Finally got a Bearded Dragon!

[Catherine]

You are doing an amazing job with him. If you can get some weight on him and build up his bones with calcium he should do well. It will definitely help time wise if he can eat on his own. Once he is established and is healthy he probably won't need as much soaking between sheds. It will be good if he eats some veggies. I give finely chopped butternut squash. The beardies all seem to love it. Collard greens are good too. None of mine have ever eaten fruit, but they will eat dandelion flowers and rose petals. (I know my garden is pesticide free so my roses are safe) They are supposed to like blueberries. You will just have to try different things and see what he likes.

He really is big. Some of the German giants are almost double the size of a usual beardie. You would be able to put a harness on him and take him for walks in the sun. Beardies show amazing colours when they are out in the sun. The natural UVB is still better than the best light bulb. 

What is it about reptiles and poop.
They wait until you clean their tank and then they totally mess it up. If you get a beautiful new water dish they will totally poop in it. Have any of them pooped on you yet. 
That is always a favourite move.