dragonscales
Hatchling Member
I got interested in bearded dragons about a year ago. In January 2012 I rescued a green anole that was in my office at work. I did not know if he would make it since it was so thin and dehydrated. I always wanted a lizard but I knew the set up costs a lot. I have spent over $500.00 on the little guy I named Enzo and he is still nice and healthy. Since having to do all the research for him and going to the pet store many times I wanted another lizard one that does not mind being handled. I went to my first Repticon in August 2012 I was going to pick between a gecko or bearded dragon. After weighing the pros and cons of each I picked the dragon even though lighting and food is more expensive.
I drove to a local breeder Carolina Designer Dragons and was able to pick from so many dragons. I was there at least 2 hours trying to choose one that I liked and that liked me or should I say “licked me”. I found a dragon with beautiful colors and of course she had to cost more since she is a leatherback. So I took my first bearded dragon home on 12/21/12
Here is my first bearded dragon Ember Rose she is an Oragne citrus leatherback, 100% het hpyo with a hatch date of 8/25/12. I don’t even understand the genetics stuff I just know that she is beautiful.
Its bath time.
“OK I am clean, now get me out of here!”
How old is your dragon? 6 months old
How long have you had your dragon? 3 months
How long is your dragon? 9 inches as of 3/3/13 and weighs 36 grams
What is the sex of your dragon? Female
What size enclosure do you have your dragon in? 20 gal soon she will be moving into 36x18x18
What type substrate do you have on the bottom of your tank? Slate tile and paper towel
Do you use UVB lights? Yes
If so, Is it a coil, compact, fluorescent tube, or Mercury Vapor bulb? 18” Fluorescent tube
What is the brand name and number of your bulb? Wattage (if MVB)? Zoo Med ReptiSun 10.0 will have a 100w Mega Ray MVB once in bigger home.
How old is your UVB bulb? 3 months
How close can your dragon get to the UVB, and where is the UVB bulb located? About 7 inches
Do you use a separate basking bulb? What kind and what is the wattage? Is it a white or colored bulb? Exo Terra Sunglo 75 watt
Do you have any type of night time heat source (ceramic heat emitter, colored bulb, etc)? not yet
How long are lights on each day? 12 hours
What are the basking temps? 105
What is the cool side temp? 80
What is the night time temp? 70
Do you take the temps with a stick on thermometer, a digital thermometer with a wire and a probe end or a temp gun? All three
Where exactly are you taking your basking temps? At the closest part she can get to the bulb.
Do you use a heat rock or heat pad? nope
What do you feed your dragon? Please be specific. Crickets, Phoenix worms, Red runner roaches just started the roaches on 2/28/13 (She does not really like them because she will leave the red runners for last if offered other insects) Now the green stuff. She has not acquired a taste for them yet. I have only seen her eat 2-3 bites of mustard greens all she does is take one lick and move on. I am continuing offering her Collard, Turnip, Mustard greens and Kale. I have offered her mango, butternut squash, radishes. Green, red, yellow bell peppers. I have even tried bananas, apples,cucumber, kiwi, Romaine lettuce,and raisins with no success.
I have even put a cricket in her food dish and lay some greens on top, Once she sees it start to move she runs over and waits for the cricket to come out in the open she might accidently get a small leaf. Even if I put a couple of phoenix worms in with the greens she waits until she has a clear shot and licks them up without ever touching the greens.
How often do you feed and what time do you feed (morning, afternoon, night)? On workday mornings I put fresh cut greens in her dish and one or two crickets for a snack. After work I give her dusted crickets and roaches until she is full.On weekends I feed her in the afternoon and evening.
How many live feeders do you offer at time? Depending on the size about 10-15
Do you gutload (feed) your crickets, worms, etc? Yes
Do you use vitamin or calcium supplements? What brand(s)? How many days a week do you use each of them? Yes Zoomed Reptivite with D3 once a week and Flukers Calcium with D3 five days a week
Is your dragon having regular bowel movements (poops)? Yep I had no idea something so small could smell that bad.
