madelinew
Bearded Dragon Egg
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Hi everyone! I'm here because I would love for people to give me tips and pointers, as I am a new fancy bearded dragon owner! I once owned a bearded dragon around 6 years ago and finally got another little guy and I want to the best mother I can be. Right now he is in a 10 gallon tank (which is a bit small, I know, I'm upgrading to a 34 gallon front opening tank once I get the money and he's a bit more grown up.) Right now he's about 6 weeks which is super young so I'm trying to be extra careful with him, especially since he's from pet-smart so he might not be the healthiest. He has reptile carpet, a hide, a basking driftwoods, and some leaves. He likes to wave a lot, he's actually doing it right now!! hahah, so I'm planning on getting maybe some tan contact paper to put on three of the glass walls since he seems to be waving to his reflection! I have a 100w Zoo Med basking lightbulb in a Fluker's dimmable switch lamp, and a Zoo Med ReptiSun 10.0 UVB 15w tube light with the corresponding light fixture. He's eaten crickets coated in Flucker's calcium supplement (I also have the Zoo Med ReptiCalcium with D3 for 2-3 times a week, which U haven't used yet.) from tweezers and off of the ground. I'm planning to feed him gut loaded dubia roaches soon but for now he get crickets since that's what they were fed at the store. He's pooped and had a couple bites of the salad I made him that includes collared greens, butternut squash, and apple but he wouldn't eat anymore and started getting jumpy and stressed so I'm letting him be for now. I do realize I didn't cut his salad small enough but I did make them smaller before feeding them to him.(as I was typing this he decided he wanted some of the pieces of fruit dropped on his hide, and ate some so hopefully that's a good sign.) When I first got him he was showing signs of stress, as he was moved into a new home, and I've only handled him to clean out his enclosure which I'm trying to keep handling to a minimum as I want him to settle in, but he does seem to be doing well within the two days I've had him he's tried bitting everything just trying to get familiar with his new home and I've seen a good amount of waving and running around. I actually saw him scratching his head on the driftwood a couple times which freaked me out but I'm hoping it's just a sign that he's going to shed soon. I just can't stop looking at his signs of stress and feel bad for him!!
***So sorry for the long post I'm just trying to get as much information out there to know what I'm doing right or wrong!!!*** Thank you all for taking your time to read about my baby / helping me out!
**UPDATE** I'm planning on getting him a bigger tank soon, I've taken off the screen from his tank so the UVB rays aren't getting blocked. I'm going to get him a 50w basking lightbulb asap but in the mean time I have the lamp dimmed and clamped onto the side of his tank. His tank is usually around 90-95 degrees and humidity is around 33. I would love tips for feeding, hydration since he doesn't want his salad and I don't want to bathe him this young, and how I can help keep his stress levels down and make him feel safe and at home!
***So sorry for the long post I'm just trying to get as much information out there to know what I'm doing right or wrong!!!*** Thank you all for taking your time to read about my baby / helping me out!
**UPDATE** I'm planning on getting him a bigger tank soon, I've taken off the screen from his tank so the UVB rays aren't getting blocked. I'm going to get him a 50w basking lightbulb asap but in the mean time I have the lamp dimmed and clamped onto the side of his tank. His tank is usually around 90-95 degrees and humidity is around 33. I would love tips for feeding, hydration since he doesn't want his salad and I don't want to bathe him this young, and how I can help keep his stress levels down and make him feel safe and at home!