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Adult Care: I have my dragons
in a 36"L x 17"H x 19"D enclosure. I have a 36" 10.0 Repti-sun
fluorescent and a 50 Watt daytime basking bulb and a 50 watt
night time red bulb. I use sand as a substrate. Sand works
good for me because it clumps the wet spots and it's easy to
scoop the poop out. You may also use paper and other substrates. I have some wood for them to climb on and a
ceramic tile to put under the night time spot bulb to warm their
bellies. My night time bulb is on 24 hrs a day. They have a warm
side and a cooler side so they can self regulate their
temperature. My bulbs are on a timer which works great.
I have an outdoor enclosure that Spike and Cinnamon get to hang out in every other
day or so. It's on my back porch which gets afternoon direct sun
exposure. I have a large basking piece of wood, greenery for
shade, a water dish for a drink or a bath. I spray them with the
hose on the mist setting which they absolutely enjoy. I also run
the hose on the shower setting and let it stream through their
enclosure at which time they quickly go to it and wriggle around
like they are trying to swim. They usually take a drink and soak
too. I constantly check the temperature
to make sure it's not too hot. DO NOT use a glass enclosure outdoors or you could BAKE
your Beardie.
I feed my dragons crickets,
super worms, and an assortment of greens. I do feed pinky mice on
occasion. Cinnamon eats LOTS of everything!!! YES! She is a big
pig! Spike eats mostly crickets and a few greens. He really
loves the super worms. I've heard good and bad things about
super worms and how they may not be as digestible as other
softer worms. I use orange cubes or cricket feed to feed my crickets
which are used to feed my dragons. I also use a calcium dust on
the crickets on occasion to keep my dragons healthy and happy.
If your dragon gets natural sunlight on a regular basis, you may
not need the calcium supplement.
I mist my dragons once per day and
alternate between veggies and crickets. This seems to work out
nicely with my dragons.
Here are a few links to Care sheets of Bearded Dragons:
http://www.beardeddragon.org/articles/caresheet/
http://hometown.aol.com/__121b_GzkgcDIgCnnDfkrbqEGnlSN6fugva5tNpTH0VHXsqvg=
http://www.dachiu.com/care/abeard.html
I know some of the information is conflicting, but almost
everyone has their own idea about the perfect bearded dragon
care management. Do your research and you will have a happy, healthy
dragon too.
I've done a lot of reading and researching and am happy that my
dragons are doing so well! Good luck.
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