Is it normal for a month old babe dragon to wanna sit/lay under…

Hello,

I will be happy to assist you with the Dragons. First let me explain you should never house two dragons together. They are actually solitary and the only time we bring the Dragons together is for breeding and at that time we bring the female to the male and separate after breeding. The chance of bullying, injuries like toe nips, tail nips and other injuries will increase as the babies get older.

The basking area should have 105*-110*F and the cool side of the tank in the 85* range. This is important for digestion and passing of stool. If the temps are not correct, this can also cause a problem.

You do need to have 2 lights, a day time basking bulb as well as a UVB. I recommend reptisun 10.0 and UVB lights do not put out heat. The lights should run 12-14 hours a day. The UVB needs to be changed every 6 months.

Coil UVB bulbs can injure the eyes. Compact UVB problems: http://www.uvguide.co.uk/phototherapyphosphor-info.htm

The UVB bulb should not have any plastic between it and the Dragon, it needs
to run the length of the tank and be no more than 12" from the Dragon. Both
lights should run daily for 12-14 hours a day. UVB cannot penetrate glass so
sitting by the window, does not supply UVB rays which are needed to metabolize calcium.

You should be feeding finely chopped Collard greens, mustard greens, dandelion greens, escarole and curly endives. Butternut squash and various berries are great for a treat. The Veggies should be put in fresh daily, and done about an hour after

lights on. They need 20% veggies daily and 80% live prey under a year of age and once over a year of age we reverse the percentages to an 80% veggie and 20% live prey.

The live prey should include crickets, silk worms, roaches, goliath worms and
phoenix worms.This is where you can order silk worms: www.coastalsilkworms.com or www.mulberryfarms.com

Super worms and wax worms are like giving the Dragon candy. All veggies and
prey should be dusted with calcium daily 5 days a week and vitamins 2 days a
week.

I do not suggest using any salts in the water as that can cause a problem. The Dragons do not need the essential salts. When they do need something we do a soak in 50/50 warm water and plain Pedialyte(infant electrolyte replacer). It is wise when you strat feeling more comfortable with the Dragons to start giving soaks on a weekly basis.

A New Dragon should see a Herp Vet to be checked out to be sure there are no parasites and to be sure they are healthy. I would be happy to locate one with a State.

Joan

Bearded Dragon Care Sheet

• Bearded dragons should be housed alone.
  
  
  
• Ages of bearded dragons follow these guidelines:

1. 0-3 months- baby
2. 3-12 months-juvenile
3. 12-18 months- sub
adult
4. 18 months + -adult

• Bearded dragons live as much as 10-12 years if well cared for properly.
• Bearded dragons have a very good temperament as long as they are cared for
  and handled.
• When you bring your baby home, it may be quite stressful to him/her to get
  use to new home. May not eat well the first 2-3 days. They may not need to be
  handled the first 2-3 days if skittish and nervous.
• Never use sand or any other type of loose substrate: Loose substrates can
  cause impaction (not being able to go Poop) in all ages of bearded dragons- they
  lick their environment to explore .It is difficult to keep germ free and clean.
  Ceramic tile, newspaper, non adhesive shelf liner and reptile carpet is what is
  most recommended. Use paper towels for the little one and as they get bigger you
  can change to something else.
• Be sure you keep your beardies home as clean as you can. Clean up by spot
  cleaning when needed. Clean & sanitize entire tank every 10-14 days. A good
  cleaning solution is a 20% bleach solution. If you choose to use wood climbing
  branches etc, these should be soaked in the bleach solution and rinsed well.
  Then bake in 250 degree oven for 30 minutes.
• Need a climbing accessory: to bask and to warm up under basking heat light
  and lower branches or platforms to come down and cool off.
• A hide of some sort like a cave.
• A food dish and water dish.
• Plastic spray bottle
• Can use artificial plants when they get older- 3 months or so.
• Digital thermostat and/or temp gun
• Tank size: Minimal size tank for this age is 20 gallon long
• Minimal size for older beardie: 4 months of age: 40 gallon breeder is the
  minimal tank size for older dragon. Can divide a 40 gallon breeder for a smaller
  dragon. Must have two lights for your beardie.

1. A UVB light source-best is 10.0 Reptisun that runs the length of your
tank. Your dragon must have this light to metabolize calcium. If not he will get
metabolic bone disease, a serious condition. You can also take your beardie
outside to bask in the sun for 15 minutes each day if your temps are 80 degrees
or above outside. You can purchase cages or reptariums from your pet store.
Never leave a beardie outside unattended.
2. A basking type light that puts
out heat and warmth above basking spot. Your beardie must have warmth to digest
food & thrive.

