Getting from a breeder or at a reptile show limits time and distance animal has been shipped etc, which is impt, esp. There is, unfortunately, a fatal disease present in captive populations that cannot be detected.. Dear Frank, I got a bear beardie. How many medium sized dubia roaches should I feed her? Thanks, Ari. Food intake varies quite a bit among individual lizards, and will also be influenced by temperature. As an extremely general figure, you might plan n 30 insects per week be sure to provide as much variety as possible, but roaches are a good base diet along with salad 3x weekly.
Is that true? Most lizards have evolved to eat as much as they can when food is available; in captivity, where food scarcity is not an issue, diets are not varied and heating etc may not be ideal, this does not work out well.
Young growing animals kept at ideal temps can be fed often, but if overfed they will choose only their favorite insect species, and often will ignore greens, vegetables. No need to push growth — obesity rather than slow growth is a major problem among pets. Best to provide routing fasting days x weekly, best, Frank. I got few questions for you.. Have you ever get bitten by lg or bd? Which one bit harder and give the most pain? Do bearded dragon shed?
I have lg once and always got that tickling feeling when touching its skin.. Is bd body temprature as cold as lg? Neither bite often, but the bearded dragon would likely be able to exert more pressure with its jaw muscles.
When basking under a bulb or the sun, the body temperature can reach over F; on cool nights, it will be the same as the air temperature. My 11 year old daughter wants a bearded dragon. We have read the care sheets and done some research on them and off to the pet store we went. I have seen the information regarding possible salmonella complications, but nothing more than that.
Should people with asthma stay away from BD as pets? We were afraid to purchase and left the store, but she is very upset. Of course I will check with Dr. Technically there could be a risk of an owner contracting some kind of adenovirus by accidentally inhaling fecal particles from an infected animal.
In my opinion, this is VERY unlikely and would only be possible if you allowed your enclosure to become absolutely filthy, moist, and had your head in the enclosure for a long time. Beardies are generally viewed as hypo allergenic and recommended for people with asthma and allergies. I have have pretty horrible allergies and suffer from asthma as well. I have never had an issue brought on by a reptile and have kept them my entire life. Hi Frank, i have been looking at getting a pet lizard for at least a year now I am 13 and live in Australia, during summer it is quite hot and during winter it can get pretty cold.
I can only speak from experience but you need a uv light and a basking light at one end of the cage to create a temperature gradient. A night lite is also necessary to keep it warm while it sleeps.
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Hello Amber, Thanks for your interest and sorry to shock you.. Thailand Breeze July 28, at pm. Hi Frank! Great blog with a lot of helpful advice. I live in Thailand and we have house geckos everywhere.
Bearded dragons seem like a lot of fun too. Frank Indiviglio July 29, at am. Hello, Thanks for the kind words.. Melissa September 22, at pm. Frank Indiviglio September 22, at pm.
Lily October 27, at am. Frank Indiviglio October 28, at pm. Logan November 1, at am. Please reply soon, Logan. Frank Indiviglio November 1, at pm. Hello Logan, Well, with 4 children your dad certainly has many bills to worry about!! Logan November 2, at pm. Bearded dragons are omnivores; they can feed on a wide range of live food, veggies, greens, and fruits. The level of live food and vegetables will depend on the age of the beardie.
Young beardies need to eat times every day while the adult feeds times daily. Bearded dragons can go for several weeks, up to a month without food. Leopard geckos are small lizards.
The newborn babies are inches long, female adults grow up inches, and mature males are between inches. The babies are born when weighing around grams. Mature females are about 45 grams in weight, while males are anywhere between grams. The beardies are larger than geckos and record a faster growth rate.
Baby dragons are about inches long when they are newly hatched, and adults can grow up to 24 inches long. Some beardies can reach up to 32 inches in length, such as a German giant dragon. In terms of weight, the hatchlings are about grams, and the adults can grow up to grams. The minimum weight for healthy adult beardies is grams. If you are planning to buy a lizard for the first time, you can choose a bearded dragon or leopard gecko.
They are both suitable for beginners. The geckos become sexually mature at 12 months. The best time to breed them is when they are about 50 grams in weight. Bearded dragons, on the other hand, attain their maturity when they are between months or even two years. Breeding your beardie when it is below 18 months can result in stunted growth and maybe other health problems.
It is a good thing and more exciting to have a bearded dragon and, at the same time, a gecko. One may even be tempted to go ahead and house these beautiful pets together. Bearded dragons differ a lot in their terrarium requirements compared to Leopard geckos, as we have seen above.
