I'm worried about my bearded dragon?

without knowing environmental conditions keep friz in , feed him impossible question answer.
best can offer guide how should keep beardie ....

bearded dragon vivarium set-up

glass not suitable material use keeping high-temperature / desert living reptiles in !

need use 48" x 24" x 24" wooden vivarium glass sliding doors 1 or 2 beardies, this:
http://www.reptilia.org.uk/ekmps/shops/t...

wood has better heat-retaining properties , stop lizard having humidity in enclosure. glass tends cause chest infections & skin conditions due condensation , lack of ventilation.

heating should provided roof-mounted 100 watt or 150 watt ceramic heat emitter:
http://www.petsolutions.com/images/produ...
or reptile radiator
http://reptilekeeping.co.uk/images/euror...

connect either device thermostat set @ 75ºf [27ºc]. probe should sited 3" off floor @ opposite end of vivarium heater [the cool end].

essential heater protected mesh guard prevent lizard burning itself:
http://www.customguards.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/wpsc/product_images/spotlight-guard-2-black.jpg
or
http://www.customguards.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/wpsc/product_images/reptile-radiator-guard-white.jpg

day-time ultra-violet light, "normal" white light , basking spot heat should provided 160 watt mercury vapour uv & heat lamp such zoo med powersun lamp. should have guard on , switched on 12 14 hours day.
http://styr-paa-dyr.dk/upload/krybdyr/exo_terra_solar_glo.jpg

adjust height of lamp or place rocks and/or logs directly under lamp until surface temperature stabilizes @ 100ºf [37ºc]


bearded dragon feeding regime

feed beardie mixed greens / veggies / flowers every morning.

every evening offer live food eat in ½ hour.

don't limit food crickets.
diet should contain mixture of:
* brown crickets (never black)
* wax worms
* small cockroaches
* mealworms
* locust hoppers
* grasshoppers
* phoenix [calci-] worms
* earthworms [night crawlers]
* fruit beetle [pachnoda] grubs
* silkworms (of suitable size)

food should gut-loaded , heavily coated in calcium carbonate 5-days-a-week , reptile multi-vitamin powder other 2 days

rep-cal herptivite multivitamin beta carotene
http://www.petmountain.com/photos/product/giant/114420s519600/-/3-3-oz.jpg

rep-cal calcium without d3
http://s3.amazonaws.com/tc-photos/11442/product/standard/105556.jpg

hope helps !
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my bearded dragon, friz, 3 years old , hasn't grown since got him. doesn't eat much. i'm worried him. should do?

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