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First question..age? My little beardie is about 7 inches long including her tail. I'm assuming she's just a couple months old??

Second...food. How much should she be eating?? I'm not feeding her crickets (pet store wasn't either, and she won't eat them), I'm feeding her repcal plus veggies. She eats usually about ten bites, then goes back to basking. Is she eating enough??

Third...vitamins. Do I need to give her a vitamin supplement? I have read alot of stuff about calcium..and I'm confused on that subject.

Fourth...poop! How often should she be pooping? She's only gone once in the last 3 days. That was 24 hours ago, and it was a MONSTER POOP for such a little thing.

Otherwise, she seems real active, alert, and looks good. Here's her picture.

Thanks for all your help!

the pet store wasnt feeding her crickets???? good god! its great that she's eating veggies, most youngins wont. you could try putting the crix or some mealworms in with the veggies so she accidentalyl gets a few.

yes, you need supplements. depending on how old she is (and i dont know what to tell you there) every day or every other day is good. if she's only 7 inches and hasnt been well cared for at the pet store, id say go with every day. a vitamin supplement is good every couple days.

some good sites to read up at are beginnersbasics.com and dachiu.com, (think i spelt them both right heh)
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proud mama to:
1.0.0 ball python (mr snake),0.0.1 albino florida kingsnake (CK),1.0.0 leopard gecko (sebastian),0.1.0 colombian rainbow boa (luce),1.1.0 bearded dragon (kaipo and dulce), 1.1.0 colombian redtailed boas (adam and eve)

and the crix should be no longer than the space between the beardie's eyes.
do you have a thermometer with the probe to check the basking temps? a uvb light? etc?
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proud mama to:
1.0.0 ball python (mr snake),0.0.1 albino florida kingsnake (CK),1.0.0 leopard gecko (sebastian),0.1.0 colombian rainbow boa (luce),1.1.0 bearded dragon (kaipo and dulce), 1.1.0 colombian redtailed boas (adam and eve)

sorry, i saw repcal and thought calcium supplement, not pellets to replace crix
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proud mama to:
1.0.0 ball python (mr snake),0.0.1 albino florida kingsnake (CK),1.0.0 leopard gecko (sebastian),0.1.0 colombian rainbow boa (luce),1.1.0 bearded dragon (kaipo and dulce), 1.1.0 colombian redtailed boas (adam and eve)

Having a baby that is cricket free is actually a blessing in disguise lol

She will need some source of added protein though, so I would suggest silk worms, mealies, superworms, etc. These will depend on your dragons size and capabilities of eating each.

At her age / size I would calcium her food once a day and multi vitamin once a week.

Babies generally poop every day, so I would check your temps and make sure they are ok. Basking site should be around 105 - 110 (basking surface not the air temp) If your temps are too low, this would also explain why she isn't eating much.

>>First question..age? My little beardie is about 7 inches long including her tail. I'm assuming she's just a couple months old??
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>>Second...food. How much should she be eating?? I'm not feeding her crickets (pet store wasn't either, and she won't eat them), I'm feeding her repcal plus veggies. She eats usually about ten bites, then goes back to basking. Is she eating enough??
>>
>>Third...vitamins. Do I need to give her a vitamin supplement? I have read alot of stuff about calcium..and I'm confused on that subject.
>>
>>Fourth...poop! How often should she be pooping? She's only gone once in the last 3 days. That was 24 hours ago, and it was a MONSTER POOP for such a little thing.
>>
>>Otherwise, she seems real active, alert, and looks good. Here's her picture.
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>>Thanks for all your help!
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Lisa
www.beginnersbasics.com