Crossingtami
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Hello!
Beardies
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MissSkittles
Chameleon Enthusiast
Hello beautiful! ?
Addison.Middler
Member
My older sister has a baby silky bearded dragon
This might just be my sisters but they absolutely love melons specifically cantaloupe plus it has a lot of vitamin A which they need to prevent tooth/Jaw rotting
He also eats 2 3/4s inch crickets everyday
They love there heat rocks and hiding under things in there cage
Here is a picture of my sisters cage
He was sleeping thats why he looks dead I promise he's fine ?
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AmandaS
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Did you say he eats 2 crickets each day? How old is he?
Cool patterns he has on his back.
Addison.Middler
Member
I am not sure of his exact age but he's probably around 6 months old he has Melon chunks and 2 crickets everyday not just crickets.
Addison.Middler
Member
Thanks he is a very cute baby
AmandaS
Retired Moderator
I think beardeddragon.org would be a very good site for your sister. She should check it out. I dont think she is feeding the beardy enough items, or enough leafy greens. ?
Here are some texts from their care sheets.
MissSkittles
Chameleon Enthusiast
Little cutie! Along with what @AmandaS has told you, I notice it looks like he has a sand substrate. Those can be quite dangerous for any reptile, especially the calci-sand. Besides blocking the femoral pores, they can cause impaction. Do have your sister check out the beardie site.
Addison.Middler
Member
Ok thanks so much for this I will send it to her ☺
Addison.Middler
Member
Oh ok I will tell her that right away
Klyde O'Scope
Chameleon Enthusiast
AmandaS, any idea what she's stressed about?
Then today (Sun 11/8) he came out first thing in the morning and basked all day—no interest in food.
Mid-afternoon was a first... he actually black-bearded! ? He's never done that before in the year+ that we've had him; he's puffed it out on occasion, but it's never turned black. It was magnificent. We figured the previous lack was because of his morphs (hypo and translucent). Could this be age related? I've seen nothing about that in any of the literature or forums.
Can't wait to see what this next week brings...
He crawled back in again—for one day, but kept his eyes open the whole day (as far as we could tell).
Then today (Sun 11/8) he came out first thing in the morning and basked all day—no interest in food.
Mid-afternoon was a first... he actually black-bearded! ? He's never done that before in the year+ that we've had him; he's puffed it out on occasion, but it's never turned black. It was magnificent. We figured the previous lack was because of his morphs (hypo and translucent). Could this be age related? I've seen nothing about that in any of the literature or forums.
Can't wait to see what this next week brings...
AmandaS
Retired Moderator
The cat was laying on the bed across the room...
Klyde O'Scope
Chameleon Enthusiast
Got up this morning to find he ? his bed. I wouldn't have thought they'd do that; most animals don't or won't. A real PITA to clean up; my snausage-fingered hands don't fit under his brick mountain.
He's also displaying his own stress marks—no idea what that's about. Tried searching "stress marks following brumation" but came up with bupkis.
Rhea’s mum
Established Member
Must be something in the air! Ours has woken up this morning and started arm waving. She’s never done it before with us in the time we have had her.
Not sure whether she did it before with her old owner but they wouldn’t have noticed anyway as she was kept in the conservatory out the way. Out of sight out of mind ?
Wonder what the next thing will be now they are waking up ?
Not sure whether she did it before with her old owner but they wouldn’t have noticed anyway as she was kept in the conservatory out the way. Out of sight out of mind ?
Wonder what the next thing will be now they are waking up ?
Klyde O'Scope
Chameleon Enthusiast
I'm having trouble figuring out if he's waking up or not. He's sleeping later, going to bed earlier, and not eating yet. He used to sleep anywhere; now he makes the effort to use the hide, which he never used before this brumation. ?
AmandaS
Retired Moderator
He is so indecisiveI'm having trouble figuring out if he's waking up or not. He's sleeping later, going to bed earlier, and not eating yet. He used to sleep anywhere; now he makes the effort to use the hide, which he never used before this brumation. ?
Klyde O'Scope
Chameleon Enthusiast
He's a little turd.
MissSkittles
Chameleon Enthusiast
Spike kind of did the same when he woke up. It took a few days for him to get his groove back. Since his brumation thing, he does sleep in his hide sometimes, where he never did before. And yes, he’s pooped his bed before.I'm having trouble figuring out if he's waking up or not. He's sleeping later, going to bed earlier, and not eating yet. He used to sleep anywhere; now he makes the effort to use the hide, which he never used before this brumation. ?
MissSkittles
Chameleon Enthusiast
So much for the plexiglass of the Zen. Spike has scratched it to hades and back.
In order to entice him to eat his salad, I’ve been putting a couple of superworms in it. Now he’s on a hunger strike and scratching away at the plexi, I’m guessing because he wants his super ‘fix’. ~sigh~ tough love is tough.
In order to entice him to eat his salad, I’ve been putting a couple of superworms in it. Now he’s on a hunger strike and scratching away at the plexi, I’m guessing because he wants his super ‘fix’. ~sigh~ tough love is tough.
