New dragon on the block

[Boof]

Hey my name is Beth,I just got a bearded dragon female? Havent came up with a name for her yet. We are from Mississippi and this is my first reptile ever? Help lol well the guy I got her from is a friend and so I kinda have help there guess its just new baby nerves lol. So here she is? is tap water run thru a filter on faucet okay to give to her in her dish?

 

[MetalicPheonix]

Welcome . Now may I ask some question when did you get her did you do research to make sure she happy and the final question is what do you work as

 

[Boof]

yes and no. She is a friends who is experienced with them and I have been doing some research after we brought her home today. He gave me a bunch of stuff and I went to petco and got some stuff. I dont work stay at home wife.

 

[Hdrydr31]

Welcome and congratulations on your new BD baby! They are such amazing critters!
As far as the water is concerned the more "natural" the better I use spring water that is free of any chemicals.

Here's some questions so we can all help you out: What is your lighting as far as UVB, Basking? Sense they thermo regulate you need to have a hot side the middle should be cooler then the far opposite side should be the cool side. Basking spot should be 90-110F then going away from that spot should be 80-90F the cool side 70-75F. They will usually sleep on their cool side and as long as the temps don't get down below 68F they don't need any heat source, if it does get cold a CHE unit can be placed it emits heat only not light. They shouldn't have any light at night as it will interrupt their sleep.
Food: What are you feeding? They will eat 80% bugs 20% greens then as they become adult they will eat more veggies then bugs. Common items are: Crickets, Dubia Roaches (VERY good 1 roach = 5 crickets nutrition wise), superworms, butterworms, waxworms, silkworms, hornworms. No mealworms as they have hard shells that are not digestible. Greens/veggies: a good site is thebeardeddragon.org and I'm sure others will add other sites to look at for what you can/can't feed. Vitamins/supplements: What are you doing? Calcium without D3 daily, multivit 1-2x a week these can be dusted onto the bugs. Good ol natural sun basking to get some Vit D is also encouraged, make sure she's in a safe environment and she doesn't eat things that she shouldn't.
Make sure you have a vet that specializes in reptiles as they may need to be checked for parasites and can get upper resp problems at times if their environment is too humid. Glad to see your substrate is not sand or wood shavings... I use half reptile carpet and the other half contact paper easy clean up
They grow very fast at this stage so they will shed often and they tend to shed in sections feet, tail, head, back, belly not in the same order or times Don't pull the skin as it's shedding as you can damage/hurt the scales underneath, don't be alarmed if they eat their shed that's normal. Bath time is good but make sure the water is warm not too hot and only up to their elbows don't leave them unattended. I use bathtime as a bonding time, exercise time, aide in shedding, and her daily pooping time after she eats her breakfast I put her in the sink and she goes, I rinse it then re fill for bathtime. Just make sure you sanitize afterwards...I actually think Izzy holds out for bathtime to go potty as she stares at me like come on mom..... lol

Well that's a good start to get you going...

 

[MetalicPheonix]

What the size of the cage

 

[Boof]

Im not sure on the lighting (it came with her from a friend who has had them and expierenced) Thanks for all that info he did tell me that stuff. I did get her meal worms tho as treat only. I got crickets and will be getting the veggies. she is a young one forgot exactly how old have to ask again.

 

[Hdrydr31]

You may find that unless you are going to breed crickets (it's a pain, they smell, very sensitive) or breed roaches (if your able to get them in your state) buying them online in bulk is the way to go as they will eat alot!

 

[PatsyB]

Welcome to the forum! I think Hdrydr31 covered most of everything. Except temps can get down to 65 degrees at night. I noticed you have calcium with D3, you want to find calcium without D3. He/she should be getting enough D3 from the light. Find out when the UVB light was first used. You'll want to replace it every 6 months maybe even 5 months since it's going through screen.

I answered you question about water in your other thread

 

[Hdrydr31]

Well have you come up with a name yet for your beardie?? How is the little one doing?