I would like to learn more about the care of Bearded Dragons. Can anyone recommend any courses/CPD

RE: I would like to learn more about the care of Bearded Dragons. Can anyone recommend any courses/CPD

Caro Laithwaite VN — Sat, 12 Jul 2025 18:44:07 GMT

Hi Arlo yes not too bad thanks. Remarried and living up in Scotland, still locuming. Visiting South Africa regularly and hope maybe soon to visit home Bulawayo, not quite emotionally ready. Met my brother and sister for the first time in SA this year, I found them via DNA.

RE: I would like to learn more about the care of Bearded Dragons. Can anyone recommend any courses/CPD

Arlo Guthrie — Fri, 11 Jul 2025 12:22:29 GMT

Wow - blast from past Caro Laithwaite VN - hope life is treating you well!

RE: I would like to learn more about the care of Bearded Dragons. Can anyone recommend any courses/CPD

Caro Laithwaite VN — Fri, 11 Jul 2025 12:17:06 GMT

Join fb group Reptile Lighting. It is general but covers beardies and all reptiles. Unless you learn about heat and light PROPERLY as a base, then the rest is a waste of time. It is run by a vet and a couple of her business partners who are called on to test new equipment from Arcadia, Reptile lighting etc. They set up and sort lighting and heat in collections, zoo and private all over the world. They have lots of scientific papers out they have done themselves or in collaberation. BUT the BIG BUT.. they explain things so anyone can understand, they are excellent teachers, if you don't understand something they find a way to break it down so you do, and there is no nastiness allowed.

You can also follow "Beardievet" who is an Aussie vet who is a walking encyclopaedia about them, he has studied them for years. I was at one of his talks a couple of years ago at a UK cpd he was brought over to do.

You can also log what you are reading/learning as CPD

RE: I would like to learn more about the care of Bearded Dragons. Can anyone recommend any courses/CPD

Claire Huxtable — Tue, 08 Jul 2025 12:02:50 GMT

I was hoping for FOC CPD??

RE: I would like to learn more about the care of Bearded Dragons. Can anyone recommend any courses/CPD

Nick Shackleton — Tue, 15 Apr 2025 16:26:04 GMT

Check this out: cpd.rvc.ac.uk/.../exotic-nursing-online

RE: I would like to learn more about the care of Bearded Dragons. Can anyone recommend any courses/CPD

Mary Fraser — Tue, 15 Apr 2025 15:20:01 GMT

We still deliver the Reptile Nursing Course (amongst other things)! Girling & Fraser Training - Vet Nursing Exotics

RE: I would like to learn more about the care of Bearded Dragons. Can anyone recommend any courses/CPD

Gizmo — Tue, 15 Apr 2025 14:20:39 GMT

Girling and Fraser used to do a reptile care course which included the bearded dragon; LafeberVet also have some excellent nutritional/husbandry webinars and handouts on their site. You might also try Exotic Vet Nurse training, they have some excellent webinars on reptiles in general and bearded dragons in particular.