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Haha…that means you’re doing something right! He may be a she, however. So hard to tell at this age.

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What a shiny little head on this guy. We have seen this beardie before, haven’t we?

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Hilarious!! Boy or Girl terrorizer of small cities?

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Haha…but personality is not a standard identifier of gender in this species. Darken the room and using a strong flashlight, shine it through his lower body from the dorsal side (top) through to the ventral side. You should be able to see two long organs on either side of the spine. They will be shadowy but visible. If you do see them, it’s a boy. If not, it’s a girl.

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That humidity is a tiny bit high. Closer to 60 will keep her comfortable and prevent respiratory infections. Your diet choices for her seem fine. At this stage, feed her as much as she will eat of well-gut loaded items and be sure to dust her food with supplements. As she grows older, you will need to withhold food every so often to prevent obesity. There is a care guide on White’s tree frogs on this site that you may find useful.

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Aha! Good reasons. To bad he isn’t actually blue!

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Huh, that’s pretty weird. What kind of wood is it? I would keep it out of his enclosure for now.

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Ooooh, I wouldn’t mess with you! Why are you called Blue? Plainly, you aren’t.

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A sweet-looking girl. Why Banana?

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What an interesting morph! I think the contest is only for crickets, not dubia roaches. But you are the second person in the last few days to mention winning dubia roaches so I will need to check with management. They do get expensive, that much is true!

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I think you would be wasting your money. The protein content of that product is 3.2%. Compare that to Mizuri, a much more expensive product that has 30% protein. The orange cubes are mostly water. Protein is expensive, so in this case you do get what you pay for. Try to find a product with a protein content of no less than 15%.

https://www.chewy.com/mazuri-better-bug-gut-loading-food-8/dp/218018?utm_source=google-product&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=f&utm_content=Mazuri&utm_term=&gclid=Cj0KCQjw9_mDBhCGARIsAN3PaFMXNANu0039oiGKFnPxCbQq2AfM88rAC27NdoiCFHMmAhwfFGZLNhgaAi8EEALw_wcB

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That is informative. I think he may be going for protein. Gutloading with fruits and vegetables is insufficient. The link below will provide a number of different sites where inexpensive high protein gut loads can be purchased. Worth a try.

https://www.chameleonforums.com/threads/gutload-high-protein-or-not.19105/

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Oh that is too bad. I am so sorry. When people ask me in advance of a purchase, I tell them to never, ever, purchase from a chain petstore.

It does sound like a respiratory infection. Your vet may or may not allow you to pick up the medication without another office visit. That is a policy that I have seen vary from practice to practice. Some tips in the meantime are to make sure that the humidity in his enclosure is no higher than 30%. Remove his water bowl for most of the day if you have to. Also, make sure the air circulation is great, but not drafty necessarily. A small fan that blows across the top of the enclosure (assuming that it’s screen) will suck the air out regularly without chilling the pet. If the top is not screened, but is solid, run, do not walk, to find a screen to place over the top, even if it’s ugly. It’s just temporary. If you decide not to go to the vet, you could try an immune-boosting product such as the one listed below. This is not an endorsement since I have never used it, but you can read the reviews and decide for yourself if this a product you want to employ.

https://reptile.guide/reptaid-review/

I will be keeping my fingers crossed that he begins to improve. The good news is that they often do.

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The setup sounds as if it is OK. His preference for superworms may just be he prefers the taste, or it may be that they are an easier meal, so less energy spent acquiring them. Higher in protein, too. I would not worry at this point. But just in case, let’s make sure his diet is well balanced and complete. What are you gutloading his food items with? What supplements (vitamins and minerals) are you dusting his food with? What veggies are you presenting to him?

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