I came across an exciting new site for people interested bearded dragon care and the best care that they can give.
You can read the report on Bearded Dragon Care here.
Chris Johnson who has kept and bred Bearded Dragons for over 10 years recently put together a tell all, comprehensive report on the care of bearded dragons.
His report also includes the top questions and answers every Bearded Dragon owner must know, a daily feeding guide and a disease busting guide.
For over 10+ years Chris has been helping people who own or want to own a Bearded Dragon and is considered a leading authority.
Be sure to take a look at Chris’s Bearded Dragon Care report and come back and post your comments on this site, I’d love to hear your feedback.
Click here to read the report
Best wishes
Neil
BeardedDragonCareSite.com
I’ve just had this short video put together about the bearded dragon care site and hope you like it. It’s not my voice this time but I think the person who did it for me has done a good job.
Let me know what you think and how you care for your Bearded Dragon.
Neil
For those who want to understand the basics of bearded dragon care, we’ve compiled a do and do not list that ought to help make things clearer.
These do and don’t rules are based on a long history of human-lizard interaction, and should assist you in getting used to your new pet, but don’t forget to check out our other blogs for more vital info.
Remember, never feed a dragon anything larger than the space between its eyes, this can cause major health issues when the food particles become impacted in the digestive system. Also avoid feeding your dragon wild caught insects, as these are often contaminated with various pesticides.
2. Sanitation
Always wash your hands after handling a bearded dragon, and ensure you disinfect the inside of its vivarium at least every two weeks. These practices prevent the spread of bacteria to keep both humans and their dragon pets healthy.
3. Housing
Each bearded dragon should ideally have its own space to itself. Even though males and females can be housed together, two males will fight to the death and females will also vie for territory, leading to unhealthy increases in your pets’ stress levels.
Mature males will attempt to mate with females, even if the female is not ready to do so, and in some cases, bearded dragons who did not have enough space have been known to bite or eat their cage-mate’s tails or limbs. In all, you’re better off keeping your dragons in separate enclosures, especially as they grow older.
4. Health
Always get your dragons checked out at the first sign of abnormalities. This includes obvious care issues like the development of lumps, lesions or sores, but things like behavioural changes and lack of sleep are also causes for concern.
Bacterial infections, a common issue in many dragons, spread extremely quickly, meaning that you need to nip such problems in the bud before they become dire. For more great do and don’t tips, please visit our other subject-specific blogs on feeding, housing, lighting and general care.
Bearded Dragon Care. Your bearded dragon requires loving care if it’s to survive for the decade or more, some have been known to live in captivity, and you can provide it with the best care by following a few easy guidelines.
One of the most enjoyable parts of taking care of a beardie, young or old, is feeding it the live insects and varied vegetables it needs to stay healthy, so learn everything you can about the nutritional requirements.
A bearded dragon who lives in the Australian wilds thrives on variety.
Away from the trappings of human habitation, these lizards will forage for insects of all types, feasting when and wherever they find something they like.
Your feeding routine must accurately replicate the type of diet the bearded dragon needs to stay healthy, providing it with the requisite amounts of proteins, fats, carbohydrates and ever-important vitamins and minerals.
Bearded dragons absorb sunlight as they bask, synthesising vitamin D3.
At home, you can include full-spectrum UVB lighting to help your pet accomplish this vital nutritional task, but you’d still be wise to include vitamin supplements in its diet.
By allowing your insects to feed on nutritious “gut-loading” foods or dusting them with vitamin powder before you let the lizard have at them, you can supplement their diets with essential Calcium and other minerals.
One major rule you always ought to adhere to when feeding a bearded dragon is to ensure the foods they receive are appropriately sized.
As a general guideline, anything bigger than the space between the lizard’s eyes is too large, and must be broken apart. This seems a simple rule to follow, but failure to do so leads to major health issues.
Large pieces of food can become impacted inside a dragon’s body, causing lack of bowel movements, paralysis or the development of painful spinal lumps.
Always make sure to feed your dragon properly, and follow our Bearded Dragon Care blog for other essential care tips.
Here’s a very simple and short video I put together about caring for and looking after your Bearded Dragon.
I’m not a professional actor or video person but I hope you enjoy it. Please click the Facebook Like Button and share it with others who like Bearded Dragons!
For a more in depth report about caring for your Bearded Dragon or what to look out for when choosing click here
A bearded dragon is a perfect pet for anyone who likes lizards, and even those who aren’t too fond of scaly friends will soon warm up to them with this breed. Native to Australian desert climates, beardies love to climb and are exceedingly intelligent although as pets you do need to understand how to care for your bearded dragon.
Their active personalities make them great companions and their lack of extensive care requirements mean they’re great starter pets for younger children.
Bearded dragons get along with children well because they don’t get overly large. This also means that parents don’t have to spend too much on food supplies, although their wide diet variety always guarantees enjoyable feeding sessions.
Beardies will consume a range of insects and even some green plants, setting great nutritional examples for their young human companions with the latter. Of course, there are some rules about what they can and cannot eat, but these are not too complex.
Because most bearded dragons as pets are captive bred, you needn’t worry too much about costly veterinary visits.
Although any pet can become ill, breeding in captivity reduces the chances of your animal friends contracting parasitic diseases and other chronic ailments. It also allows anyone to purchase an exotic animal without paying in droves to do so.
Advanced reptile keepers and breeders love the bearded dragon, as do families with tiny tots. They are known for their love of attention, and setting up a vivarium they will enjoy living in is simple.
Requiring far less space than a cat or dog, a bearded dragon won’t get restless just because you live in a small flat, and unlike some other reptiles they’re active during the day.
Bearded dragon pets are fun to handle and once yours becomes used to your presence, which should only take a few feedings, you’ll be inseparable.
Even though there are some specific dos and do nots as far as care is concerned, these rules are simple and regular, thus easy for anyone to learn and adapt to. Follow our blog for more great beardie care tips and visit this site for a great report on Bearded Dragon Care
The colder climes in many countries around the world are absolutely inadequate when it comes to providing the right care and heating that your bearded dragon needs to thrive.
Unlike mammals, these lizards gain their body heat from external sources, so owners who really do focus on their bearded dragon care ensure their pets can readily access warmth.
Bearded dragons usually absorb heat from the sunlight that blasts the arid desert-like regions they hail from.
In captivity, lizards get their heat from any number of ingenious devices people have invented to keep them comfy. The most common of these is the reptile basking light, but ceramic heat emitters and plain light bulbs are often used as well.
So how hot should that vivarium be?
Well, while the bearded dragon in your care will certainly enjoy basking in warm spots, it will need a refuge to cool down in when it gets too toasty.
Make sure you place heaters and thermometers in a fashion that creates a temperature gradient across the tank, with one hot side and one cool side.
For juveniles, maintain a temperature of at most 43ºC on the hot side; adults like it a bit cooler, around 35ºC ought to do nicely. The cool side of the enclosure must be at least 30ºC.
At night, when you turn off the visible lighting so your bearded dragon can get some shuteye, it’s best to maintain temperatures of at least 18ºC.
One thing every good lizard enthusiast knows to avoid is the rock-style heating device commonly seen in snake enclosures. Rocks rarely heat up evenly, and can lead to serious burns on an animal’s belly.
Mat style heaters are acceptable if they’ve been buried underneath the substrate so that animals cannot come into contact with them; these are perfect for keeping the tank warm at night.
Use ceramic fixtures to hold your heating elements. Bearded dragon care seems simple enough, but there are always potential hazards involved with the use of high temperature devices, so be careful, and your beardie will stay comfortable no matter how far north you live.
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