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Overweight Juvie

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Hi,

I think my juvenile Beardie (from the estimate I made when I first I got him I think he's about 10 months old) is a bit overweight. I was just wondering if any one had any advice on ways to slim him down.. I've adjusted his feeding from when he was really young but he hasn't seemed to lose any weight. Are there certain foods I can feed him that would help?

Thanks
 
Also I thought he had be growing a lot length wise but I've been looking at growth charts etc. and people are saying that for the age that he should be, he should be much longer than he is.. he's 10.5 inches long. I feed him calcium with vitamin D dusted crickets, occasional meal worms, still some occasional store bought pellets. For vegetables I feed him Endive, Collard Greens, Spinach, Romaine, occasional carrots, red swiss chard and riddichio.
 
Yes and 101 grams seems underweight
As for greens at that age should still mostly be insects like 70/30% or even 80/20%
I use crickets as a staple then dubia 2-3 days and super 2-3 days and horned/silkworms 1-2 days if you raise your insects right you won't have to dust to much I use bug burger green for the adults everyday and under 15 months 5 out of 7 days
For the dragons under 15 months I use either a powersun bulb or a reptisun 10.0 with a flood lamp for heat basking spots 105 ish
Very one is different but that's what works for me
 
All good info! I'm glad you mentioned the percentage of protein vs greens because awhile ago was looking for how long I was supposed to keep the percentage and about what age I should start switching him over to more greens... because everyone posts what adults need and what babies need but not the switching period! so any advice on that too? for future reference as he grows :)
He's in a 50 gallon (38x18x17) then for light he has the Reptiglow 10.0 and a 60watt both in lamps.
Also, what is bug burger green?
 
he likes climbing so he has a little tree that he climbs on and sleeps on but that puts him up closer to the bulbs, thats where he usually basks instead of on his rock, i think because the tank is a bit taller.
 
bug burger is a product made by repashy its a gut load for the insects and when i said greens i was referring to types of lettuce
i have my basking spots built up using bricks (they hold the heat very well) this way the dragons pick how much heat they need and also how close they want to get
you can tell a good basking spot if the dragon basks with his mouth open
 
So you both think he's underweight? Do they always have pudgy looking stomachs.. or is that from him not getting the right nutrients?
He's my first baby that I've raised... I have an adult too but he was given to me as an adult so he's a lot more simple. :p
 
mikepanzarella said:
bug burger is a product made by repashy its a gut load for the insects and when i said greens i was referring to types of lettuce
i have my basking spots built up using bricks (they hold the heat very well) this way the dragons pick how much heat they need and also how close they want to get
you can tell a good basking spot if the dragon basks with his mouth open
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Oh okay that makes a lot more sense of what you were talking about. But yeah I see my adult doing that a lot and I've read about that too. I might try adjusting his basking spot a bit and maybe try to get him a better basking light instead of just the 60watt.
 
Do you measure the temps in the tank? If so, what do you use to measure them? You need a good hot basking spot with a range of temps on the surface of the basking spot or series of spots, not the ambient and you need to measure it with a temp gun or a digital thermometer with a probe laying on the basking spot. Then you need a cooler end of the tank. It needs light, but not heat so much. You should keep it around mid 80s.

It sounds to me like he isn't processing his food well and that could be temp related. Can you post a pic?
 
I have thermometers for the tank but I haven't measured the basking spot because I haven't known how to get the temperature of the of it. So I can look into that. Otherwise, he has his basking light (the 60watt currently but from what Owen was saying I think I'll try a 100) over where he likes to bask then directly next to that is where I have my Reptiglow 10.0 UVB - sort of in the middle of the tank. He does have a cooler side where his heating pad is underneath his rock. His food looks thoroughly processed in his poop.. but that could not mean anything!

And yes I'll take a good picture of his stomach when he wakes up in the morning.
 
if i had to guess why hes not as long would be bad lighting or maybe hes just the runt of the litter
i have a dragon right now that is 2 years old and when i got her she was 95 grams and only about 11 inches ive had her about 6 weeks shes now up to 200 grams and has shed about 3 times i havnt checked her size
thats just how drastic it can be lol
 
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