spilt my drink in my laptop and the keyboard is fried so im using the screen keyboard what a pain Fliehigh can you help him with his setup my fingers are hurting

 

[bish109]

on my temp gauge package it came with said 75-85 for bearded dragons is that fine?

 

[bish109]

smart little fella he likes classical music

 

[bish109]

ok so I went down to my freinds house and we did a little project for a few hours and here it is
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[bish109]

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[bish109]

he might get stressed again but when i hold him now he just chills and his stress marks go away but he seems happier already and i only changed his cage lol he didnt seem to mind ill find out tonight when he feeds he loves eating crickets tho he gets so energetic he bolts around like a rocket all stood up on all fours and tail up its so cute