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    Unhappy bearded dragon not growing :(

    i have a little beardie who is 1 year old, he was originally kept in a tiny 1ft tank with another bearded dragon after being attacked and the shop unable to care for him i took him in. that was in February since then he has only grown in weight not much in length. he is about 25cm long he was 18cm when i took him home last year. he is in a 4ft viv with a 10% uvb tube just under the length of the viv, his basking spot is 113 and cool side 86. he has a mix of crickets, roaches, silkworms and mario worms all dusted everyday as well as greens (spring green, rocket, butter-squash etc) he has baths 3/4 times a week, poops regularly and sheds regularly.
    i see majority of dragons his age double the size of him, i have had fecal tests done and they came back clear. he seems healthy in every other way just wondering if there is anything i can do to encourage growth?

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    He probably has stunted growth in general from the situation he was in. Perhaps the food has been utilized by the beardies to get him back up to a healthy weight so he can then start putting on length. If he is eating pooping and the vet says he's alright, and he's acting like a normal dragon he's probably fine. Either way he sounds like he's better off now. How old was he when you got him?

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