Bioactive bearded dragon enclosure!!!!

Thatcher said:
Oh yeah she lovesssss the dragon gel and it has supplements and all the nutrients needed in it! I still use other stuff with it though because variety it good and I'll buy that beardie ball!
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I’ll have to try that gel. Maybe it’ll help Spike eat his salads. He’s such a stinker and just throws them around instead of eating them.
 
Getting them to eat their veggies can require some tough love. Letting her go without bugs for a week or two won't hurt her one bit.

Ol' Stinkeye wouldn't touch greens/veggies (or fruit) until after his first brumation. Yesterday he ate his first strawberry (in 2 years+) and actually liked it.

Here's the list many beardie keepers go by:
http://www.beautifuldragons.com/Nutrition.html

All dragons tastes are likely to be different. Stinkeye is partial to baby bok choy, and most of the "greens" (dandelion, collard, mustard, turnip).

I still give him live feeders once a week, which falls in line with the 80/20 ratio. He gets excited/animated when he sees the bug bowl coming or going, or me shaking my hands as I do when dusting.

This new diet has also helped him lose some fat; he looks better, is more active, and wants to come out & 'socialize' (sit like a lump in Missus' window) a lot more. We had a guest last week, and he sat on her lap for over an hour before getting restless.

I'm having trouble finding any objective reviews/opinions of the gel written by people who aren't selling it. Critical comments on BBSs seemed to be limited to customers' beardies not liking it.
FWIW, I didn't find anything on the Beaded Dragon forum, which really surprised me.

Thatcher, please change that avatar—it freaks me out, dude. 😨
 
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Done! She loves it!
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She pooped a lot lol(i saved it for the vet)! she's so much more active and I think she's a lot happier!
 

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shes kinda pissed and when i look at her she looks at me and opens her mouth ima let her chill out and put a towel over the enclosure
 
Thatcher said:
Under the basking spot
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That may be too shallow. Recommendations on the beardie forum range from 7"-12".
I thought from previous discussion that the top of the lay bin substrate would be at the same level as the shelf (which looks to be around 6-7 inches).

AmandaS, how deep is Opal's? Anyone else with a female?

I just wouldn't want Thatcher's little girl put off & egg-bound if she's not happy with the lay bin.
 
Thatcher said:
After the vet she said she was healthy! And I should just give her all of the stuff she needs and that I should add a little humid hide
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Yes! Give her all she needs to make her a happy girl. I don’t know about a humid hide though. I haven’t heard about giving beardies one and adults don’t shed like leopard geckos. Spike sheds in body parts…a leg one month, tail another, etc. and it takes a long time for the shed to fully release. I give a bath when his shed is starting to look loose and gently use a soft baby’s toothbrush in the same direction his scales go. I don’t like bathing him more than 1-2 times a week, so I’m between if he looks like he needs it, I’ll give his shedding area a little spray with water.
 
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