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It's important to add accessories to your beardy's vivarium, such as rocks and branches to climb on. You can also help your beardy feel secure by making sure they have some good hiding areas. Bearded dragons need a vivarium that ranges from a hotter (38 to 42°C) bright end, to a cooler (22 to 26°C) shaded end. As well as this, you'll need to provide a 10 to 12 per cent fluorescent UV tube at the hot end, to stop your beardy from getting metabolic bone disease. It's also essential to keep humidity low - use a hygrometer to measure this at the cool end.

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What Live Animals Do Bearded Dragons Eat

Personally I haven’t found a pet insurance provider that covers reptiles which I’m particularly partial to. Given that vets are priced according to out-of-pocket costs rather than inflated by insurance like the American healthcare system, I find it’s more effective to simply set aside money for reptile health costs in a savings account and to keep a CareCredit card for emergencies.

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Reptiles need UVB light to process the calcium they intake from their diets. If your UVB bulb is too weak, too far, or simply too old to provide the stated amount of UVB light, your dragon will experience calcium deficiency which can be quite serious. (Keep in mind some bulbs need to be changed on a monthly basis! and most of them do not last longer than 6 months).

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If the waste looks abnormal or if you see blood, this could be a sign of an endoparasitic infection and you should bring your dragon to the vet. Beardies live for between 7 and 12 years in captivity. They are relatively healthy lizards and most if any health issues arise from improper husbandry.

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Gotcha. What would you say is the proper day/night cycle in terms of how long lights be on for and at what times? I would not recommend giving your dragon a day/night cycle that differ from local rhythms so significantly. You should be fine to just offer salad first thing in the morning before you go to work. Bugs can also be offered in a dish first thing in the morning, or via a slow feeder like the Exo Terra “Termite Mound” cricket feeder. However, if you have to offer the bugs after you get home from work, that’s pretty late, but not the end of the world.

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Bearded Dragon 5 Months Old
Bearded Dragon 5 Months Old

Bearded Dragons eat mealworms and crickets as their live food. A mature bearded Dragon should consume approximately twenty insects daily, depending on its age. The chitin found in mealworms can slow down the growth of juvenile bearded Dragons. Superworms are better.

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A beginner herpetologist, if looking to purchase Beardies (instead of breeding), should look to buy their reptile at 3-6 months of age. By this time, they are growing and eating regularly.

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