A Bearded Dragons color varies from a dull brown or gray straw / yellow to orange-red burn. Bearded dragons are incredibly in style pet. They are extremely adaptable to different habitats and can be used in forest, scrub and grassland.
Why should I be about a Beardie keep as a pet? Beardie there is an amazing choice for first time reptile owners, especially for families with young children who are trying to find a reptile family member. Beardies are medium sized reptiles growing 18-24 cm in length. They are omnivorous creatures, which means they naturally eat plants and insects. In captivity, they often better on a vegetarian diet program. These lizards make excellent pets because they do not grow too large and consume a variety of foods. Besides the fact that they are gentle animals that are energetic through the day. Bearded dragons also limited requirements that are easy on the hand.
How to choose a Beardie? It is wise to look carefully at the Bearded Dragon, to ensure that it has bright and alert eyes. Also remember to check its length and make sure it has no wounds, deformities or burns.
Here are things to consider while taking care of your bearded dragon: Housing The terrariums for bearded dragons should be large with the smallest size for an adult, a 50-liter enclosure. When accommodating a group of adult dragons, ensure that they are housed in large housing, and it has been supplied with plenty of logs for basking. You could glass as the material allows for optimal brightness and vision. Be careful not together at home young men and women, because they could mate, and then run into complications with egg binding affected.
Bearded dragon substrate You can use wheat bran for bearded dragons that are over 6 months old. To avoid problems with obstruction, use newspaper or paper towels. Of course, while doing this, you replace the old paper every night to remove hidden crickets because they can harm young dragon. You can also sunbathe protocols to your precious dragon to feel safe and decide regulate heat. You can also decorating with fake plants and decorative rocks!
Food All food offered to your Beardie should not be greater than the distance between the eyes. Since they are omnivorous, they can feed proteins as well as vegetation. They also require different shades of green, so you could feed them with kale, red leaf lettuce, green leaf lettuce, mustard, turnip and dandelion. Apart from the greens mentioned above you could also feed dragon carrots, squash, peas, corn and sweet potatoes. However, mealworms are a high quality source of protein in large quantities it is hard to digest for the beardie and can even cause digestive problems.
Some of the dietary supplements that a beardie needs calcium, and vitamins D3. It is important to remember that the supplementation on the light bulbs you use, the amount of pure light hangs it receives and what you feed it. Keeping all of this is at heart, it is advisable to take your vet to a schedule that fits the needs of your dragon.
Heating and lighting When adjusting the temperature, make sure that the vivarium with a temperature gradient that moves from a hot basking zone, the cooler is supplied. Keep the basking temperature to over 100 degrees and the cooler zone temperature by 85 degrees.
Dragons love bright light, so use active UV / heat or mercury vapor lamps. Apart from UV light, you can also hang outside your terrarium as natural outdoor sun light, they can access the less they require supplements contain. Do not take your young dragon outside because they might stressed, it is noteworthy to wait until they are older.
Water absorption Provide your beardie with water in a shallow bowl disinfected once a week. If your precious dragon will not drink from the bowl, you can gradually drips water into his nose. You can also try wiggling your finger in the water to get his attention, like this lizard loves things that move.
Bathing routine It is recommended to wash your Beardie once a week, as this not only keeps it clean but also helps to keep them hydrated and helps them in shedding. Make sure the bath water is warm and you only as deep as your dragon chest. While bathing your beardie, remember to always be on hand and never leave them unattended.
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