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PicThree breeder-size bearded dragons at 16 inches.
Origins: Bearded dragons
originally came from
Natural Environment: In
Australia, bearded dragons live in semi-desert and open woodland areas.
They are great climbers and love to bask on rocks in the mornings
and evenings. They spend the
hottest part of the day in their burrows.
Temperament: In the wild,
bearded dragons flare their “beards” and open their mouths to scare off
predators and competitors. Their
flared beards make them look bigger and more threatening.
Tame dragons show this behavior less often.
They like people. Dragons
also get along with other lizards (that are too big to eat).
However, the adults need a lot of room if you house them together.
Overcrowding will cause stress, aggression, and can result in
death. Colors:
Bearded dragons come in several different colors these days. The
rarer colors cost more. They pretty much all look alike when young.
Size: Adult bearded
dragons attain 20
inches in length, but most specimens we’ve seen are smaller.
The most popular and most sellable sizes are nearly always babies.
Babies cost less and are easier to house together.
Adults tend to fight in confinement. Really tiny babies are hard to
keep.
Foods: Bearded dragons love
crickets. However, bearded dragons
also eat plant material – greens and fruits.
Slice and dice it at first. In
later meals you need not “chew”
it for them. They will eat nearly any insect – even ants.
Do not house them with smaller lizards.
We had one that ate geckos only two inches smaller than him. Feed (gut load) your crickets and mealworms before feeding them to
your dragons. Supplements: Because the
bones of the babies grow so much, bearded dragons also need calcium
supplements dusted on their insects. If
you give them a pinkie (baby rodent) a week, you will meet many of their
mineral and vitamin needs.
Lighting: Like most
reptiles, bearded dragons need full-spectrum, fluorescent lighting or
daily sessions in real sunlight. The
closer they can climb to your bulbs, the better your bulbs work. Heat: An under-cage
heater plus a basking heat source make a good combination.
Heat rocks also provide a good basking site.
Clean your heat rock often. Lizards have
poor toilet manners. Use well-spaced thermometers to make
sure you provide a range of temperatures for them to choose from. Water: Bearded dragons
drink little water compared to some lizards.
Still, they need a low, easy-to-get-into water dish.
Bearded dragons also enjoy occasional mistings – the small Dragons
especially. Change their water
often. Like we said, lizards have poor toilet manners Handling: Scoop them up from below rather than grabbing them from
above. Handle them carefully,
and they quickly learn to sit calmly on your hand. Inquisitive: Bearded
dragons like to explore their surroundings.
Give them branches and rocks to climb on and caves to explore.
If you provide them a box of sand, they will probably burrow into
it for fun. They like variety.
Very few lizards interact with humans as well as the bearded dragon. In Summary: Bearded
dragons make fun lizards to keep. You know the drill -- wash your
hands after handling reptiles, no matter how friendly.
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