Do you bathe your dragon? How often? At least 2 X a week
Do you mist your dragon or offer water other than in the bath? Yes I do mist her sometimes and she has a water bowl all the time
Have you gotten a vet check and fecal done? Not yet because I got her from a very good breeder Carolina Designer Dragons. I will soon since an exotic vet is within walking distance from my house.
Does your dragon share an enclosure with another dragon? No
I drove to a local breeder Carolina Designer Dragons and was able to pick from so many dragons. I was there at least 2 hours trying to choose one that I liked and that liked me or should I say “licked me”. I found a dragon with beautiful colors and of course she had to cost more since she is a leatherback. So I took my first bearded dragon home on 12/21/12
Here is my first bearded dragon Ember Rose she is an Oragne citrus leatherback, 100% het hpyo with a hatch date of 8/25/12. I don’t even understand the genetics stuff I just know that she is beautiful.
Its bath time.
“OK I am clean, now get me out of here!”
How old is your dragon? 6 months old
How long have you had your dragon? 3 months
How long is your dragon? 9 inches as of 3/3/13 and weighs 36 grams
What is the sex of your dragon? Female
What size enclosure do you have your dragon in? 20 gal soon she will be moving into 36x18x18
What type substrate do you have on the bottom of your tank? Slate tile and paper towel
Do you use UVB lights? Yes
If so, Is it a coil, compact, fluorescent tube, or Mercury Vapor bulb? 18” Fluorescent tube
What is the brand name and number of your bulb? Wattage (if MVB)? Zoo Med ReptiSun 10.0 will have a 100w Mega Ray MVB once in bigger home.
How old is your UVB bulb? 3 months
How close can your dragon get to the UVB, and where is the UVB bulb located? About 7 inches
Do you use a separate basking bulb? What kind and what is the wattage? Is it a white or colored bulb? Exo Terra Sunglo 75 watt
Do you have any type of night time heat source (ceramic heat emitter, colored bulb, etc)? not yet
How long are lights on each day? 12 hours
What are the basking temps? 105
What is the cool side temp? 80
What is the night time temp? 70
Do you take the temps with a stick on thermometer, a digital thermometer with a wire and a probe end or a temp gun? All three
Where exactly are you taking your basking temps? At the closest part she can get to the bulb.
Do you use a heat rock or heat pad? nope
What do you feed your dragon? Please be specific. Crickets, Phoenix worms, Red runner roaches just started the roaches on 2/28/13 (She does not really like them because she will leave the red runners for last if offered other insects) Now the green stuff. She has not acquired a taste for them yet. I have only seen her eat 2-3 bites of mustard greens all she does is take one lick and move on. I am continuing offering her Collard, Turnip, Mustard greens and Kale. I have offered her mango, butternut squash, radishes. Green, red, yellow bell peppers. I have even tried bananas, apples,cucumber, kiwi, Romaine lettuce,and raisins with no success.
I have even put a cricket in her food dish and lay some greens on top, Once she sees it start to move she runs over and waits for the cricket to come out in the open she might accidently get a small leaf. Even if I put a couple of phoenix worms in with the greens she waits until she has a clear shot and licks them up without ever touching the greens.
How often do you feed and what time do you feed (morning, afternoon, night)? On workday mornings I put fresh cut greens in her dish and one or two crickets for a snack. After work I give her dusted crickets and roaches until she is full.On weekends I feed her in the afternoon and evening.
How many live feeders do you offer at time? Depending on the size about 10-15
Do you gutload (feed) your crickets, worms, etc? Yes
Do you use vitamin or calcium supplements? What brand(s)? How many days a week do you use each of them? Yes Zoomed Reptivite with D3 once a week and Flukers Calcium with D3 five days a week
Is your dragon having regular bowel movements (poops)? Yep I had no idea something so small could smell that bad.
Do you bathe your dragon? How often? At least 2 X a week
Do you mist your dragon or offer water other than in the bath? Yes I do mist her sometimes and she has a water bowl all the time
Have you gotten a vet check and fecal done? Not yet because I got her from a very good breeder Carolina Designer Dragons. I will soon since an exotic vet is within walking distance from my house.
Does your dragon share an enclosure with another dragon? No
