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is my mali stunted or just small?

Urojade Mar 08, 2004 12:59 PM

i've had him since semptember 2001 and he or she (i've always called my mali a he but i think he's a she now)
is only about 9 1/2 inches. Is it my fualt he's so small when i first got him i didnt have a UVB light and i didnt feed him any good greens with calcium. I did get him calcium and vitamin supplements at one point, and gave him a sunshine bulb which i read someplace was ok for them i cant remember where. so i wasnt taking care of him to well till i came here and found out how.
did my bad care stunt him/her?
oh he's lived in a 50 gl long since i got him and until i learned he should have them higher he had bearded dragon temps in his tank because thats what the petstore guy told me and i didnt know any better

Replies (2)

elplayboydr111 Mar 08, 2004 01:28 PM

your mali might be stunted but maybe it could still catch up, i have my basking spot at 130 and some places of the rock it even reaches 150 and she just decides where she wants to be , there not dumb if its too hot they won't stay there, just get the temps up there where they should be and feed her the good greens , she should be ok,

UroJade Mar 08, 2004 02:05 PM

i have been giving her the right food,heat and light since i signed up for the forums maybe a year after i got her i also dont know how they took care of her in the petstore. or even before she was in the petstore they said that the stores owner raised her. she wasnt big when i got her she fit in my hand with her tail and about half her head hanging off the sides and my hands not big

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