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Post by philliphall on Feb 16, 2005 10:36:56 GMT -5
I have two questions regarding my six month old Aussie (Walter). Could someone give me an idea of the kind of growth rate and what kind os size I should expect when he is full grown. I have read a LOT of conflicting information. How much should I be expecting him to eat generally ?. He is eating mainly crickets and hoppers with waxworm treats. Thanks for any help you can offer.
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Post by Pooka on Feb 16, 2005 12:20:11 GMT -5
I would guess 7-9 inches would be about PAR for the course at that age depending on health factors such as how healthy mom was and what your lil one has been eating but that is only a guess. Hopefully some members who keep aussies can come along an offer some real-life experience. as I only see the info like you do.
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Post by DibDip on Feb 16, 2005 19:46:05 GMT -5
Well to the size they should be I can;t really say, I have one who's a year and a half old but the size of a 2-3 month old from Agama International supposedly, yet also the same size as Spike's who are about 10 months old, so that HAS to vary... But I do know they're known to be about 36 to 40 inches (91.44 to 101.6 cm?) as adults on average according to the books I've read on them and the majority of sites on the web...
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Post by dragosmom on Feb 16, 2005 20:33:40 GMT -5
Philliphall www.mark.org.au/pages/cs_waterdragon.htmI bookmarked this care sheet for Aussie's because it covered a lot of the questions people seemed to have. I don't know if it will cover your size questions, but I believe that growth of .75-1.5 inches per month are fairly normal. Aussie's may grow to be a little larger than the Green Dragons, but I don't believe they grow any larger than 3 1/2 to 4 feet. Hope this helps a little. |
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Post by spike on Feb 17, 2005 2:12:46 GMT -5
The average size of a fully grown aussie is around the 90cm mark.... just under 3 foot. Only in rare cases do aussie grow over 3 1/2 to 4ft. I have seen a few but compared the few to the few hundred fully gorwn aussies i have seen. Also with their lenght, 1 third of the total is thier body, the rest the tail. I have read in books that the snout to vent lenght is actually shorter than that of an beardie. With my Aussies, between them they eat between 7-12 medium sized woodies each plus a bit of vegetables. I have a little tupperware container, painted with teflon so the woodies cant escape. I usually leave 20-30 woodies in thier and the dragons help themselves whenever they feel like it  Ever since i have been doin this, they seem to be real healthy, whereas they wouldnt eat many crickets and looked a little skinny |
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Post by dragosmom on Feb 17, 2005 12:53:48 GMT -5
O.K. We have an international crisis here! Spike, What is a "woodie"? In the U.S. I know of only 2 things called a "woodie" and neither of them should be eaten by a water dragon! Please define!! LOL
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Post by spike on Feb 17, 2005 16:52:05 GMT -5
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Post by dragosmom on Feb 17, 2005 19:15:12 GMT -5
Oh, Yuck! Definitely a roach. None of those allowed in MY house! I'll live with crickets roaming around and chirping all night but NO WOODIES allowed! Thanks for the answer and link! I'll add that to my mental list of international dragons foods.
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Post by spike on Feb 18, 2005 19:27:39 GMT -5
LOL..... no problem on the link.... i hate them too, but its what the WD's prefer and i'd rather have them and the woodies around rather then neither |
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Post by dragosmom on Feb 18, 2005 20:43:49 GMT -5
That line was one of the GREATEST of all time! That's the kind of line you're supposed to use for someone you LOVE. So it tells me a lot about the kind of person you are-a REALLY nice one !
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Post by spike on Feb 19, 2005 19:54:55 GMT -5
thanks for the compliment, you seem like a nice person yourself, as does most other memebers on this website |
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