kayladawn91, i think it is so cool that you have a bearded dragon. they simultaneously freak me out and fill me with awe. so prehistoric looking! our neighbors used to have them and we petsat once. their skin was fun to touch.
MH is seriously the most excited adult right now. He's wanted one since he was still living at home but his mom wouldn't let him because she thinks bearded dragons "look like the devil"
Good luck to all the ladies that need it today! I woke up cranky and immediately got a pregnancy text from a good friend. I'm so happy for her but as usual it is mixed emotions and I really could have just waited a few hours before hearing that news.
I'm also starting my Whole30 today. Sort of. Being vegetarian shifts it so much already that I probably won't be very hardcore. But I'm all for cutting out sugar.
GL to everyone starting Whole30 today! I need to do something, I just don't know what. My mom and dad recently started something called Plexus and they love it.
I'm just hanging out. Super busy work day today and no desire at all to deal with any of it. We are so busy that it's making me want to shut down and do nothing because I am too overwhelmed to handle it all.
Paging rablissful and anyone else who may have advice.
Our baby bearded dragon hasn't eaten anything since we brought him home on Saturday night. We tried two different types of food and he's just not interested. H is going to buy live crickets today and see if he will eat those, but what could we do to try and get him interested in the other food?
I'm going to ask my H, he has a lot of experience with reptiles. What two foods have you tried? He may ask. I'll let you know what he says.
Paging rablissful and anyone else who may have advice.
Our baby bearded dragon hasn't eaten anything since we brought him home on Saturday night. We tried two different types of food and he's just not interested. H is going to buy live crickets today and see if he will eat those, but what could we do to try and get him interested in the other food?
He may be still getting used to his new surroundings. If you got freeze-dried crickets he likely won't eat those. Very few reptiles do because they like to hunt. At petsmart we feed them live crickets first thing in the morning (5-10 a day). He should legit jump at the chance at those. We also feed them a juvenile bearded dragon food (I'm unsure the brand) as well as freeze dried veggies. I honestly don't see them eat the regular food and freeze dried veggies much.
You could also try some cut up fresh veggies if you have them on hand. Dark leafy greens, zucchini, squash, shredded carrots.
If he doesn't go after the crickets, I would get some wax worms. They have a really high calorie count though so they should be given sparingly, but they are good for when they stop eating for a couple days. Mealworms (I would get the large since he's so tiny still) are also a good option.
I'm not sure if they gave you a care guide but here is the one you should have gotten: care guide
I swear, the hotter it is outside the colder it is in the school. It's ridiculous.
My office is freeeeeezing right now, but weirdly, the elevator lobby and hallways are muggy and hot. I'm used to my office being cold until the sun hits my windows at 2pm and then I'll overheat.
They sent us a survey to get energy certified something-or-other and all the questions were about how comfortable and consistent our office temperatures are. I don't think they'll be getting it if that's the metric.
Happy Monday all! I have a work trip this week so this week should go fast, but I am sad this morning about the Cavs game last night Being a Cleveland fan is always painful.
Hope your appointments go well ironbaby and teachermomtobe! Good luck at your first day of class wannabmama! Sorry you had to wake up to that doodler, but I hope the day gets better from there!
I had been warned my commute might suck with the work they're doing to our subway system, but it was just fine. I also get free lunch today at work. So I'm in a good mood so far.
Happy Monday all! I have a work trip this week so this week should go fast, but I am sad this morning about the Cavs game last night Being a Cleveland fan is always painful.
I feel your pain so much. I was bitching about the game on the randoms thread last night. That was awful. It's not looking good for us. Quite honestly, we need to win both games in Cleveland and I'm afraid that will likely not happen. What happened to the team that was kicking ass the first 3 rounds of the playoffs?! They haven't even looked like the same team so far in the Finals.
I agree ladytiffany24, I don't see how we come back from this. Winning both the next games at home and then having to win a game there just doesn't seem like it's going to happen. With how well we played throughout the playoffs I really thought we finally had a chance this year!
I guess there's always next year......the perpetual saying of a Cleveland fan!
I'm getting my first lesson on office manager duties for H's business tonight - it can't be that hard, right? I think the first thing I'm gonna do as office manager is change my title to President.
kayladawn91 Here is what he wrote to me: Ok, so first step is to check temperatures with a proper thermometer, not one of the cheap stick on ones. For a baby bearded dragon the temperature under the heat lamp should be 95F ambient temperature should be around 82-84F. If these temperatures are good, then I would start by giving the dragon a bath in lukewarm water (approx 85-90F) for 10-15 minutes (only fill water up to the dragons chest, so for a baby dragon about 1/2" also they should check the temperature properly), this is in case he is dehydrated, and can also help to pass any blockages. If the dragon is less than 4-5" I would recommend using paper towel on the bottom of the cage, past 5-6" in length, sand should be fine. What are they trying to feed? Baby dragons are usually very energetic eaters on small insects (crickets, mealworms, waxworms etc) but don't usually eat a lot of veggies when they are small. Another important note is that if they are small they can dehydrate easily, and won't usually drink out of a bowl, so they need to mist the cage once or twice a day, they will usually drink the water running off of the decorations.
