I NEED INFO FOR THERE CARE AND ANY SUGGESTIONS.
2007-02-27 16:01:28 · 10 answers · asked by alex r 1 in Pets ➔ Reptiles
go to petsmart .com and look under caresheets this should tell you everything that you need to know
2007-03-04 06:59:55 · answer #1 · answered by JENNIFER H 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't feed meal worms, pinkies, anything with lettuce in the name or spinich. Also, crickets should be no bigger then the space between the dragons eyes otherwise it could choke on it. No loose particle substrate. So many people put sand or calci-sand in a tank and so many dragons have become impacted and die from it, bark or coconut fiber is even worse. My tanks all have tile and it is so easy to clean and does not offer an impaction risk. Don't forget a good UVB light, they need it in order to process the calcium that you must supplement their food with.
That's my basic advice although many books will tell you different. We so desprately need a new updated bearded dragon book
Contrary to what was answered above, bearded dragons will not grow any bigger or smaller due to tank size which is why it is so cruel to keep them in a tank that is too small, they soon run out of room to even turn around comfortably.
2007-03-01 09:53:00 · answer #2 · answered by Dale d 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to a reptile store and get info on their care. I once had one (her name was Lucy) she was one of the best pets i've had. The person who gave her to me breed her and knew alot about them. Make sure your pet has a heat lamp, or rock. I forget what the light is called but they will show you at the pet store (it looks like an ultra-violet light, it was a tube light and ran down the whole length of the tank.
I had Lucy in a 60 gallon.
I feed her a pre-packaged staple from the pet store for igana's, but also gave her fresh food daily, lettuce, and she loved fruit. I've forgotten what kind, but they can have more than the prior person listed. Just make sure you talk to someone who knows alot about your pet! Some types of fruit they should not eat. They will grow in size if they are moved into bigger living quarters.
They also like to have something to climb on, like a branch of some sort. I bought mine a sterile one, not something I found outside. I also had made an area for her where she could have some privacy, no small ordeal as she was quite large.
And the more you interact with her the better. I took Lucy out every other day and just held her loosely and talked to her, then after about 15 min. I would put her down in the house. I had all the doors to the rooms closed first and never with the kids around. They were to jumpy for her, sudden moves freaked her out...and I wanted her to be at ease.
Lol... I would make my cousin pick her up when it was time for her to go back in her tank....and Lucy would take her long thick tail and slap her with it, my cousin said it stung like ...well you know...lol...I was no fool.
2007-02-27 17:20:17 · answer #3 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
There are lots of good websites - and a few bad ones as well.
Take a look at these:
http://www.anapsid.org/bearded.html
http://www.wnyherp.org/care-sheets/lizards/bearded-dragon.php
http://www.kingsnake.com/gladescs/bearded/
Basics are warm/basking area 105o, rest of tank 80-85o (daytime, nighttime 70-75o. They need high UVB (7-10%), eat crickets & veggies (dark leafy greens - no lettuce), squash, carrots, beans, sweet potato, green pepper; occassional fruit (berries, mango, grapes, kiwi, melon). Crickets should be shorter than the distance between the eyes and dusted/gut loaded for vitamins & calcium. As an adult, you can keep them in a 55 gallon aquarium. They love to explore, so "dragonproof" an area in your home and let him out when it's warm enough to play. They don't mind handling, but usually don't want to be held too tightly - just let him rest on your arm/shirt/lap and only hold enough to keep him from jumping/falling off.
2007-02-27 16:13:30 · answer #4 · answered by copperhead 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
go to ur search engine and type in bearded dragon iit will give u some web sights to look at i did this with my leopard geckos
2007-02-28 02:25:23 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I use Exotic Pets and go to the reptile site.
2007-03-04 01:53:42 · answer #6 · answered by special 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Click here:
http://www.beardeddragonresource.com/
and here:
http://www.beardeddragon.org/articles/caresheet/
2007-02-27 16:05:48 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
all you need to know as to caring for your little one you will find at
www.beardeddragon.org
2007-02-27 20:27:16 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes. they are too much trouble but they are delicious! skin them out, gut them and boil them with cabbage and plenty of fresh dill and salt. yum yum!
2007-02-27 16:21:35 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋
Feed him alot so he gets really fat and chubby
2007-02-27 16:04:07 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 6⤋