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i am planning to move my beardie form carpet to sand.she is 12 inchs from nose to tail and 6 inchs from nose to vent...is she almost ready for sand?

its a personal opinion. my beardie has been on sand since it was a hatchling and is now around 12-14 inches. Once again its a personal opinion.
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Tom
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I don't keep any of my beardies on sand. If you look at pictures of them in the wild, they are not on sand. The substrate they are on in the wild is more like tile.
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Darien Drollinger

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Actually in the wild it's a packed sandy dirt mix. Certainly not rock like tile. I wait till my dragons are 12" before transferring them to sand. I am very conservative and I'm sure you'll be fine.

Something to think about. I believe animals eat substrate because they are deficient in some part of their diet. I'd just make sure she is getting plenty of calcium and vitamins as well as enough to eat.

i took BDLvr's advice and waited until mine were 12inches long from nose to tail and they are doing great.
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Jeff Kearney
Orlando, FL

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