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Hey Everyone. For the past month and a half my dragon has been eating less and sleeping more that usual. I know this time of year a lot of dragons start to brumate, but I don't think he is brumating. During the day, he is awake and alert. He moves around and and basks. He does glass dance for...

For the past 6 weeks, my beardie has started eating less and less crickets and greens during feedings. This past week, he has nibble on his greens and has refused crickets. He has a bowl movement earlier today and has been napping ever since. I weighted him last weekend for his usual monthly...

A 15 gallon container is plenty of room for 500. Make sure you have cardboard tubes and egg crates for them to hide on. Try to get the clear tubs if you can. The sides are smoother and they can't climb out. If you cant, use clear packaging tape and tape a ring on the upper portion of the tubs...

Does anyone know how hot the heat tape can get compared to ambient air temperature? I am keeping my cricket and dubia colonies in my garage. During this past winter, when the outside temp was 0 degrees, my garage was about 25 degrees. I am trying to plan out how I can keep my crickets at 70...

Hey Everyone. I have my beardie in a 36x18x18 glass tank enclosure. I have the UVB bulb mounted inside is tank, and have the basking bulb sitting on top of the screen. I looked on here and saw people were using a household flood light as a basking bulb, instead of a bulb marketed for...

I want to use tile as a substrate in my dragon's tank, but all the tile my local Home Depot has is a smooth finish tile. I had a thought, if I flip the tile over and used the uncoated side, it will provide enough texture for him to walk on. The only problem I am seeing is the uncoated side will...

I have a 3 month old beardie and am keeping him in a 50 gal breeder tank. I want to build a 4x2x2 melamine enclosure so we only have to make one enclosure upgrade during his life.I know when a beardie goes from one enclosure to another, it causes stress. What is the best way to make the...

Hey everyone. I am planning on getting my first bearded dragon from a local breeder sometime in May. I have had beardies in the past as part of an impromptu local reptile rescue, so I know what to expect. I am thinking about breeding beardies in the future as a hobby. I have read the info that...

What is the difference between the Reptisun 10.0 and the 10.0 HO? I am planning on building a 4x2x2 enclosure out of melamine soon and am trying to decide on the fixture I need to get.

Has anyone used the new National Georgraphic enclosures for their beardies? If you have, how hard was it to build, and how sturdy is it? I am thinking of upgrading to it so I can approach my beardie from the side. Right now I have him in a tank so to interact with him I have to come in at him...

Hey Clancy, My beardie's name is Zilla. I was able to hold him in my hand for a few minutes last weekend and today. He puffs out his sides but no beard. So I guess he is warming up to me. He does lick my hand, and them nibbles it. The reason is is I usually hand feed him superworms or freeze...

Hey Everyone, I am a first time beardie owner with a rescue juvie. He is warming up to me nicely. He eats out of my hand and lets me pet him all the time. He still does not like it when I try to pick him up, but we are working on that. Right now, his coloration on his body is awesome, but his...

I am sorry. I think my question wasn't clear, will misting him help with shedding until he is comfortable with me to bath him 3x per week?

I have a rescue beardie that I got 3 weeks ago. He is still getting used to me but he is not comfortable with me picking him up. I gave him a soak last week while I cleaned his tank, but he flaired his sides while in the tub and gave me the stink eye for the rest of the day. I have a water...

I have an odd question. How long does take before Dubias produce young roaches for feeding? I want to start a colony to save money on feeders and possibly make some selling them.