Reptiles - Geckos, Lizards, Snakes, and Turtles!

[Gizmutt]

My newest acquisition
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[Caffeinated Fox]

Im so excited. chief is growing very well and socializing very well. He happily sits on me for a while every day, and isnt bothered by the act that my kitten watches him all day... (she is NOT in the room if i'm not, and he is never out of the tank if ANY predator is present.) Though im worried he may be stressed out by her watching him. even though he perches and basks in her presence. Does anyone know If I should keep her out of the room at all times?
again, she is unable to harm him.

If it really seems to be stress ing him out, I'd try and limit their contact, but eventually he'll get used to it. Bady/young beardies are near the bottom of the food chain in the wild as well, so as he grows he'll most likely gain more confidence. My 11 month old female pair team up and chase my 18 pound cat around the house. They put her in her place pretty fast.

[Laark]

Im so excited. chief is growing very well and socializing very well. He happily sits on me for a while every day, and isnt bothered by the act that my kitten watches him all day... (she is NOT in the room if i'm not, and he is never out of the tank if ANY predator is present.) Though im worried he may be stressed out by her watching him. even though he perches and basks in her presence. Does anyone know If I should keep her out of the room at all times?
again, she is unable to harm him.

If it really seems to be stress ing him out, I'd try and limit their contact, but eventually he'll get used to it. Bady/young beardies are near the bottom of the food chain in the wild as well, so as he grows he'll most likely gain more confidence. My 11 month old female pair team up and chase my 18 pound cat around the house. They put her in her place pretty fast.

well from another forum i was chatting on, he shows no signs of stress. but im still keeping the kitten out of my room just because its less stress on me xD

also...i discovered chief is a girl.

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[Laark]

finally got rid of the sand substrate in chiefs tank, and now she's on tile.
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she moves around a bit more, and seems to be alright on it.

[Blitzstrike]

Hey guys I thought I would join this discussion ^^

Also, whoever said calcium sand is bad for bearded dragons, I hate to burst your bubble but in my experience, calcium sand is the very best substrate you can get for them. It's designed so that impaction does not occur. The best brand is reptilite and it is specifically designed for beardies and other desert animals. In the wild, they love burying themselves in sand so this substrate is perfect for them.

Just thought you guys should know ^^

I have had a beardie in the past, two leopard geckos, and a ball python. If you ever need any help with any of these types please let me know, I am very knowledgeable on all three of them. Right now I own a New Guinea Blue Tongue Skink named Coal. He is my baby<3 I've wanted one for so long and this particular reptile is a dream pet of mine so I am so happy with him. He's perfect(:

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Here is his picture for you guys who haven't seen my post about him(:

[Laark]

so i need some help. My beardie wont eat veggies x.x any ideas on how to get her to?
and what are some veggie mixes you guys put together for your beardies?

[Blitzstrike]

I had issues getting mine to eat it too. They love collard greens and carrots(: That's what I gave Cyrus. He ate it all very fast but my roommate had a beardie who refused to eat his collard greens but would eat them if given nothing else.

[Laark]

I had issues getting mine to eat it too. They love collard greens and carrots(: That's what I gave Cyrus. He ate it all very fast but my roommate had a beardie who refused to eat his collard greens but would eat them if given nothing else.

She eats crickets and really, really small meal worms. but wont touch veggies. her crickets get gutloaded with flukers dry food, flukers orange cubes, and a variety of lettuce, carrots,potatoes and i believe this weeks fruit is mango. basically all of the tings chief wont eat. x.x

[Blitzstrike]

Hmm well at his age, he needs to have 70% crickets and 30% veggies so if he won't eat the ones you try to give him it shouldn't hurt him too badly. Most babies don't even want them. Mine actually loved carrots a lot but it is highly uncommon for them to want to eat veggies at their age.