We just acquired two bearded dragons. We have been doing some research on them and learning about them. If anyone out there owns one we could use some advise and more knowledge about them.

TIA!

We just acquired two bearded dragons. We have been doing some research on them and learning about them. If anyone out there owns one we could use some advise and more knowledge about them.

TIA!

Mine just passed away Monday :bawl:

He was a sweetheart.... do you need some meal worms?

I'm sorry to hear that. If you don't mind me asking...How long did he live for? We would definately appreciate some more worms. They eat alot!

I'm sorry to hear that. If you don't mind me asking...How long did he live for? We would definately appreciate some more worms. They eat alot!

3 1/2 years... he stopped eating so much when we moved, IDK if that had anything to do with his death.... I have heard they live longer, the guy at corner Critters in L-town knows a lot about them. He was easy to handle, he would sit on my shoulder while I did the dishes, LOVES the fish tank and tried to jump on it all the time :lmao: I even had a leash for him. I was never afraid to pick him up, he never bit....

PM me where I could drop off the worms.

My best friend has 2 bearded dragons. They are pretty cool....... But I agree, talk to the dude at Corner Critters.....he's VERY knowledgeable about all his animals.

We have one that we got a couple of months ago from PetCo. He has grown like a weed! We feed him gut-loaded crickets (his favorite) dusted in a vitamin/mineral power, some pre-made bearded dragon cubes, and romaine lettuce. He has easily doubled his size in less than two months. That's not saying we'll be able to keep this up, but he seems pretty happy.

We have a setup with a heat lamp & heating pad that keeps his cage at about 95degrees during the day and 80 at night. Also have a UV light on him - it was whatever came with the cage setup that we bought (seemed the easiest thing to do, since we are rookies). We have crushed almond shell bedding that is easy to clean. All in all, he is a pretty happy creature (although he hasn't gotten crickets yet today b/c we're waiting for the FedEx man to bring them, so he stared at me crankily when I only gave him cubes & lettuce!)

We have one that we got a couple of months ago from PetCo. He has grown like a weed! We feed him gut-loaded crickets (his favorite) dusted in a vitamin/mineral power, some pre-made bearded dragon cubes, and romaine lettuce. He has easily doubled his size in less than two months. That's not saying we'll be able to keep this up, but he seems pretty happy.

We have a setup with a heat lamp & heating pad that keeps his cage at about 95degrees during the day and 80 at night. Also have a UV light on him - it was whatever came with the cage setup that we bought (seemed the easiest thing to do, since we are rookies). We have crushed almond shell bedding that is easy to clean. All in all, he is a pretty happy creature (although he hasn't gotten crickets yet today b/c we're waiting for the FedEx man to bring them, so he stared at me crankily when I only gave him cubes & lettuce!)

Had to stop feeding him crickets.... they ended up EVERYWHERE :lmao:

Had to stop feeding him crickets.... they ended up EVERYWHERE :lmao:

I wonder WHY that is? We snapped the lid tightly and they still end up chirping around the house. :lol:

We have a Water Dragon and a Skink, both have gotten HUGE!

And another :yay: on the guy at Corner Critters. He said both the Water Dragon and Skink are ready to eat small mice. I haven't done that yet. I still have issues with the worms and crickets.... like touching them... blah... :faint:

I wonder WHY that is? We snapped the lid tightly and they still end up chirping around the house. :lol:

We have a Water Dragon and a Skink, both have gotten HUGE!

And another :yay: on the guy at Corner Critters. He said both the Water Dragon and Skink are ready to eat small mice. I haven't done that yet. I still have issues with the worms and crickets.... like touching them... blah... :faint:
The SKINK is ready to eat mice? BIG skink. I take it you did not catch it in your backyard.

I wonder WHY that is? We snapped the lid tightly and they still end up chirping around the house. :lol:

We have a Water Dragon and a Skink, both have gotten HUGE!

And another :yay: on the guy at Corner Critters. He said both the Water Dragon and Skink are ready to eat small mice. I haven't done that yet. I still have issues with the worms and crickets.... like touching them... blah... :faint:

Up until a few months ago I wouldn't touch the worms ICK!
For the crickets we even had a cricket keeper which was great but it's when they got in the cage with the Beardie, somehow the lil suckers got out :confused:
My Beardie ate pinkies from time to time, he loved them :drool:

BTW I will NEVER buy an animal from PETCO.... they don't last, and that goes for PETCOs in other ares as well. We got Beardie from the Reptile Expo in VA a few years back.

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.

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.

3 1/2 years... he stopped eating so much when we moved, IDK if that had anything to do with his death.... I have heard they live longer, the guy at corner Critters in L-town knows a lot about them.

What was the dragon's diet and environmental conditions like?