Weight?

Discussion in 'Water Dragons' started by Spazzy3, Mar 8, 2008.

  1. Spazzy3

    Spazzy3 New Member

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    Anyone know what the weight of an adult female CWD should be? I know it depends on the dragon but is there an average?
    My cwd's are 108g(17inches) and 115grams(17 inches, would be 18 but she lost 1 inch of her tail when i got her over a year ago.)
    They both havent really grown much in length, they were like 16 inches when i got them. But they have really grown alot in weight, they were scrawny little things when i got them and so spazzy all the time. Now they're just fat and lazy :roll:

    And i was wondering if anyone has a guess of how old they are? They seemed like they were pretty much done growing even when i first got them, they just hadent been taken care of so they didnt grow as much as they should have, does that seem like a possible reason why they arnt growing that much?
     
  2. JEFFREH

    JEFFREH Administrator

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  3. kinyonga

    kinyonga Member

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    I've seen some really huge water dragons and some that weren't so big. There could be any number of reasons why. As long as the dragons are heatlhy and "pleasingly plump" I don't worry about their weight. I don't let them get fat because that can lead to health issues and to shorter lives.

    What are your basking temperatures? Do they get UVB from a tube/linear UVB light or from direct sunlight? Do you gutload the insects? Supplement them before feeding them to your dragons? With (specifically) what? Do you feed them a "salad" of greens (dandelion, kale, collards, endive, escarole, mustard greens) and veggies (carrot, squash, sweet potato, sweet red pepper, zucchini, etc.) and a bit of fruit (apple, pear, melon, berries, etc.)?
     

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