Quote Originally Posted by Beardedragon View Post
Get it down to 105, 120 is much to hot.

Get rid of the hide, beardies are known to over use them.

Beardies do not feel belly heat, meaning if it were to malfunction they could get burned and not even move.

Beardies of the opposite sex cannot live together. Dominance issues and over breeding are the result and even death. Not only that but you will also need to know his linage via whos related to who for both beardies three generations back. Inbreeding is a huge problem and can result in weak, mean, or deformed babies. Not only that but beardies are severely over bred, we really do not need anymore in the market. unless they are highly colorful, which your is pretty but what I do not think breeding standards. If it is a girl she has had a slow start and I doubt she would be the prime candidate to breed anyways once back on track.

Do not use the night time bulb unless your temps get below 75 at night, and if they do get a ceremic so they are not stressed by the lights.

What kind of gutload? Most are crap. especially high calcium brands. What is the brand and name of the calcium and vits? D3? No phosphorus?



Raw, cut up to where he will not choke on them.

get him off that right now. Beardies love to lick things when your not watching.... and also... WHY? Its something that is know and proved many times to cause death, costs more than paper towels or tile and is hard to clean, why would you use it? The cons way out number the pros if there are any that you can find with calci sand, or normal sand for a beardie so small.

thats good, the silks are the best feeder you can give a beardie and make great treats! If you have trouble getting him to get his vegies throw a few on top of it.





Your not using any uvb, that is your ( well, one of all the above) problem right there. Id recommend a MVB bulb to make things simple, and because he has had a slow start. just make sure you use it only once you get a larger tank because it will cook him and overdose uvb him er... All the calcium you have used has been 100% useless just because you have not given him any uvb, doesnt that suck because of the hassle of dusting the crickets!!

Hope this caresheet helps...- Matt
got the temps down... just breaking 100 now on the basking spot

i have 3 different hides/basking rocks i change up between my gecko enclosure and beardy (yes i clean them)

the UTH has a failsafe or some nonsense that my local herp guy sold me, only heats to 90* he had told me... i take his word, hes been in business successfully for 10 yrs + and is the only shop in my county thats all reptile and has venomous and exotics, (12ft croc monitor, puff adder, king cobra, many reptiles $2,000+, and he breeds chondros on site)

as for breeding... i guess i should just breed my pastel BP and leave it at that

the night temps with the night bulb sit at 78-82, this is the first ive heard that i shouldnt use a night bulb for him... i guess ill use heat pads and a thermostat for the new enclosure, that should do the trick...

my gutload is made by r-zilla w/ calcium

the food is made by rep-cal

the dust is also rep-cal phosphorous-free calcium with vit D3

next trip to the store i will pick up squash and collard greens

i will definitely pick up a new substrate for him to put in the new enclosure as well as the UVB...

thanks alot for the help matt, by the end of tonite or tomorrow nite i will be posting pics of the new enclosure in progress or hopefully finished... BTW i want to paint the wood black, whats a safe paint to use for the beardy ? BTW im building 5x2x2... should be enough for him