Need a ittle help

[sanosuke1589]

My girlfriend and i recently purchased a pair of beardies from a local pet store. they have been living together for 4 months and doing just fine. however, "my" beardie never seemed to grow whereas my girlfriend's exploded in size. we were sure to monitor their food intake so they had equal proportions. we also noticed recently some aggression issues between them and with the size difference, i feared it could do some damage if we let it go too long; so i separated them. now that they are apart, my girlfriends still seems to be growing, even more than before... and mine is still about 3.5" from nose to tail base. he also seems to be avoiding his food. Every time i take him out he also puffs up and opens his mouth at me. so, in order to get him to eat today. when he puffed up and opened his mouth, i would shove a cricket inside and he would eat it. but when left to his own devices, he would just let them crawl on him.
i am completely lost and don't know why he is acting like this.

Separation anxiety?

-Trevor

[ADEE]

not seperation anxiety.. if hes small he could be lethargic and perhaps too weak to eat on his own. you should never house two beardeds together so good job for separating them. on the same hand, some dragons grow faster than others or one could be older than the other too, just a few things to take into consideration

[Beardedragon]

3.5 inchs... from nose tip to tail base?! That is extreamly small for a four month old! can you tell us what size tank you have for both of them, the uvb you use, substrate, his basking temps, and what you dust his crickets with? Thanks

[sanosuke1589]

3.5 inchs... from nose tip to tail base?! That is extreamly small for a four month old! can you tell us what size tank you have for both of them, the uvb you use, substrate, his basking temps, and what you dust his crickets with? Thanks

they are both in 50 gal tanks and when they grow bigger i plan on building a custom ones that would (together) take up half my room. the basking temp is 110 or so, never less than 95, i use a 8.0 reptiglo uvb bulb and i use T-Rex dragon dust on all of his meals since he is so small... so... please help.
i will try to post pictures of both tomorrow.

[Beardedragon]

hmmm, your setup sounds fine. How far away is he from the uvb bulb? Switch to repcal calcium and vits, calcium on week days vits on weekends. How much is he eating a day?

[sanosuke1589]

hmmm, your setup sounds fine. How far away is he from the uvb bulb? Switch to repcal calcium and vits, calcium on week days vits on weekends. How much is he eating a day?

when they were together, he used to devour the veggies when i put them in, now he just stands in the dish and gives me a blank stare. he does eat a couple of lettuce leaves but thats about it. thanks for the advice tho about calcium/vits.

[~sam~]

Has your beardie had a vet check up?

Your set-up does sound fine. Where are you from?

Repti-glo 8.0 was discontinued a few months back. The tubes are ok to use though.

Do you have a flourescent tube or compact coil bulb?

The best UV Tube to use is the "repti-sun 10.0". Since i have been using this UV my beardie has perked up no end.

Your beardie is probably stressed as the other beardie was dominating him. He maybe needs time to adjust to being on his own. He will realise that he is not being dominated anymore and should be happier, and eat more

[Beardedragon]

when they were together, he used to devour the veggies when i put them in, now he just stands in the dish and gives me a blank stare. he does eat a couple of lettuce leaves but thats about it. thanks for the advice tho about calcium/vits.

He should be eaying 30 or so crickets at his age.

[ADEE]

wait what!

"Setup sounds fine?" did you say you had your baby beardeds in 50 GALLON TANKS! thats your problem right there, that is WAY too much space for those babies! He should also be eating way more than only 30 crickets a day, what type of salad are you offering? Iceberg is a huge no-no and could be a huge problem if thats what your feeding... what type of salad, are you dusting it with calcium and what size/how many crickets daily? how far away is the lamp from the dragons (50 gallon is tough to get heat to the bottom) what is their basking temp in YOUR tank, i saw you put 110 but where is that being measured and by what type of temp gauge are you using? do you have any photos of their set-up and them in it so we can see how small exactly your talking? 3½ is tiny.. that dragon needs to be in a 10-20 gal tank until it gets acclimated and destresses. do you have a UV bulb? if so is it on top of the tank or is it inside the tank hanging, that makes a huge difference too.

[DSGB]

sounds like someone didnt do any research.