• Lights should be on for 12-14 hours each day. Follow the seasons and light
  timers are a great luxury if you can get them. 6 dollars at Lowe's. No lights or
  warmth needed at night unless your temperatures get below 62 degrees. If they
  do, there are ceramic heat emitters that put out no light, only heat. Use these
  at night if temperatures fall below 62 degrees.

• Temperatures have to be kept at the following ranges during the day:

Babies: Warm basking log: 105-125 degrees F
Cool side: 85-90
Adults:
Warm basking spot: 110-115
Cool side: 80-85
Measure temperatures with a
digital probe type thermometer or a temp gun-these are most accurate. Stick on
thermometers unreliable.

• Feeding a Beardie: Beardies eat live prey consisting of crickets, roaches
  and/or silkworms. Never feed any size of mice to your beardie. Never feed meal
  worms. They also must be given greens/veggies everyday. The younger they are the
  more live prey they should have. As they grow older the live prey decreases and
  the veggies/greens should be the major part of diet. Never feed anything bigger,
  than the space between your beardie's eyes. This includes both live prey and
  pieces of veggies/greens,
• A chopper or food processor is a huge help when your beardie is small.
  Always offer greens and veggies: collard greens, turnip greens, mustard greens,
  cabbage, red cabbage, fresh green beans, yellow summer squash, butternut squash,
  sweet potato, cactus pad. Apricots, strawberries, apples, blueberries,
  raspberries, cantaloupe- fruits are treats only.
• What is live prey? The easiest and less expensive live prey is crickets when
  you have a young or first beardie. The other live preys you can feed are
  silkworms, and special types of roaches. You can learn to raise your own live
  prey. Treats can be wax worms, super worms, and tomato/Goliath worms. You may
  find that ordering live prey from the internet is the way to go..... Never leave
  live prey or greens/veggies in tank overnight. . Crickets can bite your beardie
  when sleeping.
• Babies should get 80% live prey, and 20 % greens/veggies. But since the
  greens/veggies are a must when they are older, get them eating their
  greens/veggies very early. Give greens/veggies in small pieces everyday. You
  should eventually start decreasing your older dragon's protein intake when they
  are about a year to 15 months old. Their protein intake decreases to 20 % live
  prey and 80% veggies/greens.
• A baby eat 50-75 crix a day depending on the size of the crickets. Never
  feed crix or veggies bigger than the space between your beardie's eyes. Use this
  guide when buying crix or chopping your greens/veggies.
• You must provide calcium dust without D3 and multivitamin dust for your
  beardie. You should dust the live prey with calcium one time a day, and vitamins
  3 times a week. Just collect your live prey into baggie and add enough calcium
  and vitamin to dust them. Then pour a few at a time into your tank. Some people
  feed their beardie in a separate tank so that no crickets can hide. Or some take
  out "furniture" from tank and feed this way. As they get older, 4-5 months or so
  dust live prey with calcium 3 times a week.
• Feed the veggies/ greens 1st thing in morning after lights on for one hour
  at least. Then after 2-3 hours offer crix. Then freshen green/veggies. Then give
  more crix. Make sure after last crix feeding there is at least 1-2 hours of
  lights so that they can digest their food before night time.

*Beardies over the age of one year old during the winter
months will go into a Brumation like most Reptiles and Herps. It is a form of
Hibernation that is governed by the weather and time of year. The lights should
be on a shorter period at this time. Fresh greens should be available during
this period. Do not feed live prey during Brumation.

Water: Mist your little one with the spray bottle 3-4 times a day. You can
also offer a small dish of water in your enclosure but be sure your dragon is
not too small to drown in it. It is recommended that when your beardie is 2
months old you can bathe your baby in a small plastic container with warm water-
not hot. It will help them to stay hydrated. As they get older you can move up
to the bathroom sink and then to the bathtub. Very important for bath enclosure
to be thoroughly cleaned and rinsed prior to bath time. Clean between dragons
too if bathing more than one.

If you have any further questions feel free to ask. I like to start people
off with proper husbandry and then see if I can further assist.

http://www.repticzone.com/articles/fruitsandvegetablesrated.html

This is for fruits and Vegetables

Nutrition chart: http://www.beautifuldragons.com/Nutritionframeset.html

Sand as a substrate: http://www.beardeddragon.org/articles/impaction/?page=3

Walnut shell Graphic: http://mrskingsbioweb.com/beardeddragngrossanatomy.htm

sexing bearded Dragons: http://repticzone.com/articles/sexingbeardeddragons.html

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