beardy questions...

[scarface2jz]

i feel like my beardy is growing slowly, he was born late september and i bought him 10/18/08 at the hamburg, PA. reptile show, when i got him home he was 2 1/2" long... hes now about 5" long, so at 3-4 months old hes only 5" long... is this small for his age ? i was at the local exotic reptile shop and they had a pair of 4 month olds going on 8"... kinda got me thinking could the fact that hes in a 10 gallon tank be affecting his growth ? hes shed 2X so far in my care... he also doesnt eat like ive seen other beardys... he doesnt eat many crickets, maybe 6 a day when i offer a dozen, he could care less about wax worms, and doesnt even look at the romain lettuce i give him, i cut it so small i see the crickets dragging it across the cage, lol so i doubt its too big for him... i try and keep his ambient temps at 90-92 and his basking area around 110-120... he was the most active in the whole lot, and the only one basking out of the whole clutch, so i figured he would be healthy... he also hates to be handled... could my beardy be a bit "special" ? after all this time with me reaching in to feed him, clean his cage, arrange the decor he still hasnt gotten used to me... kinda discouraging

and one more question with a pic, the breeder said hes a sandfire with some blood in him... is this a wild claim to make the sale or does he present the traits ? what the pics dont show is hes got some serious awesome red coloring behind his ear





this pic is him the week i got him... for reference hes in the corner of a 10gallon tank and hes next to the calking (which im sure most of you know about how big that is)