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Hi Chris, Has she brumated at all in the past few winters? Dan

Music is generally playing in my office which is also the dragons' lair (3 dragons, stacked and facing my workstation). They haven't really reacted one way or another to any of the multiple styles Pandora is pumping out. However, SweetPea enjoys making her own music. She has a small plastic web...

What size are the crix you are offering?

Supers are pretty big and chitenous. Adult dragons generally handle them well as an occasional treat, but be careful with your 8 month old. A better choice for that young-un would be Phoenix worms. I wouldn't chance more that 1 or 2 small supers with my 8-monther. Dan

Patty, I am a bit concerned as well, but I think that all will be well. My 2 yr. male, Hans, has been sleeping since mid November. He wakes occasionally and climbs up to his log for awhile, then returns to the dark cold side and sleeps again. I offer fresh salad each day hoping he will come back...

Agree that one should dust every meal up to adult (5 days calcium, 2 days multi-vite). Your dragon will not starve itself to death. Even if he/she goes on food strike for a few days don't freak out. The dragon will eventually eat what is offered and learn to really enjoy it! I get a kick out of...

Thanks, Blind, for asking the question - and to the excellent responders. This thread will help put my wife's mind at ease. Dan

Bean is a 9 month male. He has been active and happy up until 9 days ago. He started slowing down, keeping to the cool side, refusing live food. He's dug under the shelf liner and he sleeps. I have pulled him out to give him a soak a few times, but he returns to his cold slumber. Seems late in...

All 3 of my beardies do that often. Considering their eye placement, I think that perhaps they see two different pictures with both eyes open, not the stereoscopic vision we humans enjoy. They may close one eye to better concentrate on the picture that most interests them, or to block out the...

That's hilarious. It got me to thinking...is it generally OK to bathe juvies of the opposite sex together? I've been giving them separate baths and cleaning out the tote between. I'm pretty meticulous with enclosure cleaning, but still I think separate baths can help to prevent any contagion if...

Palomino - I admire your due diligence, you won't regret it. Dave94 - setting up a breeding colony of live food even before bringing home a beardie is an excellent idea. After spending my first few hundred $ on crickets, I finally wised up and have a good dubia colony. Many new owners are...

It's easy for me and painless for Hans to clip claws using a human toenail clipper. I only clip off the very end, not even close to the quick and he doesn't mind at all.

I'm fairly new here on this forum, and fairly new at keeping bearded dragons, but have extensive experience keeping other herps. My large adult male BD arrived UPS in May '08 when my son left for overseas deployment in the Army. Hans is a fairly plain looking but thoroughly lovable beardie. He...

My Dubias have only been set up for a few weeks now. I'm listening to them scuffle around in their tote now. I started with the 145 breeder mix and then ordered another 45 adult females and 6 adult males from another breeder. They are starting to get used to me and don't scatter back to their...

I use a separate sterlite tub cricket corral. I scuffed the bottom with sandpaper so the beardies and prey can get traction, and I use a small clamp light so they can feed in comfort. My beardies get so very excited now when I reach into their enclosures that they sometimes rush right to my...

These are fine cages for many species, but I do not recommend them for BDs. Their main faults are in the low height and the molded-in light wells. I have 3 of these cages, stacked, and I will make them work through experimentation and modification. If I were allowed a do-over, I would build my...

I have their 4 x 2 ft. They are only 18" high and the bottom of the dome well is 9" from the floor, making temp regulation for basking a real challenge. MVB isn't an option. The front strip lighting recess does not light up the cage with UVB well enough. The floor has a raised area that is...

Zoo Med claims a 1 year life for its Reptisun 10 tube lights. I see recommendations to change them out at 6 months from members of this forum. At $19/tube with 3 tubes each in 3 enclosure this bill adds up fast. Who is right?

I just set up a breeding colony myself. If my beardies turn up their noses at dubias, I will first try the airplane and hangar game. If that doesn't work, I will guilt them into eating by telling them "There are agamas and chameleons in Ethiopia who are starving. Now eat your supper!" :mrgreen:

Glad to hear I'm not the only one to get the willies, especially with the big males. By the way, aren't full grown dubias too big to feed to even an adult beardie? and if so, what shall I do with those who are ready to retire?