So my son wanted a bearded dragon and yesterday he got one. I am fully aware that I will be the one caring for him so I want to make sure he is doing ok. He has a UVB light and he has a basking light and a thermostat to keep it all in check. He has multiple hides and water and greens and mealworms/superworms. He has no problem eating his greens and veggies but he hasn’t eaten a mealworm or superworm yet. I don’t know how to entice him. Should I put the worms on his greens in the morning? I know as a baby he will need the protein. Any help is appreciated
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Welcome and yes you will be doing alot of the caring for the dragon -- so lets go over your lighting in the tank ---- if you have a coil UVB get rid of it- they are a health hazzard to the dragon --- next the basking temps need to be taken w/ a digital probe thermometer NO stick ons please they are inaccurate temps should be 105-110 on his basking spot -- please NO meal worms -- they are not a good worm for a baby now - the chitlin on the worm is to hard for them to digest - super worms should only be fed like 1-3 on top of salads 2 or 3 times per week --- and they need to small - no medium or large - they will cause impaction in a baby like the meal worms - please get your baby some BSFL www.symtonbsf.com - order the size no bigger than the space between his eyes length wise --- I recommend dubia roaches for another staple - the BSFL are a good staple for babies and good salad topper feed as many as you want and DO NOT DUST - a good compliment to the BSFL are dubia roaches www.dubiaroaches.com you will need to dust them 5 x per week w/ calcium D3 ONCE per feeding lightly coated vitamins w/ beta carotene 2 x per week ONCE per feeding lighting coated - again order the size no bigger than the space between his eyes length wise --- to keep him eating and healthy you need the correct basking temps and UVB those two things I just mentioned are the life line to that dragon ---- please ask for help if you need more info on the UVB --- they require certain distances and placement for certain bulbs ---- what size tank do you have ?
So he has a 40 gal right now. I’m not sure how old he is because I got him from petco but I know he is a baby. He has a reptisun 10.0 T5 bulb for his UVB and I am going to get some 3M strips to mount it to the inside of the cage tomorrow since currently it is just sitting on top. I do have a probe thermometer/thermostat thing on his basking area. I can run to the store and get some roaches tomorrow to try out and see if he will eat them. I can also get some of the BSFL.
Ok your off to a good start -- when mounting the UVB in the tank place a piece of decor directly under it 12-15 inches ---- I would look at getting your roaches and other worms on line - its going to be cheaper in the long run than buying from the pet stores plus they seem to not be able to keep up w/ the demand as well ---
Yes my plan is to buy them online but since he hasn’t had any bugs in over 48 hours because he won’t touch the supers or mealworms I just wanted to get him started on a protein. I spent like $500 setting him up and getting him a good start and I really don’t want him to die. I’m sure he will be fine until the ones I ordered come in but I don’t like to think any animal is suffering because I’m not doing something right
I see he's under the uvb-- looks good-- the stick ons are good for ambient temps - which is what you want for nite time temps- get a air temp of where he's sitting in the picture
Ok that's good for cool side
Repashy is a good product --- make sure it does not have a real high calcium level if your feeding another calcium D3 supplement
He needs calcium D3 does it have D3 or just D ?
Then you don't need another one-
I asked a vet tech about the Repashy you have and this is what she recommended
It depends on the type of light for UVB that they have. I normally don't
recommend using D3 more than a few times per week. Especially if they
are using a T5 tube bulb or a stronger UVB like a mercury vapor, etc.
Also, if the dragon is younger than a year, he will need extra calcium but
not necessarily D3.
So I would get a regular calcium w/ NO D3 and NO phosphorus and give that the alternate days - 2 days a week - and the Repashy 2-3 times per week - does the Repashy have beta carotene?