Taking Bearded Dragon to Place with Many People

I have a big assembly kind of thing at my school every year in october. I plan on taking my bearded dragon with me to the one next year in 2019, but I don't know how he will do. There will be about 150 people there at once coming and going. We have our own booth since it's my club and I can let him sit there with me for the whole time. It lasts about 3 hours and it's not too loud. I just don't know if it will be okay to take him with me. It's absolutely boring there without many things to do. I'm just selling some of my club's stuff and I really want him with me to make it less boring. Any opinions on whether or not this would be okay?

Is your dragon used to being out with a lot ? Has he been to public places before ? If so it's probably fine as long as he's with you all the time. The only things to be concerned about is if he might have to go to the little lizards room since they won't have facilities for him. We know how unpleasant that can be, esp. if he does so while he's resting on you.


You'll also want to be sure he's warm enough. He doesn't really need a basking area but there should be a nice warm place for him. Are you bringing a travel case or plastic tote or anything ? A heat bulb ?

AHBD":1uzdy8bl said:

Is your dragon used to being out with a lot ? Has he been to public places before ? If so it's probably fine as long as he's with you all the time. The only things to be concerned about is if he might have to go to the little lizards room since they won't have facilities for him. We know how unpleasant that can be, esp. if he does so while he's resting on you.


You'll also want to be sure he's warm enough. He doesn't really need a basking area but there should be a nice warm place for him. Are you bringing a travel case or plastic tote or anything ? A heat bulb ?

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He has been out and about before. He's been with me to places like Petsmart and there were a fair amount of people there. I'm going to be bringing a cozy bed that has a top for him to keep warm in since it could get cold. I won't be able to bring a heat bulb. I might be able to bring a tote with me which will make it easier to carry his stuff he might need. What would you recommend to bring so he can have a lizard facility? I've never had to think of that before since he hasn't been outside for around 3 hours.

He's a bearded dragon , not a dog , I believe these types of outings are inherently very dangerous and stressful for the dragon no matter how tame and laid back it is.
My advise - for what it's worth - leave him at home where he is going to be safe and will feel much more relaxed and secure.

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He's a bearded dragon , not a dog , I believe these types of outings are inherently very dangerous and stressful for the dragon no matter how tame and laid back it is.
My advise - for what it's worth - leave him at home where he is going to be safe and will feel much more relaxed and secure.

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Not to mention, people are going to want to pet him, this is can be detrimental. Viruses and, bacteria are all over peoples hands and, can be harmful to your dragon's health!!!

This is a bad idea!!! IMHO!!!

It's not that bad , and beardies actually don't catch our colds + viruses. Still, it may be stressful to him but outings like that don't phase many dragons.