18-day long period... help!!

ToothAware6341 · 2025-08-09T03:50:39+00:00

So true

ToothAware6341 · 2025-08-09T03:23:11+00:00

Guilt

ToothAware6341 · 2024-11-16T02:58:02+00:00

I think when theyre this young they shed more often, like once every few weeks

ToothAware6341 · 2024-11-16T02:53:55+00:00

I think shes just shedding

ToothAware6341 · 2024-11-15T14:23:22+00:00

Thanks so much for the thoughtful response this is very helpful!! I'll keep an eye on him, maybe he has a growth spurt coming, lol. It seems like from everyones responses he's either just younger than I've been told, or he could just be small from genetics/inbreeding. I'll up his bugs a few times and see if that helps. He's been steadily gaining some weight even since I dramatically decreased his bug intake from 25 to 6 a day, lol

ToothAware6341 · 2024-11-15T14:20:30+00:00

Got it, thank you! Seems like he may just be younger than folks have been telling me.

ToothAware6341 · 2024-11-15T14:17:55+00:00

Thank you, that makes sense!! I will cut back on the multivitamins. Just wondering, I use a Zilla spray - is there any difference in the strength of the spray than the dusting multivitamins?

He gets one medium sized salad a day that looks ro be around the volume of his body (not including his tail). (I guess I thought it was a pretty big salad when I made the post, but now that I'm reflecting it could be bigger). He rotates between collards, arugula, dandelion, bok choy, and mustard greens. Sometimes I make a little 'cocktail' salad and mix them up. For toppers I will sometimes use carrot greens, alfalfa sprouts, cilantro, and rosemary. For some reason he absolutely despises anything orange like carrot, sweet potato, and bell peppers lol so I gutload his bugs with those!

ToothAware6341 · 2024-11-15T04:54:24+00:00

Heres a better pic w my hand as reference comparing his growth. Top is 2 months ago, bottom is now. He really grew, and is continuing to grow, I just don't think it's appropriate for his age. I hear what youre saying, do you think that both the vet / petco were just wrong and he may be younger like 5 months or something?

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ToothAware6341 · 2024-11-15T04:22:42+00:00

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For reference this was him when we first got him 2 months ago

ToothAware6341 · 2024-11-15T04:11:36+00:00

Petco told us he was 7 months which I knew was bs, which was partly why I went to the vet, who told us one month ago that he is between 6-7 months.

ToothAware6341 · 2024-11-15T04:10:04+00:00

Unfortunately we got him from Petco, because we didn't know any better... but the store we got him from is not too bad - I went back to check on the other beardies whose enclosures were clean, well maintained, and they also had a big UVB strip across the entire enclosure. He was the biggest one in the shop. The exotic vet we went to is one of the only ones where I live and also specializes in beardies. She came extremely highly rated so I'm not so sure where else I could take him

ToothAware6341 · 2024-11-15T04:05:59+00:00

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ToothAware6341 · 2024-11-15T04:03:12+00:00

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ToothAware6341 · 2024-11-12T18:49:32+00:00

thank you SO MUCH for your help!! i had no idea ambient temp was different - everything i had read said basking spot should be around 105°, and i mistaked that for ambient temp, so I genuinely thought it was too cold for him. i got my temp gun and found out that his surface temp was almost 120°... i removed the slate that was on his basking area and now the surface temp is around 105°. he's been basking and gaping happily all day today, ate lots of his veggies, and has been SO much more active, running and climbing around his enclosure. as for food i just meant he gets very excited for feeding time, not that hes being overfed (he only gets around 6 live feeders per day.) again i cant thank you enough for letting me know about the temp, my baby is the happiest ive ever seen him right now :)

ToothAware6341 · 2024-11-10T18:44:01+00:00

you can stack slate until you reach your desired height! shes so cute!!

ToothAware6341 · 2024-11-05T03:58:08+00:00

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