He also send you could send a photo of setup if you want.
She's not really saying what type of food they tried, but they won't often take prepared diets when they are small, the one exception is the repashy veggie burger or grub pie, they usually will eat those, sometimes you have to "move" it around with a pair of tweezers to get them started on it, but once they start they rarely stop, it seems to be very palatable.
Thermometer: Zoomed infrared temp gun or Exo terra temp guns are good options around 20$ (maybe cheaper in US)
Paging rablissful and anyone else who may have advice.
Our baby bearded dragon hasn't eaten anything since we brought him home on Saturday night. We tried two different types of food and he's just not interested. H is going to buy live crickets today and see if he will eat those, but what could we do to try and get him interested in the other food?
He may be still getting used to his new surroundings. If you got freeze-dried crickets he likely won't eat those. Very few reptiles do because they like to hunt. At petsmart we feed them live crickets first thing in the morning (5-10 a day). He should legit jump at the chance at those. We also feed them a juvenile bearded dragon food (I'm unsure the brand) as well as freeze dried veggies. I honestly don't see them eat the regular food and freeze dried veggies much.
You could also try some cut up fresh veggies if you have them on hand. Dark leafy greens, zucchini, squash, shredded carrots.
If he doesn't go after the crickets, I would get some wax worms. They have a really high calorie count though so they should be given sparingly, but they are good for when they stop eating for a couple days. Mealworms (I would get the large since he's so tiny still) are also a good option.
I'm not sure if they gave you a care guide but here is the one you should have gotten: care guide
Thank you! They didn't give us a care guide or anything when we bought him.
We bought the freeze dried crickets and the juvenile reptile food and he's not a fan of either. I will probably see if they'll let me return both. I was thinking the dry food would be easier for whoever takes care of him when we leave town for a week in July so I was hoping he would eat that in addition to live food a few times a week. I'll try the things you suggested and hopefully he will eat something!
Evelyn3 thanks so much to you and YH for the info! I'm going to try some live food options tonight and I'll try those other things if he still won't eat!
He may be still getting used to his new surroundings. If you got freeze-dried crickets he likely won't eat those. Very few reptiles do because they like to hunt. At petsmart we feed them live crickets first thing in the morning (5-10 a day). He should legit jump at the chance at those. We also feed them a juvenile bearded dragon food (I'm unsure the brand) as well as freeze dried veggies. I honestly don't see them eat the regular food and freeze dried veggies much.
You could also try some cut up fresh veggies if you have them on hand. Dark leafy greens, zucchini, squash, shredded carrots.
If he doesn't go after the crickets, I would get some wax worms. They have a really high calorie count though so they should be given sparingly, but they are good for when they stop eating for a couple days. Mealworms (I would get the large since he's so tiny still) are also a good option.
I'm not sure if they gave you a care guide but here is the one you should have gotten: care guide
Thank you! They didn't give us a care guide or anything when we bought him.
We bought the freeze dried crickets and the juvenile reptile food and he's not a fan of either. I will probably see if they'll let me return both. I was thinking the dry food would be easier for whoever takes care of him when we leave town for a week in July so I was hoping he would eat that in addition to live food a few times a week. I'll try the things you suggested and hopefully he will eat something!
I would keep the dry food. Even if he doesn't seem to be eating it now it's good to keep in there for him to munch on when he gets hungry. I would return the dried crickets though and pick up some freeze dried veggies or omnivore mix.
Post by BabyStandish on Jun 6, 2016 8:44:40 GMT -5
Husband is working a half day so looks like we are going to go on a run (why does my phone want to change this to rum? Lol) together which will mean I'll miss yoga most likely. There's a class tonight though so maybe I'll try that one out.
Dude. You have no idea. I didn't even want this thing and it has taken over my life. I kept readjusting it's decorations yesterday because I want it to be happy and able to lay on the hammocks okay. I even freakin touched the freeze dried crickets. Then I went on Amazon and spent 2 hours finding fun decorations for the tank. Now I've spiraled on Google about how to best feed the crickets to it.
I told MH this bearded dragon was his and I wouldn't be helping, but I'm already so invested.
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