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[aberdare]

Hi.just got my beardy,10weeks old had him 6 days eats about 18 to 25 crickets one day plus his greens,then next day hardly anything.Seems happy. hotside 110 coolside 80-85.4foot tank,should he be eating more or still settling in

 

[zebraflavencs]

Relocation stress is what you are most likely seeing here.
As time goes on, you should see an improvement on the amount he is eating.
What size crickets are you feeding ?
How does he react to his environment ?
Hope this helps,
Zebraflavencs

 

[renich]

Hi and welcome to the forum. Congrats on your baby!

In addition to Janie's questions, can you go over your setup a bit?

1. What UV light do you have?
2. When was the last time he pooped?
3. What is your substrate?
4. What are you using to measure your temps?

 

[TheWolfmanTom]

Hi and welcome.

 

[aberdare]

Hi thanks for replies, ceramic tiles on floor.Repti-glo 10.00 lamp,digital temps,and he poos everyday.Seems happy enough in vivarium crickets are medium

 

[staylor]

Sounds great. just remember crix should be no bigger then the space between the eyes.

 

[li]

The repti-glo bulb has not gotten good feedback. Has been causing some problems with some beardies. I would suggest to go with the repti-glo 10.0%. See if you can just return for the Repti-sun.
Crix...no bigger than the space between your beardies eyes.

 

[renich]

I agree the ReptiGlo 10.0 has been known to cause issues in bearded dragons. Beardies need a high output of UV light. The ReptiSun 10.0 tube is known to be the best in the market today.

What do you use to take your temps?

How is the little guy doing? Most likely it is relo stress and he'll bounce back and eat large quantities when he is comfortable with his environment and has proper lighting.

 

[aberdare]

Drago that's his name settling down.eat 20 crickets at one go then about 6-7 that night.starting to eat his greens as well.weight is 69grams see if he puts on weight this week.

 

[Craiger]

The repti-glo bulb has not gotten good feedback. Has been causing some problems with some beardies. [red]I would suggest to go with the repti-glo 10.0%.[/red] See if you can just return for the Repti-sun.
Crix...no bigger than the space between your beardies eyes.

Just for clarification, Lisa was referring to going with the "Repti-[red]Sun[/red] 10.0%".

 

[Stephanie is a Rockstar]

welcome to the forum!