Pet sitting bearded dragons!!!

Re: Pet sitting bearded dragons!!!

wobbliebob — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:58:05 GMT

aww i love beardies, when i cared for some they seemed to love cress and cabbage over crickets

Re: Pet sitting bearded dragons!!!

Steph Worsley — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 08:50:22 GMT

Steph has it spot on, my mum and dad have a beardie and I amalso v good friends with my local reptile shop so get to play with them all the time and pick up loads of info.

Re: Pet sitting bearded dragons!!!

Steph Phillips — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 08:07:47 GMT

aw Thank you Annette :) .. yeah they were our dogs.. rufus & cassie died a few years back, & bud is their pup.. he lives with our friend :)

Good luck in 'beardie sitting' I'm sure you'll have a load of amount of fun with him!

And welcome to the vetnurse forum .. I've met some lovely people on here!! xx

Re: Pet sitting bearded dragons!!!

annette irvine — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 22:52:15 GMT

Thank you so much! x x x I love beardies too. Me and my mate (also an svn) have fell in love with the litlte guy. hehe. Are those your dogs? they are so sweet! hugs and thanks from annette x

Re: Pet sitting bearded dragons!!!

Steph Phillips — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 19:24:41 GMT

hiya..

They need 12 -14hrs of light a day.. I use UV strobe light AND a spot light for heat.. I got a timer that turns them off automatically and on again after 12hrs. I also use a heat mat that is kept on all the time.. they need an area for 'basking' - this has to be in the same area as the spot light & heat mat... then at the opposit end of the tank, is used for 'cooling down' where a water bowl should be provided.

They feed every two days or so.. they can eat crickets, meal worms, some veg, - NO CIRTUS FRUITS though.. also, you should be sprinkling some calcium powder over every meal.

I should stess though, I dont have a beardie, I got a berber skink, but the care/housing is generally the same.. I love beardies though, and hope to own one, one day! .. have a browse through this site.. tell you care on beardies..

http://www.beardeddragon.org/articles/caresheet/?page=2