Just picked one up for my son yesterday. They seem pretty cool when they're bigger. Anybody else have one?
Maggie’s Anybody have bearded dragons?
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Just a bearded elephant, but I better not post pictures!
It looks so lonely all by it's self 
buy it a buddy maybe tie a tiny pork chop around its neck and others might be friends lol
do it for your little buddy .
buy it a buddy maybe tie a tiny pork chop around its neck and others might be friends loldo it for your little buddy .
Grandson has had one for a couple of years now. You need a bigger cage.
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No bearded dragons but I had a Nile monitor that grew to 6 feet. I’ve had about 14 snakes over the years and 3 lizards. Sucks when they go. Think I’m done keeping reptiles for pets.
That is the most degusting thing bearded clams almost makes me vomit watching old porn .Are those anything like bearded clams?
Hes going to rock this 20gal tank for a while then im going to build a gangster one down the road.
I had a baby 3’ asian water monitor. He was vicious. Had to give him away. My friend had a huge savannah and it was like a dog. It had a bed, roamed the house, came when called and crapped on one specific bath towel. It had to be 40#’ and 5’ long. They had all sorts of puppies and kittens, birds and other stuff and he never bothered any of them.
My wife wants a Rankins dragon, which is a smaller version of the bearded dragon.
For reptiles we have a crested gecko and four desert tortoises. Here's our bioactive crested gecko terrarium:
For reptiles we have a crested gecko and four desert tortoises. Here's our bioactive crested gecko terrarium:
A lot of suffering going on at your place. Look on the bright side. You don't have to tell the doctor that you are bulimic.
daughter had one that lived for years, had to order special worms for it. he wouldnt eat for anyone but her. he finally died from some kind of bacterial infection for something.
Yup they are great pets just need some spoiling
think it depends on how much time you spend with them, they arent like a dog. never seen one fetch.
Bro we walk ours on a leash , he wears costumes and they love to eat, he swims in the bath tub it’s cool and they are great for kids. You just need to do some research and joint a dragon page on Facebook for support as needed
Ours likes veggies
Worms
And these roaches they sell think Dubia ?
My son has had one for about 2 years he’s about 20” long now. Loves crickets, meal worms and fruit and veggies. Grasshoppers in the summer time. Do not use sand in tank when they are small they get impacted very easily. Turds are huge and really bad smelling. Mostly basks and eats. Only time he is really active is when he’s working up to a shit.
Had one, very friendly, loved crickets and greens. Yes their shit does stink, keep the tank clean. I would put Drak on my chest while I was in the recliner. He'd crawl to my neck and snuggle in under my beard and go to sleep. I made a harness for him out of thin leather and took him to the dump a couple times with me in warm weather. I'd put him on the dash and he was happy.
My wife got a second one and they were in tanks across the living room from one another. We would watch them as they made challenges to each other. When you see them piled on top of each other, its a dominance display. The one on top is the one who gets the sun. Oh and after they get bigger, their spikes do get sharp. Overall pretty cool pets but do your research.
My wife got a second one and they were in tanks across the living room from one another. We would watch them as they made challenges to each other. When you see them piled on top of each other, its a dominance display. The one on top is the one who gets the sun. Oh and after they get bigger, their spikes do get sharp. Overall pretty cool pets but do your research.
I had one, Steve, who I had for over 8 years. Pretty much since he hatched out. Awesome pets. He liked to sit in the sun, eat everything I put in front of him, tolerated both my cats and dogs getting in his face when I let him out to roam, you name it.
I know they say they can’t develop the same “feelings” or whatever to humans like a cat or dog, but anytime I would go near his tank he would perk up and follow me. He loved being put on my shoulder and walked around/chilling while I watched TV. He would eat right out of the palm of my hand, and only bit one person, but she deserved it.
He was put down a few months ago due to failing kidneys. I want another one but with the twins coming quick, it’s gonna be some time before I bring another one into the house.
Keep their temps right, make sure you have a solid UVB, and make sure they eat their greens as well as protein. Not just crickets or mealies. Make sure to feed them some hornworms, roaches, etc.
