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Robert - 2012-05-29
what size tank do you need for 1?

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Jeremy Roche - 2012-05-29
I would get a 55 gallon so you won't have to upgrade as it grows.

Shawn Handley Jr. - 2012-04-23
What is a better lizard to get for my 55 gallon long tank. I have come between getting a male and a female leopard gecko or just get 1 bearded dragon. Which is better care and better pet wise? please comment

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Charlie Roche - 2012-04-23
Never had a gecko but loved my bearded dragon. I swear he could make himself understand. Liked pet and attention and would just hang out with me. Love the look and I think they have a personality.
Jeremy Roche - 2012-04-23
Really depends what you are looking for in a pet. Bearded dragons are usually more dog like in personality then geckos.
Shawn Handley Jr. - 2012-04-23
Yeah I also think bearded dragons are a tad bit more handable from them being bigger.
Charlie Roche - 2012-04-23
They are real easy to handle and hold. They also just can sit on your shoulder and are perfectly content to do so. Just hang out.

Banjoman - 2012-04-04
Hi All, I was given a male Dragon that has very swolen femoral glands and is not really growing. I also have three other dragons that I have had for three years and are in a 55 gallon long tank. I however am wondering if the gland issue is contagious or not as I would love to house all of them in the same tank. The three have been together since birth and never fight at all. They do stack on top of each other so again, I am wondering if this disease is a contagion or not. Please drop me a line at clearyr95@gmail.com. Thanks in advance.

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Meg - 2012-04-13
I believe your bearded dragon may be having thyroid issues. The same thing can occur in humans, but as far as I know, it isnt contagious. I suggest taking your bearded dragon to a vet. (Its probably the safest course of action)

sophie - 2012-01-27
I have 2 females and one male but one of my females is been weird she keeps leaking brown watery stuff from her nose could any one tell me what it could be ! ? Thanks :)

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Meg - 2012-04-13
I suggest taking your bearded dragon to the vet. The brown discharge from your bearded dragons nose could be mucus. This may not be something that will go away with time. Good luck.
Jeremy Roche - 2012-04-14
How is the tank heated? Humidity at the right precentage? They can get colds.

Craig - 2010-09-15
Our Bearded Dragon is about 9 months old which is what I was told (18 inches long) we feed him about 12 meal worms and collard greens every day. Is this an approriate diet for him?

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Isaiah - 2010-11-05
Yes.
Larry - 2011-03-26
You may want more variety in his diet. Try crickets, meal worms can cause impaction from the exoskeletons. and you can feed some fruits as well. I also have found it useful to feed in a separate container than where my dragon sleeps. (Easier to clean, and keep track of the prey). Google a few websites on Beardie foods/diet, and get an idea of what is safe.
Holly - 2011-06-17
Ours looove cilantro! We feed them Crickets, Superworms which are high in protien, and romaine, mustard greens, cilantro leaves, raspberries, blueberries, and carrot shavings, they love all of it! And don't forget their calcium, that is vital.
austin crawford - 2011-07-08
um I have one. How do I tell it from a male or female and what kinda fruits do you feed yours?
kev - 2011-08-06
The Pores on the inside of the groin are more predominant in the males, also, if you look between the legs, next to the dragons rear end, females have what appears to be a small pouch, whereas the males ave two small lumps that resemble testicles.
For the above, it sounds like the diet needs to be more varied as stated in previous posts and you may be over feeding on insect. (dragons can become quite obese. I have a colony viv, 2 females to 1 male. they get fed 5 boxes of insect a week between the three of them. black crickets, morio worms, juvenile locust (hoppers) and adult locust. They are also fed a variety of vegetation, mine love red lettuce and rockit. Have a read up on what greens to feed them as there are some things you can't feed them ie iceberg lettuce, and tomato leaves act as a poison to them. Feed them waxworms as a treat.
the thing is, overfeeding oninsect or prey too large can cause reptillian paralasys which can be fatal.
hope this has been a help
kev
nicole - 2012-01-06
Seems like a little to many meal worms maybe cut down bit and add some more variety to his/her diet, look up some more foods he can eat. I recommend beautifuldragon.org,it has an awesome nutrition chart.

hope this helps =D
-nicole
blake - 2012-01-11
mind the mealworms, the chitin can cause impaction if your using meal worms as a stable diet. Try crickets or cockroaches.

koga j. smith - 2011-10-02
I do not have a bearded dragon yet, and the store I will buy him/her at is pratts pets. They sell both leather back beardies and standard beardies, all that regular brown. Which should I get, leather back or standard? Moneywise, I would get the standard, but I am not sure if leatherbacks are more docile or something of the sort.

