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First, let me say I do not have a bearded dragon. I have a pair of Painted Agamas. Their care is very similar and there is very little information on Painted Agamas. I hope you can help me with this. I purchased a female female Painted Agama a few months ago and have had her checked by a...

Interesting. Is it common to try to pass an Agama off as a Bearded Dragon? The kid I got him from had no clue and had been raising him as a bearded dragon. I wouldn't have known any different had I not learned it from this board. I believe he bought a kit. In any case he seems happy and...

Update I purchased a 40 gallon tank today at Petco. Thanks for the tip! Saved me a bunch of money. He seems to love his new home. I bought a digital thermometer but the battery was missing. I dusted his crickets tonight with vitamin and calcium powder. I don't think he has been getting...

Here is a picture of my beardie.

update - - it looks like 2 of the lights I received are UVB bulbs. There was no basking bulb. I do have vitamin powder as well as calcium powder. - I have replaced the night light (purple) bulb with a basking bulb. I can now get his basking area up to around 100 degrees (I do not as of yet...

Thanks for the advice and I will definitely get him some UVB lighting soon. I have run into another little problem. The cage he is in is only 20 gallons. I have read that he needs at least a 40 gallon cage. I am dusting the crickets with calcium powder. According to the comments and my...

Thanks for the advice. I will try that. He is an adult dragon, about 4 years old, and about 14-15 inches long. He is very active and appears happy.

I recently purchased a bearded dragon from a boy that was about 14 years old. I don't think he was cared for very well. The cage (about 40-50 gallons) at the time of purchase: 2 x 20 watt light bulbs (plain halogen bulbs) 1 x colored bulb (purple) lined with artificial turf large cave 3...

I am new to this site and a new bearded dragon owner. I purchased this dragon from a kid that was about 14 years old. I have been considering a bearded dragon for the past year or so. I have done a fair amount of research but am still pretty new to this. This is also my first reptile of any...