Need help bearded dragons!

[Seanorangebeard9]

Hey I need some help my 2 beardies may have a stunted growth. (There housed separately btw) my bigger one is 10 months old and is 11 inches long and my 8 month old beardie is 8 inches long including the tails is this regular? Please I'm super worried! Also if u have an Instagram I'm selling the smaller beardie so tell me in the thread if u want him/her (unsexxed) thanks. Sean.

[Spiritserpents]

What is their housing set up like? Are you provided them with UVB light? If so, when was the last time you changed the bulb? What and how often are you feeding them?

[Seanorangebeard9]

The smaller beardie and the big beardie both have a hide on the cool side something to climb on the substrate is reptile carpet u be was last change about 7 months ago not sure I just started giving them more veggies like collard greens carrots and celery and I just ran out of crickets this week and I usually feed my smaller one 3 large crickets so he doesn't throw up yes they small enough for him to eat and my bigger one 7 to 10 large crickets and I try to feed them crickets every other day and they are dusted what's wrong I'm so worried.

[Trogdorpheus]

A young dragon can easily put away far more than 3-10 crickets. You're under feeding.

Crickets should be about the size of the distance between your dragons eyes. Feed as many as they'll eat in maybe 10 minutes, daily. I've seen dragons eat as many as 40+ in a meal.

Check out beardeddragon.org forums. They'll be able to help more.

Edit: usually those uvb bulbs say how long they're good for. I think most are 6 months- 1 year depending on type.

[Seanorangebeard9]

If I do what your saying should it grow to regular size after a few months

[Seanorangebeard9]

Or is it unfixable

[Trogdorpheus]

I don't know for sure. I would expect it to grow, though.

[jclaiborne]

What type of UVB are you using, how far away from the floor of the cage is it, how hot is your hot spot, what are your cage dimensions, are you dusting their insects with calcium powder?

[Seanorangebeard9]

I'm using a reptisun 10.0 just. It's 13 inches from the ground basking spot is about 95 degrees it's a 100 watt zoo med. and it's also 13 inches from the ground of the terrarium.

[jclaiborne]

I'm using a reptisun 10.0 just. It's 13 inches from the ground basking spot is about 95 degrees it's a 100 watt zoo med. and it's also 13 inches from the ground of the terrarium.

Is the 10.0 a CFL or the long tube covering the whole cage. I would bump up the feeding quite a bit, and if its a CFL I would recommend getting a tube that provides a larger area of UVB, I would also dust the insects before feeding. I provide a much warmer hot spot for our Beardie, about 110F. How big is the cage? On another note I would ditch the carpet and go with an actual substrate...