bearded dragons
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-uvb is requireddzb912;1700555; said:
-basking area of 95 degrees
-they enjoy to climb a bit
-they get 2'
-they can bite
-food
-cricket
-mealworms
-bearded dragon pellets
-greens (NO ICEBURGH LETTICE)
-dust crickets and mealworms 2 times a week
-need a shallow water bowl
for substrate use news paper or carpet untill he gets some size. they can become impacted fairly easly at a small size
yes basking spot at least 95 degrees, no heat rocks, and no spinach. they can bite but ive never been bitten. minimum tank size of 40 gal breeder for one. preferably not sand go with repti carpet it is cheaper in the long run cause it is washable and smells less, and is better for them. Feed greens daily and protein every day when less than a year old and like 3 time a week when fully grown. mealworms are not the best because of the high levels of chitin in the exoskeleton, superworms,hornworms and silkworms are a bettter choice. like said before YOU NEED UV light, or death.lol but its true. umm.. handle them often and they will be tamer than of not handled. feed food no bigger than the distance between their eyes. ill post more if i think of it. they are awesome
greens include mustard creens, collard greens, swiss chard and other dark leafy greens. also squash and zucchini is great because of the good calcium to phospherous ratio. P.S as a treat one of mine live i mean LOVES more than crickets even.......blueberries. no joke one hates them the other goes nuts for them. and yes the pelletsa re also good they have all the essential nutrients, so suppliment them into your beradies diet.
What everyone is saying is good info. I have no experience with baby beardies, but my adult used loved a mix of greens, especially kale, carrots, squash. If feed crickets you should try to get them a few days before hand and try to power feed them, or dust them. With the greens you can also buy powders and sprays. They are very good with handling, the more you do it, the more accustomed they will get to it. Just as a preference, and I know others that do it, some heating rocks can overheat in areas, and burn your beardie, so I bought just a regular heating pad at CVS and covered it with sand. Maybe for young ones, they will drink from a water dish, but I never put one in with my beardie. In the wild they dont really drink from water puddles or anything, so why would they do it in captivity. Most of the water they need they get right from the greens they eat, which is why I also rinsed my greens off with water right before feeding. It is also good to spray them gently right on their heads, every couple of days for an adult, maybe everyday for a baby. They have their head shaped so the water collects and beads right down to their mouth so they can lap it up, which is how they mostly get it in the wild. So don't drown them, but just enough.