HI. I GOT MY BABY ON CHRISTMAS EVE. THE WOMAN SAID THAT HE WAS ABOUT TWO MONTHES OLD. AT THAT TIME, HE WAS FIVE AND ONE FOURTH INCHES LONG. BUT ITS MARCH FIRST NOW, AND HE'S ONLY SIX INCHES LONG RIGHT NOW. I'VE DONE THE UV LIGHTS, THE CALCIUM, AND GIVEN HIM A LARGE VARIETY OF FOOD. HE'S KIND OF A PICKY EATER SOMETIMES, BUT HE'S A GOOD EATER. HE SEEMS VERY ACTIVE AND HEALTHY, BUT HE'S JUST SO SMALL. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY ADVISE OR ANYTHING? I'M VERY WORRIED SOMETHING MIGHT BE WRONG. I KEEP HEARING ABOUT HOW FAST THEY GROW, BUT HE JUST ISN'T. THANKYOU FOR ANY HELP YOU CAN OFFER, SINCERLY, CRISTINE
I have my own beardie and I have had him since he was only a month. They grow slowly at first then get quicker as they get older. When I first got him I fed him on crickets and veg (kale, peppers, carrots, watercress and grapes). It takes time but before you know it they are huge.
Could you possibly have a rankin dragon and not a vitticeps? They are much smaller and grow very slowly. Here is also a link to a group of dragons by age and size. Some are just smaller than others and grow differently also. we have one that grew like crazy til 6 months then hardly grew after that, our biggest female now grew slowly to 4 months that had big growth sputs @ 5, 9 and 13 months.
THANKYOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR HELP. HE JUST KIND OF EASED MY MIND A LITTLE BIT TONIGHT. I CAME HOME AND HE HAD COMPLETELY SHEDDED HIS SKIN IN ONE DAY. HE HAD SHOWED LITTLE SIGNS OF SHEDDING BEFORE, BUT NEVER COMPLETLY BEFORE. I HAVE HEARD THAT SHEDDING IS A BIG PART OF GROWTH, AND HE HAS BEEN EATING ALOT MORE LATELY. I THINK A GROWTH SPURT MAY BE RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER. HE ALSO DID THE ARM WAVE FOR THE FIRST TIME TODAY. IT WAS SO SWEET, I'D NEVER SEEN IT BEFORE. I'M GLAD TO KNOW THAT IT IS POSSIBLE FOR THEM TO BE SMALLER AT FIRST. THANKS AGAIN! -CRISTINE
I JUST MEASURED HIM AND NOW HE'S SEVEN INCHES LONG! THATS THE FASTEST RATE IN A MONTH SINCE I GOT HIM.
