Bearded Dragon Care Sheet

A Bearded dragon would be a good choice for a first time reptile. They are fairly hardy and can withstand alot, but proper care is needed to sustain the dragon with a healthy life.

Set up
I would initially advise you to buy a vivarium that the dragon can live in for life but put a partition in, if it is a younger dragon you were buying, as they would have trouble in a 3ft or 4ft viv to catch thier food and become reluctant to even chase their food. So i will list below what is recommended for the set up.

• thermostat (dimming)
• 3x2x2ft vivarium or 4x2x2 vivarium
• 100 watt heat reflector spot bulb and holder
• 10% UVB tube
• Starter unit for UVB tube
• logs
• fake plants
• water bowl
• thermometer x2 cool end and hot end.

Use substrate (flooring) newspaper,kitchen tiles or kitchen roll until around 7 months old. when your dragon gets over this age you could use:
Playsand. NEVER use calcisand as it contains silicone.
or carry on using newspaper,kitchen roll orkitchen tiles. Light beech substrate (not dark substrate as this contains humidity)

The basking end of the viv should be around 100-105F Maximum, mid range around 95F and cool end around 85F.

My dragon ate greens from a very early age daily which includes

• Rocket
• Spring Greens
• Peashoots
• Curly Kale
• Lambs lettuce
• Watercress
• Coriander

Dependant on the size of the dragon they will eat live food daily ehich include

• Locusts
• Crickets
• Dubai roaches
• Mealworms (once a week)
• Mario worms (adults)
• Super worms (adults, these are a good source of protein for them)

The Food is dusted with Zoo Med Calcium with Vit D3 every other day and Nutrobal multivitamin supplement twice a week.

Some people might not agree but this care sheet is what works for me. i hope you find it useful.