You should start out with a baby, everyone loves the babiesSO. First of all I should say that I'm unfortunately living at home again due to financial circumstances a while back. I would love to get a Beardie. BUT. My "dear" mother has a immense fear of snakes, and thinks that basically Beardies are the next step down. So to avoid heart attacks, how should I approach getting one? As it seems that I won't be able to move out for a couple years.
Not all beardies go through brumation. My dragon is 9-10 months old and we haven't hit that yet, I'm hoping he'll skip right over it, lol.Second of all. About Brumation. Do all Beardies go through it? I've heard that some, choose not to go into brumation. If so, what are you experiences with brumation and how long it lasts? And what happened when your Beardie went into brumation for the first time?
I've never heard of females smelling more then males, but that doesn't mean it isn't true. I wouldn't use shredded newspaper, especially for a baby. You can just lay the news paper in. You can also use repticarpet, non-adhesive shelf liner, ceramic tiles (which is what I have) or just plain ol' paper towelsDo females have a tendency to smell more than the males? Can I use shredded newspaper as a liner for the cage? What kind of tips do you have for keeping Crickets? I've heard about feeding crickets and all of that, but haven't heard much on keeping them alive til they become dinner. And lastly, what has your beardie done with dogs or cats? As I have a cat, and the family has a small dog.
You are very welcome! I enjoy helping where ever I can!! And yes, information is often easier to understand the more you read about it.First of all thank you soooo much for taking the time do type that lengthy response. I've been doing research on beardies for about a week now, reading and re-reading the same information over and over and over. But even though it's the same thing it's just slightly varied sometimes, depending on how people word it. So it gives better insight
lol, I love babies of all sorts, now young children, say about 7-14, I cannot stand, haha.Lol. Yes, most do love babies. Especially baby animals. I myself can't stand babies. But baby animals, well, lets face it, they're adorable. lol. I've also read that baby beardies rely on a mostly cricket diet, and then as they get older they move onto the fruits and veggies. Can you mix some mealworms into that?
Absolutely, you wouldn't want your baby eating some on accident. And actually, I had repticarpet and paper towels for a little while, and the crix are the main reason I got rid of them, I hate how the crickets will run and hide. Although if something big and scary was chasing me, I'd do the same thingGood to know about the shredded newspaper. Just thought now, probably not a good idea as they could ingest it, and gives crickets a place to hide. Right?
Thank you very much! They are my pride and joy, lol. They eat better then I do, dang!And very cute pictures regarding your cat and the Beardie.
I really don't think the trip will be that big of a problem, my beardie loves going on car rides, he will sleep on my lap the entire time! If you get the beardie soon, he will be pretty old in 10-12 years, and my guess is the car ride will be least of his worries and will probably rather sleep more then anythingVERY IMPORTANT!! I almsot forgot. The nearest big city is a five hour drive from me, but I will be getting my beardies from in town. So if I do move within the next 10-12 years, How would I prepare them for such a long drive? And where I am, it gets very very cold, on average about -36 celcius, in the winter, what was the average temperature for the beardie? Cause in the winter I usually keep my house at about 22 celcius. I'm not sure of what that would be in farenheit.
Oh okay, just for future reference, ReptiSUN 10.0 tube is the best! I highly recommend getting one of those if you do decide on getting a beardie. I'm sure you will though, they are lovely creatures and hard not to fall in love with!Nope I haven't decided on a UVB for the beardie yet. I'm still in the deciding to get one stage. I'm really leaning towards getting one. I've wanted one for years. And WOW, I knew that baby beardies relied on a cricket, or crix (gotta get used to the lingo) of about 40-60 per day, for 1-2 years. I didn't know it lasted that long. WOW. Really gotta check on that pet store now and make sure they get crix on a regular basis.
lol, I live in AZ and our winters are like 75-80, haha, just kidding, but it feels like it. The summers are horrid though!!And yes, it gets very cold up here. Hearty canadian winters. lol.
I agree, like I said I adopted Howie, and the previous owners weren't feeding him NEAR enough. Crickets once a week and veggies 2 times a weekpeera":5d9ab said:That wouldn't really work, no.14 hour days are the absolute max we advise for a daylight schedule, and they need an hour to heat up in the morning before eating, and then 2 hours under the basking light to digest after eating, since they are cold blooded all that food would sit in their stomach overnight and start decomposing, leading to a bacteria explosion in their gut. And feeding at least 2x a day really is necessary. Look into getting an adult if a baby's needs are to pressing. They're a lot easier to manage, and as someone who's adopted adults as well as babies, it's every bit as rewarding. More so in many ways.
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