The most simplified and well explained setup Unlike going round and round and ending up in confusion this video helped me out a lot getting a beardie around next month
if anyone wants to use these mats (and i really reccomend it) heres a tip: put some velcro around the edge of your grass matt and around the edge of your terrarium , that way nothing will get underneath it ( insects and stuff)
I’m Australian. Where we live is bearded dragon territory. Once a nest was accidentally excavated when preparing for a new shed. My son incubated the undamaged eggs. One hatched and that became his pet. His setup is much the same as yours Great info. 👍👍👍👍
It is currently 1:15 AM here in Southern California and instead of finishing my AP Bio homework, I am watching a man put a lizard, a stick, a rock, and bowls into a huge ass glass box.
So happy to hear the info you gave about lighting. I've heard so much misinformation about what lighting they need. (We learned the hard way and had a vet properly inform us- we trusted petsmart, big mistake) its nice to hear some good genuine info about bearded dragon care.
Thank you fir this video! I have been looking into bearded dragons for a little bit but I felt overwhelmed about their set up. Very clear and concise video which has eased my mind!
i watched your video on ferrets, that helped me so much before i got my ferret a year ago. now this is helping me with the process of learning then buying a bearded dragon
Great video! I have been researching how to take care of our newly acquired beardie and this has by far been the most informative information I have found. Thanks for the great tutorial!
Thanks, had soo many videos over explaining things. Would have burned my lizard; I had no idea you have to turn off the light at night. Obviously when winter comes, my house gets cold and I would consider maybe getting a night time bulb. Every video made it seem that you had to have the tank at a certain temperature always. Great video, cant wait to get my beared dragon soon. Just need to buy the lamp, and then I could buy the lizard 😬👍
You do need a certain temperature hot spot. But, that's it; and, only during the day. As long as your home stays over 60F, no need for any heating at night. If you are concerned in winter, a small / low wattage ceramic heat emitter, or, red reptile heatlight can be left on at night.
@@yesyes1299 Yes, I know that "information" is spreading online. But, I've kept countless reptiles for 30+ years. Never an issue with red lights. But yes, ceramic heat emitters are a great option.
Thank you so much! I agree with the other comment- this is the least confusing tutorial ever...you made clear and simplistic - can't thank you enough!!
Thanks so much, my son is getting a bearded dragon from a family friend and ive been pretty lost on how to get ready for him. This video answered all my questions much appreciated!
the best way to go if you want sand is NOT to use the calcium sand. instead you should use play sand as if ingested it will not clump together like other "reptile safe " products
Taku That is one of the biggest problems I had with sand insects living in it. It's a pain to clean as well. Eco carpet works well as does plain old news paper. While not as pleasing to the eyes it serves a purpose and is relatively cheap even Free in some places.
No problem. Remember, you should research, setup tank, test everything, then bring the pet home. Most important for dragons is to get the proper temperature. Can't just throw a light on and call it good. Must test and adjust if needed. Proper temperature and UVB lighting and you should be set.
Nice informative video. I was trying to come up with some sort of plan for the dragon I was going to receive. I have only done leaopard geckos before and had read that the was a little more involved with bearded dragons. I was going to use a 2 light setup but after watching this I immediately ordered a powersun setup and today I went to the pet store and got a nice piece of wood and a sweet rock. Thanks for the ideas!
I got a rescue dragon for my classroom (and my home when he isn't at school). He's well loved but the learning curve is steep and I keep being afraid I'm not doing things right so this was a relief! Thanks. He came with a night light as well as a day light. Anyway - thanks for the nice clear video!
Mary Ellen Wessels Make sure basking temperature is correct and make sure to have a UVB light. I assume the light you have may not be UVB and just a day heat light.
List of what? This is basically what you need for their cage. Only other thing is feeding. They eat mostly all insects when young, but as they age they eat more and more veggies. They need a variety of veggies daily as adults with insects just once or twice a week. As young dragons they need insects every day and veggies just start offering about once a week. As they age and grow, start lowering insect feeding and upping veggie feedings.
me and my boyfriend have been researching these little guys because we are ingerested into adding to our family thank you so much for your reccomendations and information
Comickazee Shazam As far as I've read you can give them apples. But without the "shield" because it might cause trouble for their stomaches. Same goes for bananas. But I wouldn't feed that too often because there's a lot of water in it
it's 1am and i have to get up at 7, but for some reason i'm watching some man put a lizard that i will never get and a stick into a fish tank. what even is my life lol.
