I got this baby for free today. He’s 4 yrs old and was a school pet. He’s not too happy with the beard obv, but I don’t know too well his condition before. He’s on the skinnier side. Why is he doing this?
I think he's slowly beginning to go through a patchy shed but I figured it couldn't hurt to post a pic here for opinions because it just doesn't look quite right to me on his chin. Maybe I just haven't noticed how the beard shed starts off looking darker due to the underlying darker beard? I'm doubtful there is a fungal/bacterial problem but what do I really know.
I'm taking a pic every 2 days to compare and monitor
Thoughts?
He's just under a year old. He's behaving healthily otherwise. On nice days I've been having him hang on the porch with me in a rabbit hutch. Sometimes he gets restless and pokes his nose into the gaps, so maybe he's like rubbing his chin on the metal and hurting his chin a bit? Like maybe this is some kind of reptile bruise?
He's not like desperately trying to escape or anything either, seems pretty chill in there, but every few hours he'll walk around and poke a little.
These guys NEED a new safe home asap. I don’t have any room and can’t afford to pick them up but I refuse to stand by and hope someone will come across the post
From what I can tell there is 2 juvenile bearded dragons and 1 adult bearded dragon all together in a 20 gallon tank.
PLEASE SOMEONE HELP THEM
Today I rescued an extremely neglected bearded dragon from a acquaintances home. I was not prepared for her condition. I do not have the money right now for a vet but I will soon. I just need to know the best way to gain weight and possibly see if there is anything else wrong with her. I just don’t know what to do. This lizard is extremely unwell. What are the next steps to rehabilitation and how can I provide that? She tried to drown herself when I gave her water because she was so thirsty. Have you ever seen a bearded dragon salivate well neither have I until now. She does not know how to properly eat out of the bowl, as you can see. I also know that she only has ever had rehydrated food and no live bugs or crickets. Just dehydrated food you mix with water. I put the food on the outside of her bowl. It’s the only way she will eat it. I made a purée of butternut squash and parsnips and sweet potato’s. She licked a bit but that’s it Any advice anyone can give me would be appreciate. I do not think she has ever properly shed and she has not had heat or a light for god knows how long.she also hasn’t been able to open her jaw right she just licks food she keeps her jaw closed for the most part
he is almost full grown we found out recently that he is a Blue barred citrus red monster
This guy was abandoned out in our neighborhood. Yes, we should take him to a vet but that might take us a bit. I really don't like the look of his leg.
My bearded dragon is about 6 months at this point, and so I’m wondering if I should be giving him bugs every other day, based on some other posts I’ve seen. I’ve been trying to get him comfortable with greens so I’ve been making sure he has that during breakfast and dinner (2x a day) and then I give him insects in the morning anywhere from 4-10. This is just what my roommates and I were told from other bearded dragon owners but we wanted some extra clarification just to ensure we’re giving him the best way of life if that makes sense. We used to feed him BSFL, but all the pet stores near me don’t have them in stock so I’ve switched to Dubia Roaches (In August, we will go back to giving him BSFL, we just aren’t in our college town and in our hometowns, they don’t sell them for some reason).As for greens, I give him mustard greens and he really likes those but after awhile of eating them, he starts to get bored, I guess? In the beginning, he would eat the mustard greens up after I’d give them, but now it takes him a couple hours to get around to having a few, so I’m not sure if I should switch it up and if i do, what should I give him? Any advice would be helpful!
I’ve had Dobby for 19 days now and he’s only eaten like 3 little pieces of greens, he is very stubborn and will not eat any of his greens. He is also timid and kinda reminds me of a cat-very nonchalant, he’s for-sure gotten more comfortable and eats more bugs now tho! Any help?
I take this goober out for a bit to get some exercise and he does this…. Next he jumps on the sofa onto my blanket and claims it for himself😂
so I’m a first time beardie mother, she’s a rescue, about 1 y/o, and I have had her for less than a month.. I was feeding her some greens and I had some water in that little silver ramekin that I was gonna drip into her mouth if she was interested. She knocked over the water and immediately, almost frantically, started drinking a bit of the water before it absorbed and then started scooting around in it. The water was cool/room temp, not warm at all. So I was worried she was gonna be too cold. But she kept trying to knock more water out and kept scooting. So I got the light green plate with a shallow layer of water to see if she’d drink more. That’s the second part of the video where she hops into the water and scoots around.. btw she did poop after a good few minutes of scooting in the water that was absorbing into the mat she’s on.
