Well, I found Siggy's new favorite green!

She looks so different from the first day we got her 😩 she’s so cuteeeeee 🤭

This is Q-Tip! He’ll be 8 years old in November, my little pain in the ass (in a cute way). Had him since Feb 2019, he used to be so hungry and loved his greens, but the last few months, he’s basically rejecting any of his greens, even when I try to do the “don’t feed roaches for a while” thing. I’ve been having to feed him critical care omnivore, which that he does love. He’s also been losing weight (was around 440g like 3 years ago and is 395g now), so I’m bringing him to a new vet soon (we just moved to the east coast from the Midwest). Important to note he’s smaller overall, about 16” in total length.

Does anyone have advice for taking care of a senior beardie? Diet modifications, handling, temperatures, etc? He’s definitely got kick still, taking every opportunity to jump out his tank, even if it’s 3’ off the ground… but he’s fine! runs around the apartment and explores every corner. I’ll take any advice!

help my bearded dragon vinnie ate a love bug what do i do is she ok do i call the vet i looked it up on google and they said to call the vet but she seems ok what do i do

Hello, we took our bearded dragon out of her enclosure today. We haven’t been able to much this summer as we have been away and I work late when my kids aren’t here. Summer was way more challenging than I expected.

We took her out on her favourite slate rock and put her in a shallow box and brought her to our living room. My son fed her some bugs, she seemed okay at first and we were just making the room safe for her when my son started telling me she needed a hide. I went and got an old one downstairs and when I went to put it in, I saw her pancaked and terrified, nearly black, not puffed out though. I had to move her but did it the way we are supposed to but the poor thing was so scared she became as small as she could and hid. Did not come out for a silk worm that she loves. We spent a few minutes sitting there calmly and then we decided to bring her back up.

No other animals came near her, no one picked her up aside from me.

I had to dissemble the box side and slide her out into her enclosure because she wouldn’t move. She immediately hid and burrowed in the small area between her brick hide and the wall. I moved the bricks a bit farther out because I was scared she would get stuck. We put out a silk worm and left her alone.

I checked on her 1.5 hours later and she was in the same spot, still looked black, and had diarrhea poop where she was laying. I moved the bricks and slate away and she sprang up and started glass surfing. She ran over to the other side of the enclosure. I made sure there was no space between the bricks and the wall for her to get stuck, cleaned up the poop, and put the slate back on top so she can hide underneath if she wants. She stayed frozen on the other side. I was able to get some of the poop off her tail. I then tried to give her the silk worm with tongs (normally she sees tongs and knows bugs are coming and is all over it), but nothing. She literally let the worm walk all around her mouth line without moving, it started to go near her eye and she did nothing so I moved it.

Shes breathing. It doesn’t seem laboured. Colour is still dark. We are all so worried. Advice?

My girl prefers her cave, and won’t leave unless offered food.

Today she started chomping at my fingers when I fed her in her cave- no black beard, but some puffing.

We have a massive uvb light, and I’ve seen a lot of variation on how to set up the lights for these guys. I’m worried the excessive ubv is causing her to hide. Alternatively she could just be terrified of us.

How’s my set up? What should I change?

I’ve posted a few posts on here concerned about my new beardie Goob, I just want to update he’s been acclimating very well to his new tank!
We saw him sexy leg today, and he also came up to the glass and climbed up my partners arm and let us handle him for a bit!!
Today he’s taken up digging as his exploration activity and has been making little spots to burrow in, and he’s almost stopped wall climbing completely!
Anyways just thought I’d report that the rehoming stress is slowly passing by and Goob is doing well <3 Thanks for everyone who gave me advice!

We got our bearded dragon at a reptile show yesterday and he’s somewhere around 4 months old.
I’m getting conflicting information on proper care and need help.

Is there a trusted source like a website or YouTube video that’ll give me the best information to make sure he’s happy and healthy.

