How big will my Chinese water dragon get?

Question

I have a Chinese water dragon in a 55 gallon tank. he is about 1 1/2 years old. The tank is more long then wide and is about
a foot and a half deep maby less. how big will my water dragon grow acording to this size?

Answer 1

Up to 3 feet long. A 55 gal is way too small. They need very tall habitats, usually home built.

http://www.triciaswaterdragon.com/dragoncr.htm#Genus

Answer 2

What temperatures are you keeping your dragon at? Proper day time temps should be 84 to 88 F (28.8 C to 31.1 C), with a basking spot of 90 to 95 F (32.2 C to 34.99 C); Night time temps should be 75 to 80 F (23.88 C to 26.66 C). You should have two thermometers in the cage in case one is faulty!!!! If you are having trouble keeping the temperatures correct in the cage try changing the wattage of the basking bulb you are using until you reach the correct temps. If you are still having trouble keeping the temps up put a human heating pad under the propped up cage, set the heating pad on low (prop up the cage so the heating pad doesn't directly touch the glass or the glass with get very hot and could possibly burn the reptile or dry out the substrate too quickly causing low humidity problems!). This will help add some ambient heat to the cage. Oh and throw away that hot rock (heat rock or sizzle stone or heat cave)... it will burn your reptile, or short or smoke ... its a possible fire hazard at the very least! There are no safe precautions to take with a hot rock to ensure that it doesn't hurt your animal or endanger even your life or your household. Checking the rock daily may not help. The best prevention is to simply not use the hot rock. If the cage has a screen lid you can try to cover part of the lid with a towel or piece of glass in order to keep some of the heat and humidity in the cage. If your cage is screen- good luck!- you can get thick Styrofoam and stick it on the sides and back to insulate the cage ... just watch that no lights are near the Styrofoam as you don't want a fire hazard! Please see: Heat sources If the temps are too high your dragon might not eat well, dehydrate and become lethargic. If the temps are too low the dragon will likely not eat well if at all, and may gape- this is a big sign of respiratory infection!, or it could develop a bowel obstruction due to food not being digested properly due to low temps. Improper temps leads to all kinds of ailments from respiratory infections, obstructions, weakens the immune system which might in turn give any parasites the dragon has in it a chance to multiply and overwhelm the dragon (stress seems to do that too!), poor digestion due to low temps could also lead to calcium deficiency. Please see Temperature and Common Ailments of Water Dragons. Read it yourself

Answer 3

idk how big it will get but how much did u pay 4 it