where do i buy them in South Africa?
2006-10-24 01:21:30 · 6 answers · asked by debz 1 in Pets ➔ Reptiles
i dont know were to buy them in south africa. but to own one you need a 36''x18''x18'' tank (aquarium). you will need a heat mat or a spot lamp with a 75 watt lightbulb. you will also need a a rock in there that gets up to 120 degree's,also you will need reptile carpet for a juvinile or sand for a adult,you will also need a hiding place that can get somewhat warm for them at the night time. just for saftey take out insects like crickets at night si they crawl on the lizard and eat holes in its skin.vegtables should be a 25% part of a juvinnile's meal, and 50% of a adults meal. remember that they will always scratch you and could transmit a disease so keep kis habbitat clean and wash your hands before AND after so you dont get his disease as easily (if he has one). some vegtables they like to eat is kale, collard and mustard greens, zuchini, and SHREDDED CARROTS only. before you feed your bearded dragon crickets dust them with calcium dust so that they get there calcium. water they will drink from a shallow dish and lick moisture of there skin so mist them with a bottle every other day. i feed my juvinniles everyday; but adults every other day. they are omnivores and eat live crickets and also some vegtables. they have spiny skin under there throat and when "puffed up" it lokks like a beard thats why there called bearded dragons. they are gentle by nature and will learn townjoy interacting with their pet parents.signs of a healthy bearded dragon are clear, alert eyes, muscular tail, sheds regularly during growth, eats and drinks normally,breathes easy, well formed droppings every 2-3days. things to whatch for, runny droppings or red streaks in their droppings for more than 2 days, eating or drinking less; weight loss, swollen joints, discharge from eyes, nose, or mouth, shedding problems; discolored skin. maintain a nighttime temp of 65-75 degrees farenheight, a daytime temp of 75-85 degrees farenheight, and the basking area 100-120 farenheit.
2006-10-24 02:56:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The easiest way to get a bearded dragon(no matter where you live) is online. Go online and search for breeders. If you find one nearby, you're good to go. Otherwise, they can be shipped overnight air. It's expensive, but worth it. Dragons need a LOT of room when they're full grown. They can be almost 2 feet long. A 75 gallon cage is the minimum size you should have when it's an adult. As babies, the can be in smaller cages. You need heat from bulbs and/orundertank heaters(Not hot rocks) a feed bowl, water bowl, at Least one hiding spot, and cage furniture. Feed your dragon romaine lettuce, other leafy greens, veggies, and fruit. You also need to feed them crickets or other live insects. There is also a LOT of commercially available food available.
2006-10-24 06:07:05 · answer #2 · answered by jd_gecko_hunter 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know wher you would buy them from in South Africa.
To keep them you need a tank or vivarium about 36" x 18" x 18"
with heat at one end . Either a heat mat or spotlamps can do this.
Also an ultra voilet lighting system is esential for these lizards.
They are insectivorous and vegetarian and make wonderful tame pets.
2006-10-24 02:05:59 · answer #3 · answered by stevehart53 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A forty gallon tank might be giant sufficient for so much of it is lifestyles. You could desire to head higher ultimately with an precise customized made tank, that might be like, 60 gallons or whatever. Feeding them greens while they're more youthful is absolutely best, additionally make you while you deliver them bugs to constantly calcium dirt them with a complement. There is so... many vegtables you would deliver them! brocolli, to strawberries. Only matters you cant deliver them are citric end result, and a pair different matters.
2016-09-01 01:52:25 · answer #4 · answered by polka 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both previous answers are incorrect... 36" isn't enough room for a beardie. They can get rather large and need a minimum of 48" (4 foot) of space per lizard. Beardies are awesome lizards though, extremely friendly and relatively hardy.
2006-10-24 03:25:11 · answer #5 · answered by Jason 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
yeah ull need a heat lamp live food to eat it 'crickets worms and veggies and a tank so it has enough room to run and grow
2006-10-24 06:57:07 · answer #6 · answered by ~*dis girl*~ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