MikeRC
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So I got my baby beardie 2 days ago. The day I got her she ate 8 crickets and didn't touch any veggies. I offered veggies to her yesterday and she ate some shredded mustard greens out of feeding tongs, and she ate 23 crickets. Now today I look and she has rings on her stomach and she hasn't touched anything I've offered to her. Also she hasn't moved much from her basking spot.
The crickets I've been feeding her are smaller than the space between her eyes. I'm using a digital probe thermometer. Her basking spots been 100-110 and the CHE I have on at night keeps the tank about 75-85. She's in a 75 gallon tank which I split today with some cardboard. I have a branch in the tank for her to get a little closer to the light if needed that she hasn't been on. She hasn't gone to the bathroom since yesterday morning which I'm not sure is okay or not..? Substrate is tile.
I've tried getting close to her, shell let me get my hand about an inch from her but takes off and gapes when I try coming any closer. The only time she's let me hold her so far was to put her in the tank and even than she was trying to get away.. Overall she seams lazy, she lays in her basking spot almost constantly.. I've had other pets but I'm new to bearded dragons and her behavior is making me nervous and I don't know if it should be.. Any help or tips on how to make her more comfortable or why she may not be eating would be greatly appreciated.
The crickets I've been feeding her are smaller than the space between her eyes. I'm using a digital probe thermometer. Her basking spots been 100-110 and the CHE I have on at night keeps the tank about 75-85. She's in a 75 gallon tank which I split today with some cardboard. I have a branch in the tank for her to get a little closer to the light if needed that she hasn't been on. She hasn't gone to the bathroom since yesterday morning which I'm not sure is okay or not..? Substrate is tile.
I've tried getting close to her, shell let me get my hand about an inch from her but takes off and gapes when I try coming any closer. The only time she's let me hold her so far was to put her in the tank and even than she was trying to get away.. Overall she seams lazy, she lays in her basking spot almost constantly.. I've had other pets but I'm new to bearded dragons and her behavior is making me nervous and I don't know if it should be.. Any help or tips on how to make her more comfortable or why she may not be eating would be greatly appreciated.