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What is the normal weight and length of a german giant? I might be ordering a german giant female from this guy in canada and I was wondering if this sounds like a good deal on a beardie or not here is what the ad says:

Female German Giant, 3-4 yrs old maybe alittle more, eats healthy and looks great. She does have a few broken toes from her last home. Her tail is nipped from a earlier on breeding with an aggressive male of mine. I am needing the space for new projects so I am giving her away for cheap. $75-$100..best offer, buyer pasy shipping...

I am not gonna breed her so the fact that she is alittle old doesnt matter to me..my reptile vet coudl tell me how old she is anyway, I plan to put her in my 55 gallon tank, here is my feeding schedule for all my beardies ( she might get special attention though just like my USED to be 6 yr old german giant used to get) ... GREENS 24/7, PINKIES 2x A MONTH, SILK WORMS, MEALIES, AND 1 HISSER EVERY OTHER WEEK, FRUTIS MIXED WITH SALADS EVERY OTHER WEEK, CALCIUM POWDERON GREENS ( OF COURSE) AND MAYBE SOME CLOVER LEAFS ONCE IN A GREAT WHILE AND A BATH EVERY DAY...sound like a good feeding schedule? I hope I get her! I changed Louise around from weighing 150 grams to 614 in a year so I know from that experience giving an animal a second chance is worth it..I know some people r weery about buying an animal that has broken toes or something wrongf with them but hey Louise was BAD and I made her time with me very happy!...So does it sound like she is a good deal or what?
 
how big is she and how much does she weigh? a 55gal is not big enough for any adult beardie. i would say a 90-100gal mininium for a GG. I would have to see pics to judge on price, but 75-100 is pretty good for an adult beardie.

if she's 3-4 years old she doesn't need insects everyday, just a good salad. I give mine supers or roaches 2-3 times a week dusted with calcium or herpivite. I give a bit more to gravid females. I only need to bathe mine once a week. NO pinkies. You don't need to dust proper greens, there are enough vits in them by themselves.
 
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how big is she and how much does she weigh? a 55gal is not big enough for any adult beardie. i would say a 90-100gal mininium for a GG. I would have to see pics to judge on price, but 75-100 is pretty good for an adult beardie.

if she's 3-4 years old she doesn't need insects everyday, just a good salad. I give mine supers or roaches 2-3 times a week dusted with calcium or herpivite. I give a bit more to gravid females. I only need to bathe mine once a week. NO pinkies. You don't need to dust proper greens, there are enough vits in them by themselves.
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What's wrong with feeding pinkies? No, you don't want them as a mainstay of the diet, but there's nothing wrong with feeding them on occasion.
 
sorry, i should have stated that the pinkie thing is my opinion. I have no problem keeping mine at a good breedable size with boneaid and dusted insects. I just see pinkies as a unneccesary risk, especially regularly.
 
How do you get them to eat the pinkies. I have tried about 3 times and have had no success. They all eat adult lobster roaches, juvenile orange spotted roaches and superworms so I know its not the size that is intimidating them, but they show no interest whatsoever.
 
Well....some are just picky about them. My male will eat them anytime, anyhow, anywhere, lol. I've found that f/t pinkies just don't seem very edible to most of them though, they have to be moving. You can try to put one or 2 in a dish together with some superworms or other squirmy food, sometimes that has worked for me when they have been hesitant to eat them. Or, if yours will hand feed, try wiggling a pinky around by its tail.....that's my male's favorite way to eat them. ;)
 
with my male i had to put it in his dish and leave the room.. came back a minute later and it was gone.. guess he didnt want to try something new with me watching.. i also had silkworms in the dish with the pinkie to attract him
 
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