I'm building a custom bearded dragon cage, what is good or bad?

Question

I'm building a custom bearded dragon cage. It's gonna be two parts one for the male and one for the female. It's gonna be 48 L x 24 W x 20 H. Is that a good size? I mean it's gonna be stackable so I thought it be easier to watch them. Have a plexy glass opening with a lock just encase my nephew comes over and wants to play with them. Have a day and night switch. And make a rock wall to make it look like the desert for them. I just want to know if that is a good size. Becuase I have three dragons. 2 males and one female. I wanted to make a 4 section cage. Each cage 24 L x 24 W x 20 H for each cage. So what is better the individual cage or the long sex seperation cage?

Answer 1

A beardie needs 4 feet of length, not two feet, so you should have TWO cages at 48 L x 24 W x 20 H (also, is there a reason you are going only 20H? You don't really NEED more height, but your beardies will definitely use any height you give them - they like to climb).
You could keep a male in one and two females in the other, if you do 2 four foot cage, and a third cage that size if you want to put a male and female togther ;)

Answer 2

1. It's only big enough for only one bearded dragon. Two would be stressed out in there together. With males and females, you want to keep them in separate tanks. The male will continuously breed with the female, she'll keep laying eggs, and may get calcium deficiency down the line. Two males will fight. I only recommend housing two females who are similar size. 2. Yes. You need two separate tanks (and supplies for the tanks) for the male and female, an incubator, and another tank (and supplies for the tank) to house the babies in once they hatch. Feeding two is expensive too. 3. Wait until the bearded dragon is 1 1/2 years old. At the age they eat more vegetation and won't ingest sand when eating crickets. Use ONLY play sand. I recommend tile above sand though, because bacteria spreads easily in sand.

Answer 3

I agree with the previous answer regarding space... Also, if you are building with wood, stay away from the more aromatic types, such as cedar. They're toxic to reptiles.