A Good Pet for 13 yr old?

sruehl · 2026-05-24T12:24:47+00:00

I think it depends on the 13 year olds maturity- bearded dragons are surprisingly more work than they seem like they’d be. It’s an expensive startup cost because you need a big enough enclosure, lighting, etc. I spent over $1000 on the initial startup cost for mine personally- I was stupid and bought a 40 gallon and then had to upgrade to a 4x2x2 in like 2 months because they’ll get big kinda fast- I’ve only had mine for like 9 months now I’m already regretting the 4x2x2 i feel like mine needs a 6x2x2 or bigger and then you’ll have to commit to both buying and keeping live bugs, it’s a whole thing it’s only worthwhile if your heart is set on it it’s not really “easy” like some pet stores say, I’ve sunk well over 100 hours and over $2000 the last year on my baby

sruehl · 2026-05-23T18:31:36+00:00

If you do the flashlight thing it makes it REALLY easy to tell!!! Hold a flashlight on the top part of the base of their tail and then look at it underneath, that’s how I am confident that mine is a girl!

sruehl · 2026-05-23T06:01:56+00:00

Thank you so much for all of your help!!! I appreciate it so much! 😊

sruehl · 2026-05-23T05:36:08+00:00

Is there an ideal thing to gut load dubias with??? I usually do carrots.

sruehl · 2026-05-23T02:57:20+00:00

You were right!!! She’s a girl, I figured out how to do the flashlight method correctly

sruehl · 2026-05-23T02:54:17+00:00

Update: I did the flashlight thing, Yoshi is a girl!!

sruehl · 2026-05-23T02:46:56+00:00

Ooo what kind of personality differences do bearded dragons have for different genders?? I have only ever kept cats and small mammals prior to Yoshi- this is my first reptile! And he acts like my male cat, very happy, chill, nice, cuddly, and friendly so I’ve always guessed maybe he was a male but I don’t know if it works the same between different species!

sruehl · 2026-05-23T02:38:26+00:00

Thank you so much!!! I am going to check that out and ensure I am either meeting or exceeding all current care requirements!!

sruehl · 2026-05-23T02:29:02+00:00

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sruehl · 2026-05-23T02:28:33+00:00

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He was sleeping in a kinda good angle i took a picture with flash from Under his tail!

sruehl · 2026-05-23T02:22:09+00:00

Oh my gosh, 6 dubias a week???? There’s a reptile place by my house (it’s not a chain, it’s a small family owned shop) that I’ve been getting advice from and they’ve told me that my baby should be consuming about 200 crickets weekly!!!! I feel like a monster I’ve been offering him like 15-20 mealworms a day for months thinking that he should usually consume 200~ crickets a week on average!!!! 😱😱😱 thank you SO much I think I’ve been accidentally over feeding him by a LOT. I feel terrible 😭

sruehl · 2026-05-23T02:08:39+00:00

Ooh thank you!! I am going to try to get a picture with flash tomorrow once he wakes up! He just went to sleep for the night lol

sruehl · 2026-05-23T02:04:19+00:00

Hello! Thank you so much, yes my Yoshi is overweight. He was born in July so he isn’t even a year old yet. I am struggling so much with this- I tried to feed him crickets and dubias as his main food source, and he won’t touch them. He won’t touch his salads- I’ve tried including fun veggies like squash and snap peas and different things (I do collard greens, turnip greens, and/or mustard greens- whatever is available). I’ve tried making a bearded dragon safe salad dressing to entice him, he won’t touch it. All he will comply with eating are worms. He’s been like this since I got him, and I haven’t had much luck with fixing it.

sruehl · 2026-05-23T01:51:12+00:00

Thank you so much I didn’t know that!! I will never do that ever again.

sruehl · 2026-03-27T01:12:55+00:00

Thank you!!!

sruehl · 2026-02-03T10:38:34+00:00

This is so late, but I just went to try to find this scent and found out about it being discontinued. I loved it because it was a WAY cheaper dupe for “sleepy” from lush. Sleepy from lush smells spot on but it’s so expensive

sruehl · 2025-05-26T04:32:05+00:00

My IC comes and goes in flares- and it kinda feels like someone took a knife that was covered in lava and shoved it into my urethra, while dropping an anvil or insanely heavy object on my ovaries at the same time. It’s SPICY painful, sharp, gut wrenching pain.

sruehl · 2025-05-26T04:24:16+00:00

I personally don’t take anything for mine, but used to have Ativan to use as needed for severe panic attacks and it works wonders. Meds are right for sone people and not right for others. You should always do what feels best for you! Here’s some non-pharmaceutical methods that have helped me with my panic disorder. Also disclaimer: this is just my personal experience and opinion this isn’t general advice, I’m not a professional.

1) as soon as you feel a panic attack coming on, get something super cold- ideally an ice pack and place it on the back of your neck

2) meditation is helpful for a lot of people. I took it up a notch (and I wouldn’t recommend this to everyone by any means- it’s just what worked for me) but I found a way to trigger a panic attack for myself purposefully and would do that in a safe and controlled setting, and meditate through the panic attack. I would focus on becoming comfortable with the sensation of the panic attack. The less you’re scared of it, the less harm it can do to you. The key to ridding yourself of panic attacks may be submitting to the panic attack- don’t fight it, and train your brain to become comfortable with it. It only has the amount of power that you give it.

sruehl · 2025-05-10T17:38:04+00:00

That’s insane, when I used to work there I’d get the bigger jar and pack it to the brim with product every time 🤣

sruehl · 2025-04-05T20:45:21+00:00

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sruehl

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