#6202, "RE: Anybody have a Bearded Dragon?" In response to In response to 7 Mar-25-06 02:37 AM by slowmitsu
Originally posted by 95_ESi_Person Ok then, so far I'm doing everything good! One question... bedding, is sand ok? What would be the best bet? Since from what I was reading, it's a desert reptile, so I'd assume sand, and it also retains some heat to help get the temp up to around 100 degrees. I have 3 lights, 2 for the iguana because of the massive cage I built for it (HeatGlo 8.0 Tube, and a SunGlo bulb). The Dragon has the SunGlo spotlight and it's own tank, and since it's a baby and the iguana is a juvinile turd, they are not near each other.
Don't ever house your iguana and dragon together.
You can use all kinds of substrates but I prefer the dustless sand. It's basically sand box sand but you can get the same thing at pet stores for a bit more. I like it becuase you can scoop their shit out rather easily as it reeks to high heaven if they crap in the light and it rots all day. Your cage should have multiple areas. 100 degree-ish basking area, a shaded area and basically everything else.
Mine doesn't seem to like the veggies no matter how hard I try. I started him on crickets but since I went to a mesh cage I switch to meal worms (if you go with worms I would feed them to him on a ridged plate or they will get away and burrow). Couger is right on with the water thing. They drink rarely if you feed them enough but do keep clean water on hands at all time. Dust your bugs with that vitamin crap. I leave a dish of dragon pellets in the cage. He eats them from time to time. Don't EVER have live food and fecal matter in the cage at the same time. The name of the disease escapes me at the moment but it's a bitch to cure and it takes forever.
Have fun! I've had beardies for a few years now I love them to death.
