Is my lizard underweight?

hi i think my bearded dragon is underweight
plz post back with your thoughts i really need a reply
P.s is he big enough to eat pinky mice?

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[armygirl821]

he is bigger than mine but we havent feed him any pink mice. The rule of thumb is not to feed him anything bigger than his head. You don't want him to choke or get it stuck in his throat. You should be fine with a baby mouse. As for his size he is not under weight. he looks fine and healthy

[georgec95]

ok thank you very much

[neil270289]

mate the rule of the thumb is the gap between the eyes not head... if you do his head then its to big and could damage his jaw, or internal organs, but your dragon looks fine, nice decent size

[georgec95]

kk thanks

[bartok8907]

He is good

[ChronicalxInhalation]

it looks a little small but if its a female thats normal,and depending on its age as well,but it doesn't look under weight :)

[sheeplikesganja]

@Rampage19867 this was almost a year ago, when she was like just born, it gets about a box a day now....

[Rampage19867]

@sheeplikesganja 8 crixs a day is not enough she have as much food as she can eat in a 5-10 min times span dusted with calcium supplement with added vitamin D3 5 times a week and mulit vitamins twice a week. If her rock is under her heat lamp they flaten them selfs to absorb heat more quickly

[gavin1carter2keaton3]

you tell if they are getting enough to eat by the thickness of the base of their tail the thicker the healthier

[isschen]

feed him some waxworms.

[sheeplikesganja]

yeah i started giving her mealworms every second day.... i take it its still 8 of them like the crickets

[neverstopmotion]

8 circkets a day is about how much I feed mine, although I do switch from crickets to worms each day. when bearded dragons are on a rock, (or most any surface under heat), they spread out there bellies really flat to consume more heat, its perfectly normal, mine do it all the time. Im glad you seem very caring about your bearded dragon

[yoking456]

hes kinda skinny but i wouldn't loose sleep over it feed him a few waxworms that will plump him up! just not to many or he/she will get fat

[sheeplikesganja]

hi you said you know alot about beardies.... my 8 mont old when she sits on this rock i have in her viv she goes completely flat. it looks like she is way too thin is that meant to happen or summin.... i feed her 8 cricks a day