Everthing i need for a bearded dragon?

Question

What do i need for a bearded dragon? Can you list everthing the cost of everthing and including the bearded dragon?

Answer 1

Hello, C!

Bearded dragons are fun creatures! It is freaky when you touch them and they "puff out" a little though! lol! Millie's fun fact: This is how they get their name: When they puff out their neck with the little spiny skin underneath, it looks like a beard!

Here is a list of the supplies you need and the general price:

-Bearded dragon, of course: They can cost around $100 depending on where you buy them. I suggest, if you are on a budget which I am guessing you are since you ask for prices, that you look in the classified ads in your local paper or newspaper website. You could also do a search for "Bearded Dragon Breeder" in yahoo! and see what comes up.

2) 40-gallon or larger glass terrarium: These can cost maybe $100 or more depending where you buy them from.

3) Screen Top: It usually comes with the terrarium you buy

4) Reptile carpet for young dragons and calcium sand for adults: Around $6-7 at petsmart

5) Artificial/natural rocks and/or wood for hiding areas and basking sites: You'll probably end up spending $20-30 if you buy artifical ones but the cheap route would be to go outside and collect rocks and things.

6) Spray bottle filled with water for misting: You might even have one already. Make sure it wasn't filled with anything like chemicals before you use it. If that was the use before then buy another. These are very cheap. $1-2. You can probably get them at the dollar store.

7) Two reptile cage thermometers: I find these a A LOT in the dicount bin at petco. Very cheap.

8) Hygrometer: $5-12 at petsmart

9) Food and wtare dishes: They have really cool looking ones at petsmart for around $6

10) Food...crickets, mealworms, waxworms (only on occasion for the waxworms as they are high in fat): Very cheap. You can get about $250 crickets at petsmart or petco for about $16.

11) Cricket food (calcium dust): About $6. You need to sprinkle this on the crickets before you feed it to them. More vitamins and minerals for the dragons.

12) Cricket keeper: About $15 at petsmart which is way too much, in my opinion. I sell these for about 2 bucks at my pet supply store!

13) Daylight UVA/UVB bulb and fixture and Basking spot lamp and fixture: around $30-50

Also feed them veggies such as kale, collard and mustard greens, zucchini and shredded carrots.

Other notes:

You need to mist them with the spray bottle every other day because the like to lick moisture off their skin. Remember to becarful not to handle them by the tail because they will break off, of course. These are very gentle like lizards and will learn to enjoy interacting with you! Give him time to get to know you and he'll love sitting on your sholder! ;)

Have fun! Contact me if you have any other questions about any animal! I also have a knack for finding really cheap things!

-Millie
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Answer 2

I bought my baby beardie at a local pet store for $40.00. You will need at least a 40 gallon breeder tank, and a 75 is even better ($150.00). A UVB bulb Reptisun 10.0 or Reptiglo 8.0 is best. Change it every 6 months as it loses potency even though the light will work much longer. About $25.00 per bulb. A basking bulb--regular 100watt bulb is fine, in a reflector dome (about $10.00 any hardware store). A dimmer swithch to adjust heat temps ($10.00 any hardware store). Digital indoor/outdoor thermometers with a probe end ($10.00 Walmart). Do NOT use cheap stick on or dial thermometers--they are very inaccurate. Use ceramic tile, reptile carpet or non-adhesive shelf liner on the bottom. NEVER use calci or any other kind of sand--it is the leading cause of intestinal impactions. Feed crickets (no wider than the space between the eyes), superworms to adult beardies over 12 inches long, and other insects. No mealworms--the chitin of their bodies is too much for the beardies to digest and can also cause impactions if they ingest enough of them. Crickets and other insects need to be gutloaded--that means they need a good food made for crickets. Don't use the gel types, they're no good. If you don't feed your insects properly, your dragon will not receive good nutrition. The crickets I buy on line at 500-1000 at a time from www.reptilefoods.com. About $25.00 w/shipping. A baby beardie can and will eat up to 100 a day! Also, calcium with D3 powder to dust the crickets with 4-5 times a week, and a multivitamin to dust once a week ($10.00+). I would recommend you go to www.reptilerooms.com and click on the forum link on the left hand side. Read the care sheets and ask questions to the experts who run the forums--they've been doing this a long time and their knowledge is incredible. There are also messages with pictures of habitats--very helpful to get some ideas of what you need.
They are great animals, but exotics, especially reptiles, do need specific care to thrive. Good luck.

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Answer 4

You should buy a better tank for the one you have first he needs a tank 4-5ft long, 2ft wide and 1-2 foot tall. Then if you can still afford another tank go a head then you should adopt a beardie. Also make sure you have UVB lights and proper heat and remember they eat a lot so times that by 2.

Answer 5

Check at the place you are buying it from and read up on them first. Reptiles can be trickier to keep healthy in captivity than your regular cats or dogs.