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Charlie Roche - 2011-10-03
I've seen them in a whole bunch of colors and as old friend raised them. The personalities were pretty much the same as far as I could figure out. I like the different colors but the personalities were the same. The more you handle it, the more he will be used to the handling and look forward to it.
Emily - 2011-12-17
The only difference between leather backs and standards in the size of their scales. Leather backs have smaller scales, and are therefore smoother. Their personality isn't any different.

ian wright - 2011-05-04
Hey, I got a male bearded dragon I would like to breed. Who has a female and would like to do that. He is 4 years old and yellow.

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Charlie Roche - 2011-05-05
Any luck on finding a female? How would you go about doing that? Just curious.
Lisa Liebetruth - 2011-05-13
I have a 2 year old female that i am trying to find a home for also a male if you are interested.
Jonathan Steele - 2011-05-29
Do you still have your dragons for sale?
austin crawford - 2011-07-08
I'm interstead in one of your females.
john - 2011-11-01
i have a female beardie
Anonymous - 2011-11-04
Hey my name is Amber. Me and my boyfriend Rob have a female bearded dragon. She is yellowish orange and we were looking to breed her if you could just call 705 241 9474 and leave a message and your phone number we can give you a call and set things up thank you

Kat - 2011-08-22
I just took on 3 bearded dragons....in one tank is a male and a female, one of them buried most of their body under the crushed walnut shells can anyone tell me why it may have done that?

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Holly - 2011-09-11
He might have buried himself because he is nervous or maybe even scared.
Plus walnuts are a bad floor as though they can cut their skin especially babies.
They also might try to eat them and then you will end up with no beardies because he/she may suffocate depending on size and age.
Anyway if you have just gotten them take it slow because he may be "Stressed" from the arrival to a place he/she has never been before.
Hope this helped!

Currently I have 1 beardie.
Editor's Note - 2011-09-18
It is not a good substrate to use the lizard if a male with another male is not a good thing, if they are young they should be ok but keep an eye on them as they get older, because they will both want the female, but as it is burrowing into the shells it is scared & this can be very serious & even cause death make sure it has a place to hide like a cave or even a small box with a hole cut for an exit, watch & make sure its eating & drinking if its getting bullied, it may hide all day if it's a baby small water crest is great as it can be left in viv & is an alternative hide. If it's not eating you must separate, if I knew the ages I could help more, I own 11 adults & 25 babies as I breed. 1 male 2 females is fine or 2 males & 4 females but 2 males is not really recommended but females are ok in 3s & 4s when they breed they look a bit nasty but its normal to grab at the nape of the neck.

lucy - 2011-08-25
My beardie has these unusual white spots on the side of her belly, with brown rings around them they're in a straight line and seem to disappear when I pick her up and put her down again. Then the spots gradually return. The spots are about the size of the bottom of a pencil. What could this be? I'm rather concerned

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Jeffrey Davis - 2011-08-27
The spots are most likely mites. Fill your sink up to about their ches height and let your bearded dragon soak for about 10 minutes. If this does not work get an unused toothbrush and put soap on it and scrub it daily.
Steph - 2011-09-07
They are signs of stress. My dragon gets them from time to time. As long as everything else looks ok and he/she doesn't look lethargic or anything else then your beardie should be fine. If in doubt best thing to do is go to a vet and get him/her checked over.

austin crawford - 2011-07-08
Hey, I have a bearded dragon its about 12 in maybe a little more and wanted to tell whether it's a male or female........... If any one knows where I can get another bearded dragon for about $40 please leave me your name number. I am interested.

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Charlie Roche - 2011-07-08
Sexing: Sexing very young Bearded Dragons is somewhat difficult, but determining sex in juveniles over the age of three months is relatively easy. By holding the dragon in the palm of your hand with its tail facing you, carefully fold the tail up over the back and examine the area just above (posterior to) the cloacal opening.
In males, hemipenal bulges can be seen on each side of the tail. The bulging hemipenes will also be separated by an indentation in the center of the tail between the two hemipenes. The hemipenal bulges are absent in females and the viewer will see only a slightly raised mound in this region.

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