Also, both pets are carriers of some different parasites, and they can end up falling sick if housed in the same tank.
Bearded dragons are bigger, and because they are omnivores, they tend to eat the geckos or cause injuries to them. Both the beardies and Leos, particularly the males, are territorial creatures; they will not tolerate any animals getting into their place. Verdict: Both leopard geckos and bearded dragons have fun personalities, but bearded dragons tend to be more sociable and interested in contact with their owner.
Bearded dragon: Bearded dragons that are tame and settled often enjoy handling and some will even ask to get out to have some contact with the owner. Others will be tolerant of handling, which is also great.
Leopard gecko: Most leopard geckos are docile and tolerant of handling. However, leopard geckos are not very suitable for children, especially those that get easily scared. Leopard geckos are delicate and can drop their tail if handled incorrectly.
Leopard gecko can drop its tail if it gets scared or threatened. Both pet lizards are often tolerant of handling, but bearded dragons are easier to handle because they are larger. Leopard geckos need more confident or older people, because they are small and delicate. Bearded dragon: Young bearded dragons can live in a small 15 gallon terrarium for up to months only. An adult bearded dragon will require a gallon tank that is at least 36 inches long, such as this large tall Exo Terra tank.
A 40 gallon breeder tank is a bare minimum, so at least 55 gallons is important for a stimulating environment. Leopard gecko: Young leopard geckos can live in a small gallon tank. Adult leopard geckos will require preferably a gallon wide terrarium like this.
Verdict: Leopard geckos definitely require less space than bearded dragons. Both need wide horizontal tanks, and not vertical ones. Bearded dragon: Bearded dragons require a hot basking spot with constant temperatures of degrees Fahrenheit Celsius. You will need to replace UVB tubes every 6 months. Heat is very important to stay healthy and digest food. As long as the room with the tank is warm, you might skip heating the tank. They require a hot spot temperature of degrees Fahrenheit Leopard geckos require belly heat to digest food, which you can provide with an under tank heater or a heat cable.
Bearded dragons require a high temperature basking spot and UVB bulbs to stay healthy. Leopard geckos will only require a warm tank to digest food and stay warm. Bearded dragon: Bearded dragons are hardy, but can suffer from different health problems. Leopard gecko: Leopard geckos are also hardy. Verdict: Both leopard geckos and bearded dragons are hardy pet lizards. If you provide good care and keep the tank clean, they are more likely to stay healthy. Bearded dragon: Bearded dragons tend to poop in different spots of the tank.
You will have to pick up the poop as soon as you see it. To make it more manageable, you can take your bearded dragon to poop in a bath on some days. Leopard gecko: Leopard geckos often pick a spot where they poop, making cleaning easier.
Their poop also smells, but it will depend on what your leo has eaten. Verdict: Both leopard geckos and bearded dragons are amazing beginner pets, but bearded dragons will require some more work to setup lighting and heating.
But after that, it gets much easier. Bearded dragon: Apart from an initial setup, bearded dragon will cost few dollars in electricity a month. They have small spikes on their body that will not hurt when handled well. Bearded dragons come in different colors such as red, gold, yellow, and stripped. Leopard geckos feature dotted body with impressively long tails.
There are several leopard gecko types that one has to choose from, and amazingly they all have different eye colors. Bottom line: Both leopard geckos and bearded dragons look amazingly beautiful. You will have to choose what you like best. Bearded dragons weigh about gram after hatching. Adult bearded dragons weigh about grams but have the potential to grow up to grams. Leopard gecko weighs about grams but can grow up to grams. Males, because of their bone structure, tend to weigh more than the females.
Bottom line: Some people will prefer a pet that is easy to handle, and, in that case, the leopard gecko makes a perfect choice. However, bearded dragons are not as fragile as leopard geckos, thus great for new pet owners. Bearded dragons eat both live and dead insects, vegetables, and fruits. Baby bearded dragons eat live insects and proceed to eat vegetables and gut-loaded insects twice weekly. Juvenile bearded dragons should feed twice daily until the age of 1 year, where they will reduce the frequency of feeding to once a day.
Leopard gecko feed on live insects. However, once in a while, your leopard geckos might enjoy a packet of dried insects. Baby leopard geckos need to be fed twice a day until 18 months, where they can comfortably survive on a meal a day. Since these pets do not enjoy dead insects, you will have to spend more on live insects.
Bottom line: leopard geckos can go for a week without feeding, especially during brumation. However, bearded dragons must be fed daily regardless of their age.
Baby bearded dragons can live in a 20 gallons tank for about two months before a bigger tank arises.
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