Master the Art of Bearded Dragon Care
Master the Art of Bearded Dragon Care
Caring for bearded dragons starts with knowledge. These guides will help you navigate the essentials of caring for bearded dragons and delve into fascinating subjects such as feelings, intelligence, communication, biology, anatomy, diet and so much more.
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Key Care Insights
Short on time? Here are some quick insights for essential care:
Hydration Essentials
There are a few ways to keep your bearded dragon hydrated. Check out the post here.
Keeping Bearded Dragons Together
Thinking about keeping two or more bearded dragons together?
The Crunch on Crickets
How about looking at what science says about the nutritional value of insects. Here’s an article on what crickets offer your bearded dragon.
Housing Insects: Key to a Healthy Diet
The quality of food you provide is as important as the quantity. Caring for feeder insects like crickets, mealworms, cockroaches, and silkworms ensures they are nutritious and safe for your dragon.
Insect Care Tips:
- Housing: Keep insects in a well-ventilated container with appropriate substrate.
- Feeding: Provide a nutritious diet for your insects to enhance their value as feeders.
Breeding Bearded Dragons
Breeding bearded dragons can be fun. Bearded dragons are prolific breeders and need no encouragement but there are considerations such as:
- Preventing harm to the female
- Care of a gravid female
- Housing all the young
Understanding Zoonotic Diseases in Bearded Dragons
Zoonotic diseases are illnesses that can be transmitted from animals to humans and conversely (can you make your bearded dragon sick?). Bearded dragons, like many pets, can be carriers of certain pathogens. Being aware of these potential risks helps prevent issues with both their own health and the wellbeing of their reptilian companions. Some zoonotic diseases associated with bearded dragons are:
A Day in the Life of Wild Bearded Dragons
Let’s take a walk, or rather a crawl 😊, through a day in the life of wild bearded dragons. From sunbathing to purposeful treks, our little lizards live surprisingly purposeful lives in their natural habitats. More in this series: Missions in the Life of a Wild Bearded Dragon I don’t know whether to say it […]
Clogged Femoral Pores in Bearded Dragons and How to Clean Them
Clogged femoral pores in bearded dragons are kind of like a broken mailbox. Femoral pores release a special waxy substance packed with chemical messages. It’s our bearded dragon’s way of sending messages to other lizards about important things like territory, health, age, and even who’s single and ready to mingle. If these mailboxes get clogged, […]
Housing and Maintaining Feeder Insects for Busy People
Raising feeder insects for reptiles such as crickets, roaches, mealworms, silkworms, and pill bugs (slaters) is a simple process when properly housed, fed, watered, and cared for to ensure healthy colonies. Maintaining hygiene and providing the correct environmental conditions is essential for preventing disease, promoting colony growth, and preparing insects for gut loading before feeding […]
Keeping and Raising Mealworms for Busy People
Mealworms are a popular feeder insect for bearded dragons, known for their ease of care. Whether you’re breeding them at home or simply keeping pre-purchased mealworms alive and healthy for feeding, this guide will help streamline the process for busy pet owners. Mealworms are not worms, they are the larval stage of the darkling beetle, […]
Breeding & Keeping Crickets for Busy People
Keeping crickets is easy, cost-effective, and low maintenance. When properly cared for, healthy crickets provide a reliable and nutritious food source for your bearded dragon. By keeping crickets, you can avoid the risks of feeding potentially diseased crickets from suppliers. Crickets are omnivores and ectotherms, just like bearded dragons. Crickets can be quite noisy in […]
References
- O’Rourke, D. P., & Lertpiriyapong, K. (2015). Biology and Diseases of Reptiles. Laboratory Animal Medicine, 967–1013.
- Stahl, S. J. (1999). General Husbandry and Captive Propagation of Bearded Dragons, Pogona vitticeps. Bulletin of the Association of Reptilian and Amphibian Veterinarians, 9(4), 12–17.
