It'll help you save money and ensure your pet lives its best life! Though they grow at slightly different rates, still expect the reptiles to follow this general growth chart. Food larger than this size has a higher chance of impacting the digestive tract and pressing on the spinal cord.
This is especially true of juvenile bearded dragons as they transition to the adult stage of eating. For more help, check out this guide on how to get bearded dragons to eat their greens. However, even with a gallon tank, the bearded dragon will grow only to around 2 feet in length. However, if you are worried about the growth of your Bearded Dragon you should consult your Vet to get a professional opinion.
Using the size chart below will give you a guide and help you determine the health and age of your beloved Beardie. You should measure your Bearded Dragon from the tip of the tail to the tip of the head. The growth in the first year is rapid and they can grow anything up to an inch per week to begin with.
In the second year, your Beardie can grow up to an additional 2 inches in the whole year. This growth is very slow and hard to even notice. The only thing you may notice is that Bearded Dragons will put on weight in the second year and start to fill out a little.
There are lots of different Bearded Dragon species, and the majority will grow to different lengths. The size difference of a full-grown adult of one species can be as much as 4x bigger than another species, so knowing which species you have will give you a far better idea of the full-grown adult length. Below is a chart that will help you better understand the different species and how big they can grow.
At the age of months, a Bearded Dragon is classed as a hatchling or baby. This is where the fastest period of growth takes place. From 6 months to 12 months your Bearded Dragon will now be classed as a juvenile. In this month period, growth is still very much happening at a rapid rate although it may have slowed down slightly from the first 6 months. As ever diet and lighting are important to keep your Beardie healthy and growing at a good rate.
Thus, a good rule of thumb is feeding them crickets up to 5 times a day for 5 — 10 minute intervals. Also, you need to be careful with the size of the food you offer your baby bearded dragon as food. That is, food bigger than its head can be very dangerous to a baby. Further, baby bearded dragons need a vast amount of protein in their diet to grow at a healthy rate.
In particular, Added veg at least times a week is ok. However, once a day will ensure they are getting a good all-round balanced diet daily. Hence, building a taste for veg from a young age. In addition, babies need a vast amount of protein in the first few months.
Purposely, to help them grow healthy and strong. This will be a very good balance and a great start to their lives. You may be wondering what exactly brumation is? And something that most bearded dragons will do at some point.
Although, brumating at a very young age can actually be harmful to some young Dragons. That is if it performs it too often and at a very young age.
Therefore, as they are sleeping so they have to rely on what nutrients they already have in store to keep them going. Although, this is fine for adult dragons. But for baby bearded dragons, their metabolism is so fast that they use nutrients very quickly. Thus, they simply must keep eating at regular intervals to keep their body in a healthy state.
Also, to keep up with the rate of growth that takes place in the first 12 months. Consequently, if you allow a baby bearded dragon to brumate in its first few months. Fat species will have a bulged belly that overextends beyond its sides when standing.
They will also have very thick legs and a plump chest area. If only the belly is enlarged and your beardie is female she may have egg retention and require surgery. If your bearded dragon is overweight you should start by checking their tank temperature.
An underweight or skinny Beardie will have a flat body with wrinkled, loose skin. For baby bearded dragons you should track their weight gain to a growth chart. Typically underweight Bearded Dragons are juveniles who have not hit their growth spurt or are adults with anorexia. Now you know how big an adult bearded dragon will get.
A healthy and well-nourished adult Bearded Dragon will be 16 to 24 inches in length and to grams in weight. Hatchlings are born three inches long. They will grow two inches per month for their first three months. If you notice any sizes outside of the normal ranges, then immediately review their lighting, diet, and tank-size. As long as they are within the stated size range, then you have a healthy reptile. A healthy diet, correct environment and consistent husbandry will help your dragon reach their full grown size.
There are eight different bearded dragon species in the wild. The most popular is the Pogona vitticeps and only four out of eight species are kept as pets.
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I make sure to introduce new veggies every now and then to my beardie A male Juvie … so far he only reacted negatively to green beans…. I sometimes get organic baby food: veggies as a treat… also a way to introduce veggies, with an oral syringe he will lap it up after I put some on his nose.
We have a 5 month old with probable German Giant bloodlines. His tank is 4x2x2 but he has a good couple of hours free run throughout the house.
He has no issue with climbing a flight of stairs and he loves to swim.
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