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Old 06-20-2006, 01:21 AM   #1
dragonchick88
Question BIG & BUFF

Why is it some dragons are BIG & BUFF while others r like the steve erkle or dragons? Is there a way to get a dragon to look BIG & BUFF? Oh and what r some things you can do to help them gain weight faster?...
 
Old 06-20-2006, 01:31 PM   #2
clarinet45
Genetics and care. My male is very 'buff' but i give the same level of care/food to my female but she's small boned and more 'feminine' looking. But her sister looks more like a male! 'fattening' a beardie up isn't going to do any good. you need to give them a steady diet and let them delevop natural muscle.
 
Old 06-20-2006, 03:58 PM   #3
dragonchick88
Wekk by fattenign them up I mean this: Our male has just recently went down in weight ALOT! We feed him like we do our other male and female ( they r healthy as can be!) the vet said he has nothing wrong with him its just that he is losing weight more than he is gainging it..she checked for worms again ( he had tapeworms when we got him) but the test came out negative...she said to give him high protein foods and recommended a pinkie mice once a week to boost his protein..she said most people are weery abuot this but when we feed him his pinky we have to have a temperature of 110 degrees so he can digest it better..that and said putting him in warm water after too would help out. We have been feeding him this way for a week and he does eem to be gainign but I dont want to have to feed him pinkies like this his whole darn life!
 
Old 06-21-2006, 10:24 AM   #4
clarinet45
the meds that he was on for the pinworms probably did a number on his system and may have affected his digestive tract, something that won't come up on tests. I suggest This to increase his natural 'gut fauna' and possibly Jumpstart to get him interested in eating more.
 
Old 06-21-2006, 01:42 PM   #5
dragonchick88
thanx, I will be buying some of that stuff this week to see if it help him out any
 

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