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Bearded dragon, Godzilla

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OK.  I have changed thermometers, the basking side of the tank is 95 degrees, the cool side is 85 degrees. How do I increase the temp on the basking side?  I also purchased some fresh collard greens and he is eating out of my hand. What would you recommend if we were to build our own house for Godzilla?
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-We currently house Godzilla in a 10 gal tank.
_The substrate is carpet for reptiles.
_The lighting consists of a clamp lamp with a reptile basking spot lamp that provides UVA rays, 50 watt; then we have a Slimline Super UV lamp that is a 15 watt ESU reptile flourescent light that produces 3%+ UVB and 7%+ UVA.
_I do not have a temp for the 2 different sides of the tank, we were told to place the gauge in the center of the tank, it stays between 85 and 90 degrees F. The humidity gauge stays about 30 on the 0-100 scale. The guages are T-Rex brand.
_I have been feeding him green beans, carrots and romane.
_The crickets are no larger than 1/2". These are the only insects we have fed him.
_The crickets are eating ESU Reptile GUT LOAD for crickets and insects. We also give them EASY WATER.
_The only supplement we use is Jurassi Cal.
_He/She  seems to be active, he is beginning to shed around his mouth and eyes. We have been able to handle him, short amount of time 3-4 times a day. Does he need a tank mate or do they do better by themselves?
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How can I tell how old our dragon is?  We purchased him from a pet store.  His body is about 3 inches, tail is about 5 inches.  He is starting to shed, so I guess he is doing good. Although I cannot get him to eat his veggies.

Answer -
Beardies from a pet store are difficult to put an age to, normally, pet store beardies are not fed well, and the husbandry is rather poor.  A well-raised baby would reach 8" in 6-8 weeks.  A poorly raised one could be a lot older.

As far as eating, there could be lots of reasons, I would have to know a lot more about your set-up.  
Tank size
Substrate (what you are using on the bottom of the cage)
Lighting
UVB Lighting (The brand and size)
Temperature (basking side and cool side)
The thermometer you are using
A list of the greens and veggies you are feeding him
The size of his crickets, other insects you might be using.
What are you feeding the insects?
What Calcium and vitamin supplement?

If you would kindly answer all these questions, we will have your little guy/gal growing strong.

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Ok, one by one:
10 gallon is much too small, even a baby beardie needs at least a 20 gallon long, and once he reaches 12", he'll need a bigger tank, 40 gallon breeder tank at least.
Reptile carpet is great, but put down a sheet of papertowel in one corner and replace it a couple of times a day, as the most removed object, he will learn to poop on it and you'll have a paper trained beardie!
For this time of year 50watt is fine, but you can use regular household bulbs after this...a savings for you.
The UVB light you have is not good enough for this type of reptile.  Best fluorescent on the market is Zoo Med's Reptisun 10.0, and the best price is online at reptilesupply.com.  In the meantime, get a mesh cage like an Apogee reptarium and let him have some natural sun. If you are handy, you could make an outdoor mesh or coated wire cage, even an old bird cage as long as he can't squeeze out of it will do.  Good UVB is essential for digestion.  This may be why he won't eat his salad.
If the thermometer is correct, and that brand could be off by as much as 20 degrees either way, your temps are too low for him to eat well.  Plus the tank is too small for him to properly regulate his body's temperature.  You can get an accurate digital probe thermometer for about $10 in the Wal-Mart patio section.  Place the probe on the basking site and set for outdoor.  Basking temps should be 100-105F.
He/she needs good greens...collards, dandelion greens, turnip greens, mustard greens, in pieces no bigger than his head, fresh grated green beans are great, carrots are high in oxalates, so they should not be given often. Grated winter squashes like butternut or acorn squash is superb.  Lettuces like romaine have no real nutritional value...they are crunchy water at best.
Good size on the crickets, they should only be as big as the space between your beardie's eyes.
A better gutload would be ground cheerios or Total, and the stalks from the greens would provide a safer water source for the crickets.
There have been some bad health issues with long term use of Jurassi-cal.  The best supplements on the market is Repcal Calcium and Repcal Herptivite.

In about 2 weeks, he/she should get a "well-beardie" checkup with a fecal at a good herp vet.  ARAV.org will have a directory by state.  Pet store animals usually have parasite issues.

All your new baby needs for company is you...beardies are territorial by nature and should be housed separately.


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In a 10 gallon, I doubt you could do 100F safely, he needs a cool side too.  If he's eating some collard, good. Try and get some dandelions if you have any in the yard, as long as the yard is untreated, for variety.

Some people have built cages that look like customcages.com, three vented walls, flooring and a sliding glass front. Walls made of melamine. Top could be window screen or get a wire mesh lid from the pet store or online.  Some people have used old furniture, like an armoire and added the sliding glass doors, just remember, beardies are like fence lizards, they are not really arboreal, they prefer floorspace.

When you have the new cage, then buy 4/$1 plain household bulbs.  Get different wattages and say start with a 75w. After an hour, check and see how close to 100-105 you can get.  As winter comes in you'll need higher, in summer, you switch to lower wattage.