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11-Dec-06, 05:12 PM
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Hi Guys,
Hope that someone can help us with this question. We have 2, (5 week old ) Central Bearded Dragon babies. At the moment we have nothing on the floor of a melamine enclosure, today I tried to put breeders choice down but the dragons couldn't get the crickets as they(the crickets) burrowed into the pellets. I was told to put red desert sand down but was also told that it was no good as they got it in their eyes and swallowed it. Is it OK to have nothing down? Or what should I put in their enclosure?
Thanks for your help in advance.
Leanne
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11-Dec-06, 05:16 PM
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use newspaper
and as they grow and age move them up to sand that is still risky but
they might get smarter as they age
brad
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11-Dec-06, 05:18 PM
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Thanks for that I will go and put some paper down now.
Leanne
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11-Dec-06, 05:38 PM
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yeh use newspaper. ive used auspet which is very similar to breeders choice on beardy babies and they got to the food fine.
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11-Dec-06, 05:41 PM
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I use Paper, bearded dragons can be really stupid
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11-Dec-06, 05:41 PM
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Should I tape the paper down as the crickets can get under it where it lifts up (where the fold is).
Leanne
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11-Dec-06, 05:45 PM
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yeh use newspaper, you could tape it down if you wanted to.
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11-Dec-06, 06:10 PM
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For my youngin's i use papaer towl's be because the tank usually just that bit smaller than the size of a peice of newspaper, but for adults i use newspaper.
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11-Dec-06, 06:17 PM
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wats the worst thing that could happen with sand getting in the lizards eyes
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11-Dec-06, 06:20 PM
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recycled news paper pellets do the job for me.Cost more then news paper , but looks better and is safe
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12-Dec-06, 12:18 AM
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Try slate tiles.....
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12-Dec-06, 12:26 AM
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Put breeders choice down. When the lights go out the crickets WILL come out and they will get eaten. I say use B.C.
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12-Dec-06, 12:32 AM
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When the light go out, the beardies go to sleep, where ever they are, and the crickets come out looking for food, and your baby beardie may get injured.
Use paper towls, place cage furnishings startigicaly, so that it is hard to the crickets to hide under neath. Crickets seem to want to jump around more so than go and hide.
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12-Dec-06, 12:46 AM
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I use astroturf for my hatchlings. Quote:
Originally Posted by mitchdiamond wats the worst thing that could happen with sand getting in the lizards eyes | Ummm, blindness. And if they ingest it they will probably get impactions. And MrSpike is right, leaving crickets in ur viv is a TERRIBLE idea. The crickets will just eat ur beardies - and that's no joke.
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12-Dec-06, 12:52 AM
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True sorry to give wrong idea's. I ALWAYS watch untill the food is eaten, not all people are like me and stay up till morning. NEVER leave uneaten food with ANY lizards. I was a bit quick and not thinking when I posted that!!!!
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