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kephy
at Sun Jun 13 11:05:12 2004 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by kephy ]
First off it needs to be pointed out that crushed walnut shells are AS BAD if not WORSE than calcium sand. Remove them immediately, they are posing an immediate risk to your lizard.
To learn about more about substreates read this post I just made in the thread just below this one. It has a few links I think you should read through.
forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=482992,483023
Basically, calcium sand, walnut shells, all these things pose great risk to beardies. Especially young beardies. At the small size he's at right now, he is at a high risk if he gets just one or two accidental mouthfuls of the stuff. Your best bet is to keep your baby on paper towels or something similar until he is full grown. In the meantime, learn as much as you can about different substrates so you can make the best choice when he is an adult.
Everything else about your setup sounds ok. You may want to get the basking spot up a few more degrees, but make sure your thermometors are correct. The cheap strips and guages you get at the petstore aren't always the most reliable.
I don't think the cricket food and suppliments will be a problem. I don't use the store bought cricket food though, I prefer feeding my crickets the same fresh greens and veggies I use in my lizards' salads.
As for the water dish, my beardies hate water too. Don't worry, you may never see him take a drink, but if you give him gutloaded and hydrated crickets, fresh salads, and regular baths or mistings, he should have no problem staying hydrated. Being desert reptiles these animals are used to getting most of their moisture through their food, not from drinking standing water.
Anyways, it sounds like you're on the right track and learning what you can, which is great. You can never learn too much about these animals, so keep at it. Just get rid of those walnut shells and you'll have a good start! 
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2.0 bearded dragons (Ocho / Domo-kun)
0.1 kingsnake (Rio)
1.0 ferret (Playstation)
1.0 cat (Wally)
0.1 dog (Tima)
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- New Bearded Dragon owner - bearddrag, Sun Jun 13 10:24:51 2004
 RE: New Bearded Dragon owner - kephy, Sun Jun 13 11:05:12 2004
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