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Bearded Dragon info

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Question
Hello I was wondering what the growth rate of Bearded dragons is I am aquring a 6 to 6 1/2 inch baby female today from a repitable breeder I was wondering how much she is going to be expected to grow per week/every two weeks/monthly?   

Her setup includes a 10.0 UVB
Her hot spot/basking area is 35/40 C. for 95/100 F

Her cool area is normal room temp early 80's mid 70's

She will be eatting; Crickets/Silkworms/Wax worms Phenix worms/butter worms and later when shes much bigger superworms also vegetables and pellets and I have pure calcium powder, calcium with d3, And multi vitamins to sprinkle her foods with as well Her bedding is reptile carpet and she is going into a ten gallon tank with a wire lid right now upgraded to a 40 gallon breeder tank in a month or two for sure...I have an adult male dragon he was grown when I got him so I'm not sure how fast babies grow....does everything i have going for the baby sound ok thou? and is it ok to handle a  baby beardie or are they very easy to stress out? Thanks a Million

Answer
Well everything sounds good and it seems like you know what you are doing. Very good. You don't want to handle him/her for a month or so after moving into a new enclosure they need time to adjust but make it clear that you wont hurt her/him. She was born captive so that is good and maybe will only need a week or two before she is comfortable. I have not owned any Bearded Dragons but I know a site that has some growth charts of their dragons. With dates and sizes and ages. So check out this link http://www.beautifuldragons.503xtreme.com/Growth.html copy and paste it in your browser. Explore the site it has the best Beardie info I have found. Good luck