Kaijun Yang annoy them about getting a dog or a cat, and eventually ask for a Iizard like you're settling for it. By that time hopefully they'll just want you to shut up, and think hey, at least it lives in a cage
My mom is ok with dogs, which i got, but died after 2 days because of an unknown sickness. My parents really don't like lizards, so I might have to give up on it. Thank you very much to help me.
The way I did it was to make them feel guilty and cry. Long story short I was supposed to go to college and dorm and they didn't let me, so I said, "if you ain't going to let me dorm I am getting my bearded dragon" make sure you act like a bitch too!
Ana Garcia Why would your parents not want you to go to college? I assume you are 18+. If you want to go you should. Doesn't matter if they want you to or not.
Ive been saving up for a bearded dragon for a while now since I first saw your "Before you buy a bearded dragon" Video and I now am able to get one due to your thorough video and easy set up!
Thank you! I also have a question, I've done a lot of research but I am unsure on where to get a dragon, or which place is reliable and safe to get them from. Do you have any suggestions?
Check google and see if there are any animal expos around you. You may find some 'all animal expos' or 'reptile expos' where you could find some good breeders. Also, check if there is a reptile only pet store somewhere near you. There may be one not too far away. But only like a small family owned reptile only store, not a big pet store. Last option I can think of would be online. I purchased my bearded and rankins dragons online from LLLReptile. They arrived healthy and have had no problems for years.
Madison Miller how is it easy to clean? Everytime the lizard craps and I'm too late to clean it and it becomes hard and dry, I just clean the whole tank. Or if possible that one area immediately.
Thank you for this video I'm actually getting a beared dragon this month so now I know how to set up a beared dragon dragon tank hank you very much please make more videos!!!!!!
My parents said I can get a bearded dragon and I've watched a lot of videos trying to study this one has been the easiest least confusing and helpful one thank you so much!
Thank you so much for this great set up video. I can now see this is going to cost a lot of money so I'm a little concerned if I'll be able to get all this by Christmas. I'm on fixed income and grandkids don't quite understand that, lol. Thanks again for sharing this great video.
That's great and I'm glad that works for you. I just like people to know that every dragon is different just like every animal is different. I've seen many dragons come into my vets office with dehydration problems and starvation problems because, people just don't realize that they have to, in certain circumstances feed and water their dragon a different way. Jasper is 6 and will only take water from a eyedropper.
Awesome! Make sure to have the cage setup a few days before bringing the dragon home. Cage should be setup, tested, and make sure all is correct before bringing the dragon home.
Thanks so much this helped out a lot I'm getting a bearded dragon for my birthday and I've never had one so I had no idea how to set up a cage or what to do you made it so simple and easy to follow I just wrote down what I needed and it helped a lot thanks bro
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Thank you! I am planning on getting a bearded dragon this month. I took notes and i think I am ready! Thank you for making a video about this, I am going to subscribe
Thinking about getting a bearded dragon. Very easy for beginners. Did alot of research about it and I think I'm ready to go. Not expensive, don't take to much time to care for, very calm lovely animals, I like it :)
Just wanted to thank you for all these Beardy tutorial videos! I've been doing my research into getting a Bearded Dragon and beyond getting the simple straightforward answers from googling I've found you give great background explanation as well, plus it helps to see things visualized. Awesome work, really enjoy these! I did have two questions I'd love if you could answer for me: In an older video you used a UVB and Infrared combo, saying you kept the Infrared on 24 hours for a constant heat gradient. That made good sense to me, and I have a spare Infrared basking light currently, but since that was an older video maybe your opinion on this has changed and the heat lamp and UVB/2-in-1 combo is all that's necessary? I've also seen people recommend a florescent tube light to mount on the back end of the terrarium to cover the entire stretch of it, do you think there's any sense in that or is it unnecessary/overkill? Especially if it broke there's the gas hazard to worry about. And here's a simpler one, for this sort of setup, what sort of price range should I expect? I did some loose estimates and I was looking around the $200-250 range for a 40 gallon and the necessary accessories, excluding the dragon itself and food costs. Does that sound right or should I expect higher/lower? Thanks so much, keep on keepin' on!
