What comes in a bearded dragon starter kit?
What comes in a bearded dragon starter kit?
Common Bearded Dragon Starter Kits
- Large food and water dishes.
- Thermometer/Humidity gauge.
- 100 watt basking bulb.
- ReptiSun 10.0 fluorescent UVB bulb.
- Dual deep dome lamp fixture.
- 12 pounds of ReptiSand substrate.
What kind of habitat do you need for a bearded dragon?
Habitat. In the wild, bearded dragons’ range extends across most of Australia. They typically prefer to stick to warm, arid areas: deserts, subtropical woodlands, savannas, and scrublands.
Is it cruel to keep a bearded dragon as a pet?
Without proper care, bearded dragon “pets” who outlive the one-year curse often suffer from serious and painful health problems, including metabolic bone disease from calcium deficiency, mouth rot, respiratory disease, abscesses, and ulcers.
Is it better to have 1 bearded dragon or 2?
Never put more than one male in a tank. A female should not be housed with males until she is about two years old (old enough to breed), and make sure she is healthy and in good condition. Younger, smaller, or unhealthy dragons are likely to run into problems including egg binding.
What lights for bearded dragon?
Beardies in the wild receive ultraviolet light and heat from the sun on a daily basis. In order to best mimic the ultraviolet light in an indoor enclosure, high ultraviolet (UVA and UVB) output light bulbs must be used. 1 Fluorescent bulbs and mercury vapor bulbs are the two sources most commonly used in the pet world.
Do bearded dragons need a heat lamp?
Bearded dragons require bright and warm conditions during the daytime. Provide it with a combination of incandescent heat lamps and full-spectrum fluorescent bulbs. Deserts cool off greatly at night, and bearded dragons are usually comfortable without a nocturnal heat source.
What size tank do bearded dragons need?
A juvenile bearded dragon should be housed in a 10 gallon glass aquarium tank. The tank size will have to increase as the beardie grows. Adults require a 20-50 gallon long glass aquarium tank. Because beardies love to climb, provide vertical space with lots of branches.
Where should I put my bearded dragons tank?
A bearded dragon’s tank should be placed in a quiet, climate-controlled room in your home. The tank should be out of reach of household pets as well as small children. The tank itself should never be placed in direct sunlight as this could be harmful or even fatal to the bearded dragon inside.
