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Advice please

Rockster Oct 05, 2005 03:24 PM

My son has two rankin dragon babies - approximately 3 months old. We acquired one (Rocky) and then got the second (Sandy) a few weeks later - last Sunday. I have told by a breeder that they are more sociable than beardies, and they do seem to spend a lot of time basking together.
My problem is that since we got Sandy, she does not seem to have eaten a lot. She is pale in colour, so I think that means she is likely to shed soon? Could this be a reason, or is likely just to be because of the move? Should I worry? My son put crickets in this morning and there are still some left this evening so they have food available. Rocky shed last week and his appetite is fine, but he sems to prefer locusts to crickets.
We also feed cabbage, cress or spring greens - what else is good to try?
Any advice would be gratefully accepted as we are first time lizard owners, and would like to be sure we are doing things right.

Replies (2)

denise1 Oct 08, 2005 07:37 PM

what is their set up?? what are the temperatures in the tank? basking temp? what are you using to take the temps?? I don't know if it could be different with Rankins but beardies should be kept seperately, they are not social creatures except to breed...besides attacking eachother, the dominant one can stress out the other one...a good site for feeding information is BeautifulDragons.com
yes, the move could cause stress which can cause them to not eat...how long have you had them...when first bringing them home, you should handle them as little as possible except for necessary care of them, such as feeding...please more info
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Rockster Oct 09, 2005 04:15 PM

Thanks for replying to me. We have had Rocky about 4 weeks, and Sandy for 1 week. I consulted with several people including a rankin breeder before we got the second, and was told they were more sociable than beardies so should be ok as long as they were of about the same size. The basking temperature is around 95 degrees. We have a ceramic heater, and UV light. We provide a dish of greens, and a dish of water. Rocky is not keen on crickets, but will devour locusts. Sandy did eat 3 locusts yesterday morning, but she is still spending a lot of time hiding. I don't know if she has eaten today. We have been advised to drip water on her nose to make sure she is drinking, and have started doing this twice a day. We changed the inside of the vivarium around when we got Sandy, and added a new hide, and they have been in the hide together, as well as basking together.

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