Welcome to the Bearded Dragon Care Center!
Bearded Dragon Care
Bearded Dragons come from the Land Down Under (also known as Australia) and are native to the semi-arid woodlands and arid rocky deserts of central parts of Australia and, despite their sometimes fierce and wicked appearance, these lizards make quite wonderful pets.
As their habitat might suggest, these large lizards are avid climbers and are known to enjoy basking in the hot sun on rocks and tree branches exposed to sunlight. Being cold-blooded, once the temperature gets high, above about 100F, they seek cover and bury themselves in the sand and under cover to stay cool and away from direct sunlight.
In their natural environment, Bearded Dragons are both omnivores and diurnal eating live food, such as small lizards and mice, and also plant food including flowers and fruit found in the area.
Pet Bearded Dragon Care
As mentioned above, these lizards can look quite fierce, and can grow to a size that might intimidate some people, but in point of fact these are actually rather gentle animals that have very simple, but quite specific, care needs. Knowing what not to do is often as important as knowing what to do to raise a healthy and happy, bearded dragon.
Export of these animals is illegal out of Australia, they are captive bred all around the world, so finding one for a pet shouldn’t prove too hard for you, check out your local exotic pet store.
Bearded Dragon Cages & Environment
It’s important to use a suitably sized Bearded Dragon Cage; making sure that you are providing the appropriate habitat is essential to promote healthy growth in your lizard – you need to consider the size of the cage or tank, what lighting will be required, what temperature, and how much humidity is acceptable.
Bearded Dragon Breeding
Once you get to know your pet beardie, there is a high chance you will want a second, possibly a third! Bearded dragon breeding is often something worth considering with your pet lizards, as the demand for them grows constantly, and many bearded dragon owners come to want more than just one or two for themselves!
Bearded Dragon Food & Feeding
What does a baby bearded dragon eat? What does an adult bearded dragon eat? Knowing the right bearded dragon food to use, and at what age is a key factor in promoting a healthy beardie that will live to a ripe old age! Proper care and attention needs to be paid to the rather precise feeding habits of the bearded dragon.
Bearded Dragon Health
It should make sense that if you provide adequate care for your pet beardie that you will have a healthy pet – but diet is only one of the health issues to be aware of – knowing about potential bearded dragon health issues can help you prepare for them and avoid having them happen – the last thing you want is for your pet to suffer an injury, or pickup parasites, etc.
Handling a Bearded Dragon
Unlike a lot of other lizards, the bearded dragon actually seems to enjoy being handled – don’t let their spiky scary exterior scare you! There are no real secrets to bearded dragon handling but there are certain do’s and don’ts that you should be aware of, and learning best practices is a worthwhile investment of your tiem to help you avoid causing stress or injury to your pet.
You can also check out these cool Bearded Dragon photos, and if you have a few minutes to spare, check out these interesting Bearded Dragon facts!
