ReptileJosh":2yi0tzqs said:Hello Bearded Dragon forum,
My name is Josh and it's great to be here. As you guys can see from the title, my son is wanting to buy a Bearded Dragon to keep as a pet and I was hoping some of you guys could enlighten me as I have never owned a Reptile before. My son is 14 years of age and really mature, I'm telling you this because he will be the one to look after the Bearded Dragon as I have long hours at work and simply will not have the time daily to look after it. How much maintenance goes into looking after the Bearded Dragon? And what is the monthly cost of keeping one of these reptiles happy?
This is something my son has been fascinated in for a while and now I think he is old enough to look after one but I wanted to make sure of the details above first. Don't get me wrong, I will be there o help him out at the weekends and a couple nights a week but the majority of the work will have to be carried out by him.
Really looking forward to some good replies! And information will be greatly appreciated guys!!
Cheers
ReptileJosh":1bhahu3q said:It looks like I have some serious research to do and a plan to set. I'm happy that my son is safely capable of looking after the beardie and I have no problem getting him back into line if he falls out of responsibilities. I will have a sit-down tonight and tell him to good news and then we will start picking tanks and the environment for the beardie to live in. I will be back soon with the plans to get your thoughts guys.
Thanks again
ReptileJosh":30gfe40g said:It looks like I have some serious research to do and a plan to set. I'm happy that my son is safely capable of looking after the beardie and I have no problem getting him back into line if he falls out of responsibilities. I will have a sit-down tonight and tell him to good news and then we will start picking tanks and the environment for the beardie to live in. I will be back soon with the plans to get your thoughts guys.
Thanks again
\traildrifterphalanx":2oe6rv93 said:Taterbug brings up a really good point.
As a kid I was completely dependent on my mom specifically to help me take care of anoles (small lizards) I insisted on having as a kid (maybe between ages 8-12?)
Looking back now, we did all the wrong things. Heated rock, freeze dried crickets, etc. We went through a new lizard each month because we didn't know what we were doing. The internet didn't exist back then like it does now (I'm turning 30 this year for reference) so our only education for keeping them was through the pet store and books.
We did what we thought was research, but without my own form of money, my mom had to be the one buying the food etc, and she honestly had no real interest in keeping them.
If you do plan to get a dragon for your son, please make sure your heart is in it, too, as I can only imagine you will be the main source financially for keeping this little guy in shape.
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