How much should an 8 month old beardie weigh?
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beardie question
victor_1616
Jul 13, 2004 02:35 PM
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pogo_the_dragon
Jul 13, 2004 02:56 PM
Pogo now weighs about 512 grams as of right now as I weighed him.and is about 20" long....I believe if my old memory lets me recall that he was about 360 grams around 8 1/2 mos old and was about 18 3/4" long...Hope that helps but every dragon is differnt so it's pretty hard to say what would be average...I'd say if he/she is eating a healthy amount of crix and a good salad with greens and veggies every day...growing and gaining weight and is active your fine...Cage cleanliness is sooo important also..I found out Pogo had coccidia at 3 months old which I believe he had when I bought him at a expo. Although it slowed his growth and he became lethargic and it took almost 3 months to get rid of he's healthy now...and is a big boy....From what the vet told me he still has traces of the coccidia but the levels are soo low that nothing can be done to treat it and long as he stays stress free and in a clean cage he'll be fine...GOOD LUCK!!!
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HalosExotics
Jul 14, 2004 10:49 PM
There is no set weight a dragon should be. It all depends on the individual animal. I know I have had animals of the same length and girth but have difference in weight by nearly 100 grams. Some dragons are heavier than others. If I had to give an average, I would say close to 250 maybe more. But like I said, it depends on the individual animal.
