I have a beardie that is almost 3 years old. Got him from a private breeder, he is a cross between a standard and a sunfire. So he has a lot of orange, but not as briliantly colored as a pure sunfire and is about 15 inches long. He has always been very friendly and loves to ride around on my shoulder and look at himself in the mirror, LOL. I was able to buy (off of craigs list) a 75 gal bow front tank with a stand for $125 (it had leaked and the guy repaired it with silicon on the outside BUT I didn't need it to hold water so perfect for me) and a friend built a screened lid with a door for the top. He's got his ladder and hammock that he likes to lay in, his big stick and his rock. Heating with the underneath heating pad, the heat lamp, and the UV lights. Also has a night light that is like natural moon light.
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Originally Posted by foxxynhounds  We feed him gut-loaded crickets (his favorite) dusted in a vitamin/mineral power, some pre-made bearded dragon cubes, and romaine lettuce. |
Everything I have learned is that any type of lettuce is not ideal for them, no nutritional value. If you can get him to eat Kale THAT is great for them. Iggy LOVES his kale and also eats shaved carrots, peeled grapes as a treat, and of course the vitamin dusted gut-loaded crickets. I had been ordering them online for a while, but then it was to much of a PITA to have to feed and clean the big tank of crickets to feed the lizard. And a lot of them would die so I wasn't really saving anything money wise except a trip to Corner Critters. I won't even feed him the worms at all (can't even stand to look at them) and he is NEVER getting a pinkie!!! EWWWW. I tried the bearded dragon food cubes and he wouldn't eat them. He also wouldn't eat the dry BD food that comes in a jar. I even tried hiding it in his kale and he would pick through it and leave it all in the bottom of the dish.
Any questions feel free to ask, but like others said too the guy at Corner Critters is a great source for info.