I just got a Baby Bearded Dragon and it is about 6 1/2 Inches long, How old might it be? If theres any tips anyone can give me (I'm new with Breaded Dragons)about the care for them, It would be great Thanks!!!!!
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Baby Dragon!!!
KILLerTEGU
Sep 27, 2003 06:09 PM
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Christyj
Sep 27, 2003 08:06 PM
Here's a great TIPS page from Bearded-dragons.com (at bottom of page).
It's not all relevant to babies, but are all useful tips submitted by site visitors and beardie owners.
The biggest mistakes new owners make are feeding their babies too large of crickets and feeding mealworms. Babies are unable to digest mealworms properly due to their hard exoskeleton.
Keep babies on paper until they are around 10" long. Paper towel, newspaper and Butchers paper are best.
Make sure the basking temp is 100-110
cool side 85
Make sure you have a UVB light
Use calcium w/d3 once a day on crickets
Use Vitamins 2-3x a week
NEVER leave crickets in the tank overnight. They will chew on your baby. It'sbest to feed the dragon in a different container so the risk doesn't exist.
Check out wwww.beautifuldragons.com and www.beginnersbasics.com for what veggies are good for them.
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