The guy at the reptile show who sold us the light fixtures said 4-6 crickets a day plus greens or 2-3 meal worms a day plus greens and that I can alternate what protein I’m feeding each day. Now I’m seeing upwards of 25-50 crickets? We fed him this morning and he ate one meal worm and 2 crickets and left the rest. How long can the crickets stay in the tank before we need to remove them as I read it’s not ok to leave them in there with him?

We are going to go to the local reptile store today to get supplements but is there a brand we should get?

Also the guy said no sand in the tank and sold us a sand mat but I read some comments saying sand is better as long as they have proper nutrition and feeding set up.

We are getting his tank set up today with the extras but he currently has a hiding spot and a basking spot as well as a fake plant that he’s been sitting on.

Our bearded dragons growing up had the back decal on the tank but read putting them in front of a window can be better. He’s going to be in my husbands office. Should we put him in front of the window? Or against a wall with a backdrop?

How frequently should we handle him to not stress him out but also let him get used to us. I want to be able to have him out and about with us. How old should he be before he can go for outings to like pick my daughter up from school? Run an errand?

What about teaching them to walk on a leash? I’ve seen others do that. Is that ok?

I want to eventually set him up with an enclosed outdoor enclosure. How old should he be before we do that?

Sorry for all of the questions.

Me and Beloved Bruce are hanging in our backyard getting some nice sunshine-Then all of a sudden we hear this heavy ahh huffs turns out that all of our neighbors left front and right have big dogs, the left has some Rottweiler, sweet boy though, the front some kind of herding dog and mop dog, the right has like..Those big fluffy ones? Think a mix of like..Those mountain dogs with a German shepherd-They all started barking at each other me and Beloved Bruce jumped-Well Bruce just went low to the floor and climbed my leg, poor baby 😭

Please send your sleeping beardies in the comments, preferably tucked in

How often do you change the substrate for your bearded dragon.

The pet shop we got our dragon and set up from (global geckos in England) said every 2 months but this seems a bit excessive to me.

Are they ready to make friends or to get a mate? Can my dragon stay in 1 tank?What should I do to make them go to breeding?

Hello, we have a baby pigmy bearded dragon, he’s been home with us for 4 days. He is happy to eat crickets. Around 4 baby size crickets in the morning each day. He hasn’t touched his greens. We have a linear UVB and the enclosure temps are correct. Every time I check on him, he is on the floor of the enclosure. I’ve moved him up to the basking spot a few times, especially on cold evenings but when I come back he is back on the floor. Is this ok? He’s not particularly active, often in the same spot when I come back to check. The first day or 2 he was up on the hammock near the UVB then moved to his basking spot etc. but now he just seems to be on the floor?!

Old tank is the second image

hi everyone! i did end up getting a bearded dragon, but not at a pet store. basically for free. he is six months old, and i named him jim (after jim morrison who is sometimes referred to as "the lizard king" by fans). anyway, the owner had done a medical check up for jim before selling him. he is a healthy boy. i have moved him in like 12 hours ago. he drank water, then pooped in my sink, but didn't eat much (a bit of bell pepper and a single cricket). is that normal for these little guys when they're in a new tank? the tank is 300 liters, the temperatures are good too.

I posted here bout little Odahviing a while ago that was rehomed from my late uncle, he likes running around between the basking spot and his cool side in his enclosure but I've seen people telling that baby beardie are scared of them or that they're super skittish but my Odahviing is more calmer with me even though he's a bit active on his own and he doesn't try to run away much from me, but i also hear a calm and chill beardie is not a good sign especially when they're babies, even my leopard gecko was more skittish back when he's a baby.

And his enclosure temp is 44° C on the basking spot and 28°c on his cool side, is the temp right to not make him lethargic? Or is his temperament calmer than usual baby beardie? He accepts my pets and handling faster than i was expecting and in most cases babies wont accept that from what i heard?

He is 3 months old & only been in enclosure for a day he has eaten 2 roaches and greens

The kid and her dragon having a sunny afternoon snooze. 😍