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baby bearded dragon questions
I just purchased a bearded dragon he is about 3-4 months old and about 6 inches long from head to tail. He was rescued from a breeder who underfed the babies and he had part of his tail eaten off and he was skinny. I thought he would have a hard time eating but easily eats about 20 crickets a day and a serving of carrots, apples, and collard greens. I keep his cage 100° on the hot side and about 80° on the cool. I have had him 3 days and he has only pooped once. It was a good size and firm/wet. I have him on aspen snake substrate but I read they can injest this and become impacted. I was thinking of switching him to newspaper. Since he has been home his belly has gotten twice as large as it was when I got him. (I think because he was underfed) I am just worried and wondering if he should be fine. He basks a lot and just eats and eats like no other. Is it a good idea to switch him to a news paper bedding? And should I be worried about his belly. He seems okay and is very alert and already let's me hold and pet him. I made sure to provide him water on both sides of his cage as well as basking spots and hides on both sides and a branch for him to climb and bask on that is stripped and cleaned we got from a local pet store, he has a 20 gallon tank a day and night lamp as well as a regular lighting lamp . He seems healthy. My fiancé has raised a lot of reptiles including several snakes and a monitor as well as an iguana. He says the little guy is okay. But I can't help but worry. Am I properly feeding him and caring for him?
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be very careful about the bedding you use I used sand for my dragon. The grains were larger almost like small pebbles, but because of finacial issuses I switched to a cheaper finer beading and he ate it and unforchinatly pasted away. It sounds like you are giving him a good home. Hes most likely eating alot because from what you said it sounded like he was not fed very well. Just keep am eye on how much he eats and poops. They like to play in the water alot so you might want to look into getting him a decent sized dish (if you font have one alredy). Also you might want to look into a heat rock. There realitivly cheap and lizzards love to lay on them. I think thats awsome that you rescued him instead of buying one at a pet store.
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I had a baby bearded dragon for a long time. Love them. If your fiance has experience and says he's doing fine then trust him on that :) you can always take him to the vet for check ups if you want too.
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