query my dragon dosent like being handeled and always seems to be in a mood also he has not shedded skin for a few weeks now y is this please thanks. O i must say though my tank is a starter 1 only small what should i do ????

possibly something wrong within the setup you have.

can you describe the setup please ?

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i have:
2x dogs (rottweiler and a jug),
1x african grey parrot,
2x rosella parekeets
4x syrian hamsters (baby, mocha (wiggy), peaches and daisey),
2x winter white dwarfs (sunshine and harry),
1x female leaf insects (doesn't have a names),
1x female corn snake (awaiting eggs),

its really hard to give an answer with such limited information, like zoe said can you describe his setup? size of vivarium, what UV light you use and how old it is? also the temps? do you mean he has the white unshed skin on him? if so you could put him in the bath for a little soak in warm water for about 10 mins but make sure u keep the water nice and warm. he could be unhappy because his viv is too small, my beardie started acting really unhappy when he was in his old viv and when i moved him into his 4x2x2 he perked up.

hey guys right my viv is a small standard one bout 2 ft by 2 ft i have the uv bulb on the back wall and heat light on far right of the roof i use play sand inthere there is a tree for climbing on his basking area and a shelter in the cooling area am i doing someting wrong?????

what temps are the viv do you have a thermostat. The viv does seem small, i think the bare minimum is 3 x 2 but even to some people thats too small. for one single beardie.

i would say your problem is the size of that viv, you wont be able to get a proper heat gradient from hot to cold with something so small im afraid, that size viv would be ok for a baby but would soon outgrow it. you need to upgrade to something along the lines of 4x2x2 even a 3.5x2x2 would be ok. DKDREAM asked a very important question regarding the thermostat(not thermometer) you need one of these to regulate the temps if not your beardie will overheat especially in a viv so small. You will also need a thermometer with a probe so you can measure the temps in the basking spot, ambient temp, and cool end temp these are very important.

And juvenilles should not be kept on any particle substrate. I say remove all the sand and put him on newspaper or paper towel for a few months.

I personally don't even keep adults on particle substrate. Floor tiles are better than any substrate.