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| This is what our member has to say: YAY! I just got my first bearded dragon today! and I named him Spike. He looks great and is about three weeks old. Hes so ... |
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09-10-2005, 04:32 PM
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Spike
YAY! I just got my first bearded dragon today! and I named him Spike. He looks great and is about three weeks old. Hes so cute and will grow up to be a wonderfull dragon. he is about 3.5-4 inches long and has red spots on his back. Ill try to get some pictures up
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09-10-2005, 04:35 PM
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Congrats on the new addition. What,,,,,no pics ??
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09-10-2005, 05:00 PM
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AWWW!!Congratulations.I want one too!! 
By the way,can you speak German?Because "Giftige Spinne" is German and means poisonous spider.You are in Canada.I got an uncle that lives in Edmonton.
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09-10-2005, 08:20 PM
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I cant get him to eat anything that doesnt move.... I put some romain lettuse in he didnt touch it so I put in a chilled mealwoem and when it warmed up and started to move he ate it so I put in a cricket and he ate it but is neglecting his salad:P any tips on how to get him eating his greens?
Much apreciated. Thanks
(and yes I can speak german to some extent)
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09-10-2005, 08:57 PM
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Feed the veggies in the morning and the bugs at night. And get some good greens like collard, mustard and turnip along with some grated orange squash or sweet potato. Anything that ends in "lettuce" is pretty much worthless.
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09-10-2005, 10:27 PM
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Awesome..congrats on the new addition! I would not feed any mealworms at this young age..They have hard exoskeltons and are hard to digest. Stick with veggies, crickets or juvi silkworms.
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09-11-2005, 06:48 PM
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Thanks. Much apreciated 
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09-11-2005, 07:19 PM
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dont worry that much if they dont eat veggies right off, it sometimes takes a while before they start to nibble on the veggies. Make sure to dust the crix 3x weekly for babies, spray the veggies with water, and squirt a little water on the baby's head twice a day so that they can get enough to drink. Most baby Bearded Dragons wont drink out of the water bowl, so if you put them in their water bowl every once in a while, it helps them get used to where the water is and eventually drink from the bowl. Water is very important at this stage in the beardy's life and so is food. So feed lots, water lots, and give it lots of kisses 
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09-12-2005, 12:31 AM
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Congrats on the Bearded Dragon GiftigeSpinne!
You will enjoy, Im sure!
Steve
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09-12-2005, 10:46 AM
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Congrats...
Yup everyone is right, alot of hatchlings dont take to eating thier veggies right off the bat. Thats okay, as they need lots of insect protien at this age, dont worry your little one will come around and will start eating veggies.
Venus is right about the mealworms at this age. Though you COULD offer the feshly molted ones, (white ones) as thier exosceletons are not as harmfull.
Merlin has DEFINITELEY got you pointed in the right direction for greens as well, lettuces are worthless. Sitck with ones that "end" with GREENS, like ones that he mentioned and/or Endive, Escarole and parsely...
Good luck with your little one and be sure and post pictures when you can...
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