Which Dragon do you frefer?

Question

I'm getting one of these lizards and they are a Bearded Dragon or a Chinese Water Dragon. I don't know which one i should get. I know that both of them are hard work especially the water dragon since it gets bigger but i don't know which one to get.
I'm 12 and when i was little i always wanted a lizard but my parents wouldn't let me get one but then i asked them one for my birthday and they said yes so which one should i get? the color type lizard I've always wanted was green so the Chinese water dragon works but the bearded dragon is smaller and i don't care about the prices my mom know how to get cheaper things.
So what i mostly want is to know which one is a better pet. and to everyone who answers please be specific so i understand, Thank You!

Answer 1

I'm glad you understand they both require work and have special needs! I recommend the following web-sites--read them over carefully and decide what you can best take care of and provide for. Do your research now and you won't be sorry. Reptile rooms (link below) has great forums where you can ask questions on a variety of species.

Water dragons are lovely, but are more difficult to care for. They tend to rub their noses raw, need a large water source kept very clean, and need large, tall cages. Beardies are sweet, need a 50-75 gallon tank, and I think are a bit easier to care for in the long run. Good luck!

http://www.beautifuldragons.503xtreme.com/home.html
http://www.biology.lsa.umich.edu/research/labs/ktosney/file/BD.html
http://www.reptilerooms.com/
http://www.triciaswaterdragon.com/
http://www.arav.org/journals/JA018970.htm

Answer 2

Bearded Dragons are much calmer and a much better pet. Water Dragons are very nervous, and take a lot more care. Water Dragons tend to injure themselves in a cage if you aren't careful. They can get a bad infection on their noses from running into the sides of the cage.

Beardeds are a great lizard, but make sure you get a large enough cage (I prefer 4 ft. long by 2 wide), good UV lighting and correct heating. Read up and learn about their diet.

If you are buying from a Petstore, beware, many of the Petco, Petsmart stores are completely ignorant about reptiles.

Buy from a breeder or at least get good info. before getting this animal. If you can avoid getting a tiny baby BD. Larger young ones are not as fragile or as picky about eating.

I bought my first ones at a Reptile Show. So I got them directly from the breeder. I read everything I could about them and got every book they sold. Mine did end up with coccidia, but since I had them trained to drink from a syringe they got their medicine fine and got well.

Always wash your hands after touching your lizard or it's stuff !!!

Answer 3

By the way you have to be thirteen to join Yahoo Answers, but I guess that doesn't really matter...sorry I got off topic. Anyways, I will give you my advice: A bearded dragon would be the best choice. They are beginner reptiles, http://www.petsmart.com/global/articles/article_detail.jsp?CONTENT%3C%3Ecnt_id=10134198673332944&bmUID=1187741092208 says so. PetSmart also says that Chinese water dragons should be cared for by people at lest 14, and the difficulty level is intermediate. So I think you should get a bearded dragon. They are almost always at pet stores, unlike Water Dragons, and easier to take care of.
Just be sure to do tons of research and know all about the reptile you decide to get- and also be prepared to care for it the rest of its life.

Answer 4

Well I would say a Bearded Dragon they are so cool but if you want to make sure that you are ready for a lizard start out with a leopard gecko they are so easy you clean out their cage evry 4 months and feed them 3-4 crickets a day..and since they are small you can get one of them and when you are ready a bearded dragon!!!

Answer 5

The beardies are more tolerant of handling and even seem to enjoy being petted and hanging out on your shoulder or on the front of your shirt. The beardies come in a wide variety of colors, the fire gold is my favorite that I've seen. The really young ones don't show their colors that much, but as they get older, they are really pretty.
Both the water dragons and the beardies have to have a schedule and eat a whole lot of food. The setup is fairly expensive, and they are not cheap to keep. They have to have live crickets every day, and be fed on a fairly consistent schedule, and their heat and light also have to be in a compatible schedule. If they aren't, then your lizard won't digest their food properly and they can get sick or die fairly quickly.
In my opinion, a corn snake is probably the best, handleable(is that a word?) reptile to start out with. You feed them once a week, scoop their poop a couple of days later, they don't get huge and usually seem to like being handled. They come in very interesting colors, and they are fun to watch. My corn eats frozen/thawed mice that are warm. I really have enjoyed having it. Much less trouble that I expected as far as daily maintenance.

Answer 6

Frilled Dragons

Answer 7

i would get the bearded dragon but if you want a really nice lizard you should get an anole.there usually green and they change color.

Answer 8

i would not suggest any of those for your first reptile.... both of those get wayy too big for a first timer and the cost of the tank (youll need a huge one) the food (youll need a lot) will all add up eventually

try a leopard gecko, they are my first reptiles and i am around ur age, older but w.e.

they are awesome pets and they have such great personalities
if you plan on getting one the best thing that you should know is, do not use sand in their environtment, they will eat it and it will make them consipated they will stop eating and suffer a slow and painful death....

Answer 9

Puff is my favorite dragon.

Answer 10

daddy back daddy back