We just got our first beardie on Sunday, he is 1 year old according to the rescue, he is so sweet! We were going to give him a few days to settle in, but he was at the glass looking like he wanted to come out already yesterday afternoon so we've been taking him out to explore/chill a few times now.
This afternoon he has been scratching at walls and head bobbing at the glass, it seems like he wants to come out, but he just wants to explore the whole time so I cant keep an eye on him while I work! Am I interpreting this behavior correctly, or does he need/want something other than company? He is in a 4x2x2 with 2 hides and plenty of places to climb.
My other question is about his veggies. The rescue said he had lots of bugs on Sunday before we picked him up. Yesterday he only ate 2 pieces of mustard greens I hand fed him and maybe 5ish pieces of bell pepper, he didn't seem interested in the butternut squash. Today he didn't want any of the things I tried to hand feed him, but he did make a stop and take maybe 3-4 bites out of his salad bowl. He happily ate all 15 medium dubias i gave him. I am guessing he may just be used to getting more bugs. I plan to give him bugs 2 days a week, salad 5 days and 2 days with no food. I just wanted to make sure that just sticking to my schedule and trying to get him used to it is the best way to get him eating more veggies or if there is something else I should be doing to make sure he is getting enough food if he's not eating many veggies.
He has a 36 inch t5 10.0 uvb inside the enclosure, his basking spot is about 103 and cool side about 83, so I think the UVB and heat are ok...
This afternoon he has been scratching at walls and head bobbing at the glass, it seems like he wants to come out, but he just wants to explore the whole time so I cant keep an eye on him while I work! Am I interpreting this behavior correctly, or does he need/want something other than company? He is in a 4x2x2 with 2 hides and plenty of places to climb.
My other question is about his veggies. The rescue said he had lots of bugs on Sunday before we picked him up. Yesterday he only ate 2 pieces of mustard greens I hand fed him and maybe 5ish pieces of bell pepper, he didn't seem interested in the butternut squash. Today he didn't want any of the things I tried to hand feed him, but he did make a stop and take maybe 3-4 bites out of his salad bowl. He happily ate all 15 medium dubias i gave him. I am guessing he may just be used to getting more bugs. I plan to give him bugs 2 days a week, salad 5 days and 2 days with no food. I just wanted to make sure that just sticking to my schedule and trying to get him used to it is the best way to get him eating more veggies or if there is something else I should be doing to make sure he is getting enough food if he's not eating many veggies.
He has a 36 inch t5 10.0 uvb inside the enclosure, his basking spot is about 103 and cool side about 83, so I think the UVB and heat are ok...
try and keep handling to a minimum, you dont want to take him out when he’s being naughty, take him out when he exhibits behavior you want, they are smarter than you think, you can tame them to a certain extent.
