My Bearded dragon

Had this fella for about six months now thought I would share about the only good pic I have been able to get of him will try for some more when he is more active.https://i.servimg.com/u/f41/16/51/31/54/pictur15.jpg[url=https://i.servimg.com/u/f41/16/51/31/54/pictur14.jpg]more of moses[/url]

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Aussie Guy how big is he and what sort of foods does it eat?

Nice beardie u got there mate. I remember while I was growing up I used to go out with my mates and catch all sorts of lizards and snakes. Came across the bearded dragon quite a few times and learnt they have teeth the hard way lol

Kfenk I'm lucky enough to not have experienced that particular pleasure but he is only small so I dont think he will pack a wallop for a while yet (I hope).
June maybe try a different web browser?
Jim he (only cause I'm not sure yet as to sex) is a shade under 25cm long and eats a combination of crickets and speckled feeder roaches what we call Woodies here and about 10% of his diet is greenery I put a pot plant in for him and let him take care of that bit or carrot greens ect.

I can now. He's a beauty.

Wow nice lizzy. I've always been rather curious on the idea of getting one. Did you need a reptile license to get him?

Good thing you don't have a bobtail, coz if those things bite, then goodluck getting your finger out of that lockjaw.

Bearded dragons are gorgeous reptiles. Got any vids to post on its feeding time? Would be awesome to see.

Hey Silva,
Sorry it took so long to respond
Yes you need a license to keep beardies in Australia and I have had the misfortune to be on the wrong end of a bobtail.
Not something I am keen to repeat I will see if I can get a vid or two of him at feeding time

Lovely Lizard Fascinating creatures..

He is a beauty but is off his food at the moment so I am a little worried for him :\

how much UVB does he get. Fisrt thing to check when a reptile is off his food is to sus his UV requirements. 9/10 time where someone comes into the shop saying their lizard, turtle or snake is off its food its cos it has no UVB. few walks outside will help out a lot. bout 15-20 mins every 2-3 days, or get a UV bulb

Yeah I am running a uvb bulb, so I don't think that's the issue.... unless..... do uvb bulbs have a life time and where would one get a uvb meter ? also would it be possible that a globe is producing light in the visible spectrum but not enough uvb?

Hrmm, no idea. Is it a incandessent of fluro tube. if its a fluro it might be dropping off but i have no idea if the UVB would go before the visable light, i would assume not.

What is his normal food?

he is normally on a combination of roaches, Skink pellets and green leafy material with occasional silkworms when i can get them. I think that if he hasn't eaten willingly by monday I may have to take him to a vet and get an internal parasite check done

What I think I am gonna do is try as you suggest and sunbath him if his appetite picks up then I will begin looking at my uvb bulbs

Hi,what brand and strength uv do you have?How long have you had it? Most brands require changing every 6 months but the arcadia ones will last up to a year.They will still emit light but the uv diminishes over time.

Lol many thanks Bristlenoses, if most bulbs only last around six months, then it looks like I'm off to the pet shop tomorrow and hopefully we can get young Moses back on his tucker

I highly recommend the Arcadia ones if you can get them.What strength are you using and can he get close enough to it?

It's an Eko-Terra repti glo 10.0 Uvb globe and he can sit within 8-9 cm of it

Sounds good,do you use a reflector at all? Natural sunlight is excellent for them so if you can take him out in the sun that would do him good.

Yeah the unit that houses my uvb globe has an onboard reflector so i am really beginning to suspect my globe thanks for the assistance it seems you have a fair amount of experience with reptiles?

You are welcome,yes i know quite a bit about reptiles as i have kept tortoises and chameleons in the past for many years.All my life I have been interested in many animals and have read lots and learnt lots and have always had animals in my life.I have always researched as much as possible,i love knowledge and like to know as much as possible on the correct care of animals and everything in between,even did a lot of genetic research when i kept and bred show rabbits.Not that i can remember it all now though lol.The only thing I have ever been interested in since i was very young are animals of all kinds.I would of loved to of been a vet or some sort of animal research scientist but unfortunately life didn't turn out that way for me.I love wildlife too and even flora and fauna.I better stop or I will go on and on and on

Hell why not go on, you are preaching to the choir I much like you have always had an interest in animals and am doing my best at the moment to turn my house into a small menagerie

LOL if i had plenty of money i would love a menagerie.I used to have allsorts but just cannot afford it nowadays,plus am not as well and fit as i used to be.

At present all that's stopping my expansion is money but having started a new job I think I may have resolved that issue for now. So on with the growth and damn the torpedo's I say