Any thoughts about what she may be thinking/feeling/needing would be appreciated!!
It’s about time for me to replace my beardies uvb bulb. When I purchased it originally, I got the Arcadia 24w 12% HO-T5. But this time as I was going to purchase a new bulb, I saw the 14% “dragon” bulb. Hes in a 120 gallon tank and the lights are mounted outside of the mesh, however he had an elevated basking platform. I’m seeing mixed answers on which would be considered better. Which do you guys use and recommend? I don’t want to go overkill but I want to help him thrive! Also if the wattage is the same, do you think there’s any reason why the 14% wouldn’t work in the fixture of the 12%?
Not my beardie but I'm responsible for her care except financially. And it's really tough because I don't have money to buy her everything I wanna buy her or to change things like I want to. What I am in control of (for the most part) is feeding her since her owners are either working or at school.
I'm guessing she's about 8 months old. So, I feed her 6 bugs every second day and 3x greens every day. I try to tell her owners that she doesn't need 25 superworms every day yet they buy so many, 200 of them, at one time, once a month. Even so, I ration it out and only feed her 4 superworms (unless they're on the small side then 6 instead) once a week.
Despite this, I'm not sure if she's too chunky or too skinny. Should I up her buggies? Or decrease it? Lately, for the past week and a half, she's been neglecting her greens. That's around the time these pics were taken. Is she eating too few greens? Do her fat pads look okay?
I'm really stressed out about this. It's my first time caring for a beardie and I was kind of thrust into it without preparation. So any info and advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance!
Made this watching a few YouTube tutorials. What do you guys think, still have to add lights and install the doors. Any advice?
We got our first bearded dragon today! He seems to be pretty shy as of right now, but he ate a piece of collard green out of my hand! I have a few questions, and any advice would be helpful! Just please be kind, I’m learning
-I have crickets and quite a few different greens to feed him right now, as well as supplement powder. How many crickets should I give him? Just one time a day or multiple times a day?
-is it okay that the humidity is lower on the warm side?
-I plan on the dome/basking lamp during the day as well as the uvb linear, the other dome is a heat emitter that I’m planning on using at night since our room gets pretty cold at night
-what’s the best way to socialize?
(Pics: full enclosure, baby (was told 85% chance that it’s a boy), lamps, cool side thermometer halfway up tank, warm side thermometer halfway up tank.
Thank you!
I give my beardie five 3/4 in Dubia roaches and a mix of greens daily. He’s about a year and a half old. Is this enough? He’s acting like he’s still hungry, but he’s also very food motivated and always acts like that. He’s started biting and I’m wondering if it’s because he thinks anything is food because he hungry. I don’t hand feed so he doesn’t associate hands with food.
Question for all, how can you tell the difference between nesting and brumation? (Yes, we have confirmation that she is, in fact, a girl). Her cave nest has been properly mixed with substrates and humidity and heat are monitored. We have had Tooney since September of last year and she was a baby of unknown age. Best guess was 2-3 months old. Photo of the pretty girl and her tank for attention.
I am setting up a new enclosure for my juvenile bearded dragon(I prefer calling her emma). I need a 40 gallon tank, heat lamp, UVB fixture and some decor. Local pet stores are too expensive. I have checked everywhere from Amazon to Home Depot and even looked on Aliexpress and Alibaba. Some sellers offer tanks for half the price but I worry about glass thickness and shipping damage. Has anyone here bought a reptile tank or supplies from these online marketplaces? How was the quality and also what about heat mats and thermostats? I am on a budget but want to do this right. Any recommendations would be great.
Hello, I am wondering if my son, Kirby, has a prolapse. He seems to be fine, though lost some weight over brumation and is on Reptaboost+ for extra nutrients.
This is believed to have happened while he was brumating l
Hi all. I got this little thing from PetCo today, he super chill, handles well, has been eating- whole 9 yards. But I noticed he’s got some discolored scales on his chin. I immediately was worried. Is this the start to scale rot, fungus or something else? Or is it just left over shed?
I have always have adult dragons so caring for an adolescent dragon seems a bit more challenging.
Any advise? Thanks!
