What about bearded dragons as pets?

Question

My friend has one and he loves it, and I've wanted a reptile for awhile. My mom says I should get an inole becaue if it dies, it's $3 to replace. I don't really love the idea of an inole becasue you have to get all of the junk you'd need for a beardie, and they live like a year. The beardies are s'posed to be really sweet... I dunno. What do you guys think?

Answer 1

They are VERY friendly lizards and not a handful at all. Someone said adult beardies cost $99 but around here babies cost that much. Babies do not have to be hand fed, actually, that's a bad idea. They will get used to it and not eat any other way.

One thing no one here has told you, for 1 beardie, you need at the very least a 50 gallon tank. We have a 75 gallon tank and he seems to like it just fine. They feed off of crickets, pinkie mice, fruits and veggies (although, some veggies they can't have).

They do need a heated light but not too hot because they like to bask in it. Heated rocks are a no no. They do need hollowed out logs which can be found at any pet store. Always have a fresh bowl of water out. It has to be changed everyday. We use sanitized play ground dirt for the floor and he loves it. This is all from personal expirence. I will leave you a website to check out. I do agree that you should go with something like an inole first, if that works out, work your way up to a beardie (never put the 2 in the same cage though)

Answer 2

Beardies ( Nickname for bearded dragons) make great pets. They cost more but are hardier than an anole. They can live up to 10 years amd once they get to know you they just love to hang out with you! The anoles are to be looked at not touched. Baby beardies are very touchy. They need the proper heat and light to survive along with a varied diet.

Answer 3

At my school, there is a Reptile Club. I am a part of it and we have 2 bearded dragons. One of then is about 7 years old I think. The other we got last year at a Reptile Show. The Bearded Dragons make great pets! You will need to get a glass cage, a light, sand for the cage, food, and 2 comtainers for the food and water. They also like a hallowed out half of a log. They make VERY GREAT PETS!

Answer 4

Bearded Dragons look cute in the stores but be prepared for them to get bigger.



Your mom is right, start with an Anole... if you do a good job then you are prepared for something larger. Anoles live for more than a year if you look after them properly.

Unfortunately lots of people get lizards as pets on a whim and they become neglected shortly thereafter....

wait til you move out before getting serious about pets.

Answer 5

Bearded dragons require lots of care and if you buy a baby you need to be able to hand feed it all the time and bottle feed it water...

I prefer the already grown adult bearded dragons...

They are nice, but they have very sharp claws and need a lot of heat in their cages and it needs to be a constant heat lamp for about 12 hours during the day, and have it off for 12 hours at night...

If you buy a timer it is best so if you are not home to keep up with the schedule, the timer will turn on and off all day without you there...

The dragons need sleep at night and are active during the day...

They need vitamins and water and pine bark litter and you need to clean up their mess all the time...

Unless you are very devoted to them, they will die if you don't feed them right or give them enough heat...

They like desert like conditions...

Adults dragons usually cost about $99 dollars and you need a tank to put them in plus a heat lamp, a heat pad on the bottom of the tank and a water bowl they can't turn over and a tree to climb on...

Answer 6

One of my brother's frends had one and it died in 3 weeks...they never bothered to replace it.

Answer 7

get a Monitor Lizard!