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Ok so I went to my great uncle's house today and his son and stuff was putting stuff in a car. My mom noticed something that was off grass color and was all 'get it before it get's stepped on!' so I just put my hand down and the little baby lizzard walked onto my hand. He's in a jar right now... with a bunch of grass and there's a baby grasshopper in it. I have a turtle, so I have a tank that he grew out of so I'm thinking about transferring the lizzard into that tank. But I'v ebeen looking all over and I'm still confused... I have absolutely no idea how to take care of this thing X: He is... uhm.. I think maybe four-five inches max from head to tip of the tail. Would he eat mealworms? because that's what we have to give to my turtle... but yeah. Could someone tell me a good link, or explain the proper way to take care of it?

2007-10-21 08:28:56 · 5 answers · asked by Pepper 1 in Pets Reptiles

EDIT: No no... it's not green. And I'm positive it's a beardie. Nonetheless I'm probally going to take it to the pet store to see what it is.

2007-10-21 08:50:04 · update #1

EDIT: Ok.. so we're taking him to petsmart as soon as my parents wake up. My mom and I are like.. positive it's this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pogona_barbata
And yes... I had a feeling it might have been illegal, but someone almost stepped on it and it just kept running back to where the people were. So me being the dork I am, I wanted to keep it xD So I don't live in Australia. I do however live in texas, but one of my cousin's lives in Mexico and it was by his car... could it have came from mexico?

2007-10-21 11:59:16 · update #2

Ok. So here's the outcome. We took him to petsmart and the guy totally freaked out. He is an Eastern Bearded Dragon and he has NO idea how it could have made it here. Nonetheless he taught me how to take care of it and I just transferred it to it's new home. it's a little freaked out but the guy already said it bonded with me xD And he took it out of the cage and it liked... jumped on me and wouldn't get off xD Hmmm so yeah. He said he'll make it and stuff, and hopefully with the info he gae me, and the info you guys give me he'll grow large and healthy...

I'm still confused as to how it got here xD

2007-10-21 14:35:24 · update #3

EDIT: My camera isn't very good so the picture's kind of blurry, but this is a picture.
http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/8922/dragonba8.png

2007-10-21 15:53:38 · update #4

But the more and more I study what's int he cage the more similarities to this picture...
http://img518.imageshack.us/img518/97/250pxeasternbeardeddragen7.jpg
it looks exactly like that.
(And the picture's off color because I tried to fix the hightlighting so it would show detail

2007-10-21 16:18:14 · update #5

EDIT: no... no blue at all on it's belly xD

2007-10-22 01:10:25 · update #6

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I'm sorry, but I find it hard to believe. Petsmart employees aren't exactly reputable experts. Let's see a picture. I live in Texas, and fence lizards and Texas spiny lizards are extremely common and are often mistaken for baby bearded dragons. They can be tame and act like you described. I am willing to bet that's what you have. Please post a pic.
http://www.kingsnake.com/dfw/checklist/lizards/sceloporus_olivaceus.htm
http://www.kingsnake.com/dfw/checklist/lizards/sceloporus_undulatus.htm

2007-10-21 14:57:36 · answer #1 · answered by Greg C. 3 · 3 0

First of all, are you absolutely SURE it's a bearded dragon? I find it hard to believe that a baby beardie was just wandering aimlessly around on someone else's propery. Bearded dragons are not green either. It's probably an anole, but there is no way for us to know without a picture.

Bearded dragons are extremely expensive to keep. It cost me over $300 to set mine up properly. A hatchling can live comfortably in a 10-20 gallon LONG aquarium, but will need at least a 50 gallon later on because it'll grow out of it fairly quick. I have my adult in an enclosure measuring at 4ft x 2ft x 2ft, but this is minimum.

Mealworms are not a good feeder for any reptile, they are extremely hard to digest because they have such a hard outer shell and have very low nutrition. They often result in giving your reptile an impaction, which is a very slow and painful death that no creature should have to go through.

Again, you must be absolutely positive that you have a bearded dragon on your hands. If you have a picture you could upload, that can help us I.D it properly for you. Also try googling "bearded dragons" and see if you can I.D it yourself, but don't trust your own judgement.

Here is an excellent caresheet on proper bearded dragon care: http://www.reptilerooms.com/Sections+index-req-listarticles-secid-1.html

***EDIT: Okay, as long as you get a second opinion. Don't take all their advice, though. They'll probably try to trick you into buying a lot of their products which can be very expensive. If it is a baby beardie, don't put the little guy on sand. Paper towel is the ideal substrate to put it on. Here is an image of what I had my hatchling in 2 years ago: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v178/ms_lotr_freak/Pets/Gideon/Gideonsetup100-1.jpg?t=1192996507

Take a look at the site I provided for you, you'll find everything you need to know!

Good luck!

2007-10-21 08:43:21 · answer #2 · answered by ms_lotr_freak 3 · 3 0

first of all i would like to know what country you live in. Australia is where beardies are from and it is illegal to catch wild bearded dragons but if your in the states you probably caught a common fence lizard or a horned toad which are also illegal to catch

horned toad
http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x58/butterflikiss1/100_1085.jpg
Fence Lizard
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o47/jdowis/FieldTrip11-10-06009.jpg
Baby Bearded dragon
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y16/littlebabymoomoo/Ebabyakaamadeus.jpg


EDIT:what it looks like you may have caught is an everyday fence lizards you wanna know how i know? because Eastern Bearded dragons are gray not brown or beige and the lizard you may have caught may be full grown and not a baby but if you wanna be sure try to feed it lettuce and if it eats it its a BD if not its a common swift or agama

Edit: yeah its a swift look at its belly it should have some blue on it

2007-10-21 10:57:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

You really need to post a picture or take it to the pet store or herp vet for identification. The cage setup and diet requirements vary so greatly for the many lizard species, there is no way to advise you. I would be shocked if you found a baby beardie walking around loose outside--highly unlikely unless you live in Australia.

2007-10-21 09:13:39 · answer #4 · answered by KimbeeJ 7 · 2 0

There is quite a bit to know about beardies. My suggestion is that you google "bearded dragons" and read up on various care sheets.

Mainly, plan on acquiring or building an enclosure at least 55 gal. large. UVB light, natural sunlight better, or he will die. No sand for substrate, easy on mealworms and chitinous feeders, a moist hide, a heat mat... Beardies are among the most expensive lizards to upkeep. Hope you can retain yours and give it a good home...

2007-10-21 08:34:32 · answer #5 · answered by TURANDOT 6 · 4 0

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