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09-30-2006, 08:02 PM
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hello. hello.
hi! i've had my new bearded dragon for about 5 or 6 weeks now. I think I've pretty much have mastered the temps and his environment. I've also have read a couple of care sheets too. Right now he is about four inches from his snout to the beginning of his tail. I feed hime about 10 crickets every other day and some greens on the other days, does this sound right? I've seen on the website that some people soak their Bearded Dragons to keep them hydrated? even though I've seen this mentioned I havn't read anything about how often or even if you should do it. I've also never have seen my dragon drink from his water bowl. Is this a bad thing? I sometimes will spray some water on his vines so he can lick off the droplets, i heard this was a good thing to do. I also have heard some people mention brumating, what is this? I was also wondering when I should try feeding him other things besides greens and crickets, like waxworms or silkworms. Alright well if anyone can help or give me suggestions on anything I am doing that would be awesome!
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09-30-2006, 08:18 PM
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Hello,
Welcome to the HC Network! Variety is the spice of life, so feel free to add additional insects to his diet. Waxworms can be "addicting" and are a little on the fatty side, so use those sparingly. If you can get some silkies, those would be great. They have a very high nutritional content.
If your dragon is a baby, you can feed insects daily. You can also offer the salad daily. As the dragon ages, most people cut back on insects and just offer the salad daily.
Brumation is when the dragon becomes somewhat dormant/lethargic at the change of season.(When the barometric pressure around them changes.) They normally sleep more and eat and drink less. Most young dragons won't brumate.
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09-30-2006, 11:38 PM
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welcome to HC! glad you joined us. good luck with your Bearded Dragon.  there are plenty of Bearded Dragon people here.
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10-02-2006, 12:05 AM
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Hi Erica,
Welcome to Herp Center! Bearded Dragons make great pets! Good Luck!
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10-02-2006, 10:41 AM
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Welcome to HerpCenter!
Bearded Dragons are great lizards.
Be sure and post pics!
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10-02-2006, 04:05 PM
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Welcome to the forum.
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10-02-2006, 07:07 PM
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as a baby Bearded Dragon, it is a eating machine... a rule of thumb I use to use(not Bearded Dragons anymore) is as may crix as it will eat in a 10 min period.. 2 times a day.. but somebody here may have some better ideas.. just mly experience...
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10-02-2006, 08:19 PM
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Welcome to HC! We feed a variety of insect to our Bearded Dragons (mealworm, superworms, waxworms, crickets, and roaches), make sure you coat them with calcium (crickets). You shouldn't feed mealworms to a Bearded Dragon under 10" as they are hard shelled, difficult to digest and could cause an impact. We also feed a variety of greens & vegetables daily. As for baths, we give ours baths at least once a week, it helps rehydrate them and they seem to go poop in the water making one less clean up to do. LOL
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