Bearded deargons who can sustain?
can someone please give me as much info on the set up and well being of a beardy similar to does the heat and light have to be on at adjectives times feeding and maintanance of the tank the right temperature contained by fact anything relavant i should know if i am to get one appreciation
tank for a beard dragon should be 3 foot long minimum and 2 foot tall and wide
light should be a uvb to supply calium and vit D3 and should be at least 32 degrees at the hot end next to a basking spot 100 degrees F , and the cool end 20 degree cooler
substrate should be cali sand , newspaper or reptile carpet, and they like to climb, so provide a log or sticks to climb on (make certain they cannot fall over and injure your dragon)
a water bowl and food bowl for his greens, and as many crickets as he will guzzle in 10-15 mins 2-3 times a day , and the crickets should be dusted with calium powder. a pinch will do.
greens whether your from the uk you can buy a french style salad in a packet from morrisons for a pound a bag, i always buy that and its get the lettuces they need , (stay away from iceberg as its no good for them ) treats can be strawberry's ,banana, apple and other sorts close to that, DO NOT FEED ADVACADA AS IVE HEARD BAD THING'S FOR BEARDED DRAGONS,
and thats pretty much it , hope i could help.
There is so much that the best way is to visit your nearest specialist reptile shop and have a chat near the staff or as previously mentioned google bearded dragon care and plough through the 1/4million or so hits
Basically though
Heat 24/7 but cooler at night than during daylight
Light needs to be high UVB output and on 12hours a day
To aver correct temperatures the heat source should be connected to a thermostat. This medium you can't cook them in summer or chill them in winter
Feeding is vegetables/greens and live insects. The ratios come and go dependant on age
Care sheets and websites specialising in bearded dragons will explain the specifics
this site contains easy to read info
whether you dont have your pet yet.. consider if you are certain this is the one you really want - lots of people get them then when they achieve big and uncute - they dont want them any more
http://www.gomestic.com/Pets/Unusual-Pet...
good link
If you google "bearded dragon care sheet" you should achieve a lot of info.
Basically you need a wooden enclosure beside a glass front - 4 foot by 2 foot by 2 foot minimum.
A solid substrate - kitchroll, newspaper, cage mat, tiles are all fine. No loose substrate - no sand, calcisand, wood chips, eco earth, walnut shell, nothing resembling that.
House only 1 per enclosure, they do not like sharing the coop.
You need a UV tube the length of the enclosure, minimum 10.0 UVB plus a reflector.
A spot bulb on a habistat for boil. 110 basking for babies, 100F basking for adults - cool end at 83-85F.
But the UV tube and the spot bulb necessitate to be on for 12 hours per day, then they need cold and obscurity at night - minimum 65F.
As babies they need abot 85% bug, 15% veg - then as full-size they need 75% veg, 25% bugs, or there about.
Bugs = crickets, locust, roaches as correct staples bugs - they need gutloading and dusting with calcium.
Veg - dark green/red salad leaves. No iceburg lettuce, no spinach, no watercress, no cabbage.
Do not nurture them fruit unless you are going to brush their teeth.
Never feed them grapes or raisins as it will kill them.
Yes beardies make great pets, even for a beginner.
i could type a lot roughly taking care of them but it would be easier for both of us if i just give you a link to this very good video:-
http://www.videojug.com/film/how-to-care...
accurate luck!
easiest way is to any go on google and enter Bearded Dragon care sheet, this will bring up all the info you have need of. or go to a reptile website like www.888reptiles.co.uk and look on their care sheets. you can print them stale.
Answers: Lighting:
You should have two lights, first off. The first can be a standard clear household bulb in a reptile dome fixture. This is the bask light. It should get a piece of wood or rock that is raise up to serve as a place to bask up to 100-110 degrees surface temperature, and then here should be another side of the tank that is 70-85 degrees F. You also want a UVB flimsy, that allows your Beardie to synthesize vitamin D3 and thereby utilize the calcium in his diet. Good UVB bulbs are fluorescents: Reptisun 10.0, Arcadia D3 + 12%, Reptisun 5.0, and the Reptiglo 8.0. I recommend against getting compacts because sometimes they cause eye problems. If your house is 70 degrees or above at dark, you do not need night time heat. If it get below 70 degrees or so, you should invest in a Ceramic Heat Emitter, which produces heat but no wishy-washy, for night time. The basking light and UVB muted should be on for 12-14 hours a day.
Feeding:
Bearded Dragons are omnivores, so they should have both fruits/veggies/greens and feeder insects in their diets. When they are young at heart, they should have 70% feeder insects and 30% greens, roughly, when they are older then a year this is reversed. When they are childlike, they should have 30-80 insects, smaller than the space between their eyes, a day, broken into 2-3 feedings. Appropriate feeder insects are crickets, locusts, silkworms, and phoenix worms. Here is a link for appropriate greens etc. : http://www.beautifuldragons.503xtreme.co...
The minimum cistern size is a 40 gallon breeder for a fully grown Bearded Dragon. Good substrates are slate tiles, non-adhesive shefliner, reptile carpet, and papertowels. I strongly recommend that you not use particulate substrates, as all of those have high-ranking risks for impaction, which can be deadly.
Well, that's not by any means everything you need to know, but it is a start at tiniest.
