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    beefing up the beardie?

    i have an 8 month old beardie and all of her temps are correct but she looks a little underweight and wanted to know if there is any way of fattin her up?

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    Re: beefing up the beardie?

    Without seeing pics and knowing the size of him. I wouldn't be able to suggest it, But some feed them pinky's to beef them up
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    Re: beefing up the beardie?

    she to little for pinkies, she about 8 inches long. could i cut up some superworms and serve them in her green mix

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    Re: beefing up the beardie?

    waht are you feeding her? like what is her current diet? at 8 months she should be WAYYY bigger than 8 inches

    at eight months she should be eating about 80+ percent protein and 20 percent veggies
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    Re: beefing up the beardie?

    Wax worms are high in fat but don't feed them all the time because they will get to where they only want wax worms.

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    Re: beefing up the beardie?

    she eats about 30 crix a day, but her temps are fine, husbandtry is spot on, no diseases, i did get her from an expo, but vet says clean bill, so im clueless

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    Re: beefing up the beardie?

    What is the basking temperature? What size enclosure?

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    Re: beefing up the beardie?

    Try feeding her two times a day. My beardies ate around 90 crickets a day until they were over a year.

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    Re: beefing up the beardie?

    Being only 8 inches I would be setting out a salad in the morning and then feeding live 3 times a day making sure she had at least 2 hours basking before lights out. Just my opinion. My biggest eater eats 120+ crickets a day much less when dubias are present though. lol
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    Re: beefing up the beardie?

    her temps are 110, she has a 40 breeder, and eats really about 50 during a days worth feeding, hates veggiess from the bowl, only eats from hand, i've been mixiing some waxies in with her saled and she been eating it, so im guessing mabye she had a disease or somthing and after i got her I kept her husbandry fine and it got better cause she seems to be getting bigger over the past week or so, i was just wondering if there was sonthing I could do to get her even better

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