Hi I'm new to dragon world

[millerfam0128]

we are in the process of adding a bearded dragon to our family. I spent this last week talking to everyone I know and reading everything on the web..ah exausting! and some info is contradictory but we have bought all our gear and set up just givng it a "dry run" before getting the lizard and putting him in. I want to make sure the temp is good and everything is good. Any advice?

 

[iLOVEmySPIKE]

make sure the basking spot is 95-105, no sand unless over a year, (i use tile). I also add altile blanky in the corner of the tank (on the basking spot side) where my beardy can cuddle into lol. Leave alittle bowl for water just incase he realizes its water. Veggies should be kale, mustard greens, collard greens, romain lettuce (no iceberg). Use a multivitamin one day a week and calcium WITHOUT d3 5 times a week. if u want to save money on feeders breed dubias! all dragons love them and they are easy to breed hope i helped

 

[millerfam0128]

I'm having a hard time finding anything without d3. And how do I even begin to breed dubious?

 

[iLOVEmySPIKE]

go to amazon.com and type in calcium powder without d3 thts were i got mine. d3 is an alternative for reptiles who dont get natural sunlight. so u would give a leopard gecko d3 becuase most of the time u dont have a uvb light for them.. but a UVB fixture is creating natural d3 for the dragon so giving calcium d3 can cause an overdose.. and its very easy to breed dubias get a rubbermaid container about 55 quarts or more. put egg cartons stacked vertically and put a heatmat under the tub right underneath the egg cartons they will bred on their own and give u a big colony. then u can feed them off or sell them..

 

[millerfam0128]

What if they got in my house? Maybe I'll try once I'm not so new to this

 

[iLOVEmySPIKE]

dont worry!!!!!!!! dubia roaches need heat, food, and humidity to breed. IF they get out they would live MAX 1-2 days and deffitenyl would not be able to breed

 

[Silkyslim]

dont worry!!!!!!!! dubia roaches need heat, food, and humidity to breed. IF they get out they would live MAX 1-2 days and deffitenyl would not be able to breed

Sorry man but I have to disagree with you on the fact they would die in 1-2 days max. I have had a few dubias I put into a container I was going to give to a buddy and promptly forgot about. 5 weeks later I came upon them when I was cleaning up my room. Not only where they alive but there were more in there then I put in.

I do agree though that dubias are a very easy and great feeder to breed. They can't fly, climb or run very fast. They generally breed if the temp is above 80 degrees F.

I just got my 1st beardie less than a week ago (intro post coming once I get pics!) but I have been keeping chameleons for over a year now. Before I bought my 1st chameleon I set up a dubia colony for very cheap! I went to wally world and got a very large opaque plastic container with a locking lid (very important for piece of mind) I cut out ventilation holes on the sides of the tub as well as on top and covered them with metal mesh window screen (in case they get froggy and try to chew out) I then used hot glue in gobs to make my dubia jail inescapable. I laid a good bead of glue down and followed it with a tongue depresser to really work the glue into the screen to make it that more secure. I cut a half an orange in with them and keep the colony gut loaded off my own personal wet blend. I use cricket crack for the ones I will be feeding off the next day and my roaches are healthy, hell they eat better than I at times!

My colony breeds like crazy. Turns out my 2 chameleons don't really care for the dubias as much so I ended up selling off a lot of extra to chameleon forums members, which left me actually in the black as far as my dubia investment went. haha makin money off roaches.

 

[Claudiusx]

Actually, you will want Calcium WITH D3. The only time you would want calcium without D3 is if your using an MVB bulb or something that strong.

Welcome to the site though!

-Brandon

 

[iLOVEmySPIKE]

Actually, you will want Calcium WITH D3. The only time you would want calcium without D3 is if your using an MVB bulb or something that strong.

Welcome to the site though!

-Brandon

yea thnks i ment to add only if ur using a mvb thts wut i use

 

[millerfam0128]

I am using a mvb