Na Na Na..Batman and Robin!

[StuMac]

Hey guys. Quick bump! I've rehoused both my guys in separate sides of a large vivarium. I made a divider and both now have ample space to wander and explore. I cut down a branch from a tree in my garden to create climbing space, boiled them and dried them out in the oven then trimmed and tied them together. Added some vines, and they are loving the room. Eating well, getting big and strong. Having a blast with them!!

 

[Tom]

Glad you separated them and got rid of the sand. They will be so much better for these changes.

Beardies are one of the species that really need a lot of UVB. Have you got that covered?

Started your dubia roach colony yet?

 

[StuMac]

Hi Tom....yeah I have a uv strip in each side. Couldn't get it in the shot as the glare of the lights were blurring the shot!

Haven't started a colony yet, as I work offshore and I'm not fully read up on it yet. They do munch on a few mealworms once or twice a week, plenty kale, Pak Choi, have a water dish, and get calcium powder too. Along with locusts which they love. Batman wiped out a locust in 2.4 seconds yesterday!! Temperatures are holding at 32c both sides.

 

[StuMac]

Hey guys. Been a while! Hope you all had a good Xmas and New Year.

So I returned from a trip offshore to find a huge difference in my beardies. Batman HATES being handled. Runs, jumps, dives...you name it he will do it to get away. I've been told to keep at it and he will learn in time. Robin on the other hand loves attention. He stands at the glass and looks out and when I appear he can't wait to be picked up. Diets are both great, they are feeding well. Both getting bigger, although Robin seems to be growing slower.

Batman


Robin.

 

[StuMac]

Bath time. Batman is at the top of the pic.

 

[KTyne]

Nice little guys! Just wanted to give a little tip if you didn't know. Beardies need mostly bugs while they're growing and it's not until they're a year old that you switch to 80% veggies. Just thought I'd say that since you said they only get mealworms a couple times a week?
I was also glad to see that you got them off of sand and separated them! Especially since the one seemed to be twice the size as the other in one of your photos.

 

[Momof4]

They look great!! They do love dubia roaches. They are so easy breed! They don't have parasites like crickets and they are quiet.

 

[StuMac]

Hey KTyne, yeah I was initially giving them mealworms a couple times a week as I was told they are pretty fatty. So they were a treat. I've been giving them locusts every day and they love them. The enclosure is perfect for them for now, obviously in time I'll need another one and separate them into a whole one each. The bigger one, Batman, is a temperamental sod. Really moody, not keen on being handled. Robin, the smaller one, is quite content to be picked up.

As usual, the sand was as a result of bad shop info. Seems to be the cheapest way for them to house them so pass that off to customers.

MomOf4, I would start a colony, but I work away from home so my family would struggle to work with them. They JUST manage with the locusts!

 

[KTyne]

Ahhhhh ok, now I get you! Do you mean Crickets or Dubia Roaches? I wish we could have Dubia here but they are illegal to have in Canada. :\
My Beardie gets all sorts of worms, I try to give all of my guys a big variety and not stick to one thing.

 

[StuMac]

Sorry, I meant roaches. Tom on here suggested I start a colony, but I'm a bit wary as I don't have much knowledge of it, plus with working away my family would need to deal with them and they aren't the most reptile-savvy as it is! They seem to be enjoying the kale and locust with occasional worms. What other vegetation can I give them? The names on the website I have all seem to be American names so it's tricky to figure out what is suitable for them.

 

[KTyne]

They can eat pretty much everything that Tortoises can eat Collards, Endive, Escarole, Bok Choy.

This list is pretty good http://www.thebeardeddragon.org/bearded-dragon-diet.php

And this one http://www.drsfostersmith.com/pic/article.cfm?articleid=824

 

[Tortshort]

When our beardie was about the size of your she started to get mean. It's like she had gone through a teenager phase. We started handling her more and she is now fantastic!!

 

[StuMac]

Thanks KTyne, that's a great help!

And Tortshort, yeah I'm noticing that Batman is very slowly coming round if I make slow movements and keep my hand in his side of the viv, instead of trying to take him out. He seems a bit more relaxed. But he still runs and jumps most of the time. I'll get him trained. I have 3 weeks off at a time, plenty time to work on him.

 

[StuMac]

Managed to hold Batman for a while. Measured both my guys tonight. Batman is exactly 12 inches, Robin is 10 inches.


Batman


Robin fell asleep on my knee!

 

[TortsNTurtles]

They are adorable!

 

[StuMac]

Robin had a nap snuggling into my hand!


Batman.."It's Saturday...YAY!!"

 

[99redballoons]

They are gorgeous

 

[StuMac]

Took a new photo for comparison today.

Here is Robin in October.....


And here he is today!


And watching La Liga football with me!

 

[StuMac]

Managing to hold Batman for longer now, as he has been very temperamental. So I had him out and sitting on my chest for 15 mins with no troubles.




Here is Robin chilling on his branch.

 

[StuMac]

Found myself a rabbit cage so after a few modifications I've created the perfect outdoor enclosure for the guys. Again, I sourced some wood from my local estate and after boiling and baking them I assembled the lair. Got the boys out for the first time and they seem quite content. Yay for summertime!!