Caresheet
Introduction
This Caresheet is dedicated to the inland bearded dragon (Pogona viticeps). The bearded dragon is an easily kept reptile; this because of it’s calm as well as its friendly character. By handling and giving attention to your bearded dragon it will get used to people and therefore reduce stress. read more...
Housing
A large dessert terrarium for one bearded dragon should be 100x50x50cm (lxwxh). For a couple or trio 150x50x50cm. Place thick branches and little tree trunks in the terrarium so they can bask under the lamp. You can also use flagstones; these will warm when put under a lamp. Bark chips and sand is often seen as soil in terrariums, this often leads to a lot of problems. read more...
Sexing
Males have dark pre-anal pores and are normally rougher built. Males use these pores to mark their territory. Females also have these pores, their much smaller then with the males and hard to see. Another method to deter main the sex is to look at the tail-base. Males have two lumbs, these are the hemipenisses, females only one. lees meer...
Breeding
Instead of letting our animals hibernate we choose to give them a cool period in November. You should do this by slowly decreasing the temperature to 20 ºC at day and 15 ºC at night. The lighting time should also be decreased form 14 hours to 10 hours of light a day. The animal’s diet is also at a low point at this time. read more...
Feeding
Most people mainly feed their bearded dragons with insects, some vegetables and fruit. According to research it’s shown that 85% of the adult bearded dragons-diet (in the wild) consists of vegetables. Our bearded dragons are daily given fresh vegetables and every other day they get animal-food. read more...
Disease
Every Bearded Dragons can become ill. The causers of the illness or often present in the body for quite some time and because of a decrease of condition of the Bearded Dragon (for example keeping the bearded dragon under the wrong circumstances) These causers will develop into an illness. The Bearded Dragons should be alert and have a eyes that are clear. read more...