I know they say they can’t develop the same “feelings” or whatever to humans like a cat or dog, but anytime I would go near his tank he would perk up and follow me. He loved being put on my shoulder and walked around/chilling while I watched TV. He would eat right out of the palm of my hand, and only bit one person, but she deserved it.
He was put down a few months ago due to failing kidneys. I want another one but with the twins coming quick, it’s gonna be some time before I bring another one into the house.
Keep their temps right, make sure you have a solid UVB, and make sure they eat their greens as well as protein. Not just crickets or mealies. Make sure to feed them some hornworms, roaches, etc.
Great pets but nothing smells worse than a fresh bearded dragon shit. OMG
No bearded dragon, but I do have a leopard gecko, Spot. She turned 10 years old in January.
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That's a good looking little Beardie! I have two that are almost 2 years old. Had one that I had a strong bond with that died of cancer in 2019, he was 5 so I'm right about at 7 years in raising them. They're awesome little creatures.
I started breeding Dubia roaches for these two about a year ago. Started off with a small starter colony (60 females, 20 males) in one plastic bin, and now I have nearly 150lbs worth in (4) large bins.
They're very clean, safe, relatively low maintenance when you get the bins setup right.If your state permits it - I would highly advise starting a small(er) colony as feeders. Crickets are not nearly as good for them, and worms are definitely not good for them (occasional treat is fine).
As mentioned, they need lots of ground space when they grow larger. Setup the biggest tank setup that you can. I also recommend using the big / long Reptisun 10.0 UVB high output bulbs with a good reflector (or mercury vapor). Best setup that I have found for my two 48x24x24 tanks is this fixture that uses 34" UV bulbs and the little G10 bulbs for basking (the G10 bulbs last a LONG time, just avoid the LEDs obviously)
Ceramic heat emmitter is best for them at night (72F ambient temp is ideal). NONE of the red / purple heat bulbs are good for them. That little divot in the back of their head is their third eye that senses light (which is how they sense birds swooping down to grab them). The wavelengths from those bulbs will also blind them.
Good trick to get them to eat greens - sprinkle some bee pollen powder on their food. Also make sure to dust the bugs or greens with calcium + D3 (4)x per week and a multivitamins twice per week. The older they get, the less bugs they should eat.
I started breeding Dubia roaches for these two about a year ago. Started off with a small starter colony (60 females, 20 males) in one plastic bin, and now I have nearly 150lbs worth in (4) large bins.
They're very clean, safe, relatively low maintenance when you get the bins setup right.If your state permits it - I would highly advise starting a small(er) colony as feeders. Crickets are not nearly as good for them, and worms are definitely not good for them (occasional treat is fine).
As mentioned, they need lots of ground space when they grow larger. Setup the biggest tank setup that you can. I also recommend using the big / long Reptisun 10.0 UVB high output bulbs with a good reflector (or mercury vapor). Best setup that I have found for my two 48x24x24 tanks is this fixture that uses 34" UV bulbs and the little G10 bulbs for basking (the G10 bulbs last a LONG time, just avoid the LEDs obviously)
Ceramic heat emmitter is best for them at night (72F ambient temp is ideal). NONE of the red / purple heat bulbs are good for them. That little divot in the back of their head is their third eye that senses light (which is how they sense birds swooping down to grab them). The wavelengths from those bulbs will also blind them.
Good trick to get them to eat greens - sprinkle some bee pollen powder on their food. Also make sure to dust the bugs or greens with calcium + D3 (4)x per week and a multivitamins twice per week. The older they get, the less bugs they should eat.
I remembered that scene from lord of war... where he draws his homeland in yay..... looks like your dude is going for austrailia the hard way. Lol
I keep a bearded clam at home
Here ya go, the old Fuck You lizard. We used to see ones MUCH larger than this on NavMAg in Subic Bay. Course, we were out in the middle of the rainforest.
Here ya go, the old Fuck You lizard. We used to see ones MUCH larger than this on NavMAg in Subic Bay. Course, we were out in the middle of the rainforest.
Of course, we had these running around too:
