Common Bearded Dragon Care Mistakes PART II 

In a world where every Facebook group moderator is an armchair herpetologist that knows everything, it is nice to hear a professional breeder confess that they are always learning and correcting the way that they care for their animals. Thank you.

Thank you for all of the great info! My daughter impulse bought a bearded dragon from a big box pet store and was completely unprepared to care for him. Thanks to experienced breeders like you I have learned SO MUCH. Our boy now has a proper sized tank, appropriate lighting, and correct diet. He is happy and healthy and I am absolutely in love with the little stinker.

I rescued a one year old beardie that was way under weight that had been living in a tank full of its own feces🤮😓 I had snakes years ago but never a bearded dragon. I immediately started searching for information and your channel had been the best source for me. I followed all your instructions and my baby is so happy and healthy and growing, I thank you sir for your honest expertise.

Such a valid point about buying from stores. We dont believe in it, all our pets are rescued and we knew going in the learning curve was upon us. The service you provide is sharing your knowledge and experience. Thanks from us rescuers 😊

Your channel is helping me so much. A friend of mine impulsively bought a bearded dragon almost a year ago and has not been taking the best care of it. I stepped up because it pained me to see any animal suffer. And because of you I'm able to slowly get the things needed and help improve its quality of life.

You guys are the best! As humans and reptile breeders. Very informative, honest, and a sense of humor. Love that you're open to suggestions and even point out when one has/hasn't worked for you. So humbling!

I rescued a bearded dragon 4 months ago who was never given a proper diet and your channel has been so helpful!! She is thriving now because I found your channel!

So, I have found something as far as greens for the older ones. I live in middle Tennessee and the ONLY place I can find them is (of all places) at a Walmart Market, it is in the the produce section and it is in a bag and called Southern Greens. It has the big ones that the dragons can eat (compliments to you guys) and let me tell y'all, our dragons LOVE them. Yes, Cold-blooded creations, the Moore family now has 2. Thank you so much from all of us for all of your help. Ms. Sheeva (our first) is doing SUPER well!! She is 4 yrs old now and our baby boy (Draco) is almost 3. Thank you all so much!!

I lost my beardie about 10 years ago. Yesterday I saw one in a local pet store that I trust and couldn't help it. I had to bring him home. I love my little guy.

I've always wanted bearded dragon and am considering one day getting one (if my husband lets me! 😅). I'll need to learn a lot more before I pull the trigger. I went to the pet store today to browse and lingered at the beardies. One kept watching me at his glass and kept walking back and forth and cocking his head. Adorable!

I just bought a bearded dragon from Ronnie and all he says is true. He helped me all the way thru the buying process and answered all the questions I had. He is a fantastic breeder and look forward to purchasing another in a few months. 🥰

Just wanted to say you guys are great! I’m in an online group where we get lots of questions about weird stuff and it seems like every time I come across these questions I’ve just seen a video where you touched on it and I’m able to share the video. You guys are so helpful!!

I have 2 female dragons. They're both rescues so ages aren't really known. They're both roughly 2 years old...I've only had them in my care for 6 months. Neither has laid any eggs. I've been staying up to date with them as much as possible and trying to read up, watch videos, all I can to ensure I'm doing things correctly. I appreciate your videos on dragons so much

Great video! It’s always good to have a teachable and learning perspective in life on all issues with proper discernment. We will heading thru your area in about 3 weeks to pick up our bearded dragon from you guys! My 2 boys are so excited. I have to admit I am as well!

A man if INTEGRITY!!! I like this guy!!💪🏾

8/27/2023 I just started watching your video's. YOU AND YOUR DAUGHTR ARE AMAZING!! My Daughter-in-Law just purchased a Bearded Dragon (An impulse purchase at a pet store) I cautioned her about being well informed and to become very well educated and stay that way. I subscribed to your channel. Thank you for putting out such educational content, it is fantastic!!!!!!!!! My Daughter-in-Law lives in Missouri and I in the Rocky Mountain Desert region, Completely different climates. She kept asking me advise about these little creatures, as I was telling her to find some really good content on them. Your platform has made it possible to give her the right tools to take care of her new family member. I have shared your videos with her.

THANK YOU FROM FLORIDA

It's true 100% we just got our Vampiro from them and even the stupidest question he answered for us right away, and we appreciate it from the bottom of our hearts.

Your videos are very insightful and helpful! I just impulse bought a beardie 😅 However it was from a breeder who was very helpful, but after doing my own research, I was terrified about what was the right thing to do. Luckily he had all the same answers as you! I'm glad you mentioned not believing all the internet hype before I had a panic attack. Haha. Thanks again! ❤

Very cool that ppl can share info and learn...love ur channel ❤

Your videos are very very informational and I want to thank you very much

This guy really knows what he s talking about !

Thank you so much, sir! I’ve been binging your channel for Bearded Dragon content that way I can best take care of a beardie once I’m out of school 😊😊 I want to make sure that the little guy gets the best life possible!

Thank you for all the info. I just found your channel and appreciate your expertise.

This was a great video,ty for sharing

Just bought my first bearded dragon. Thanks for the info.

Another humbly informative and honest presentation folks, well done. :) Oh and old school is the only school. Observation, deduction, conclusion, action. P.S On this humidity thing, again based on my years spent in the bush with these critters around, basically their range extends into the wet Sclerophyl forest up to the point where you begin to see Staghorns and Elk Horn Ferns growing close to the ground from there it is wet enough in the forest to sustain The Water Dragons. Now i have no clue about what the actual humidity of these zones is but as a rule if you see Blade grass growing around and the range of eucalypts is from Forest Redgum, Spotted Gums, through the Tallows, and Black Butts, to the full dry country Iron Barks, and Stringy Barks, then you can expect to see bearded dragons out and about on the warmer to hotter days. In effect what i am getting at is that other than full wet forest you can expect to see them right down to the coast even in the Melaluca forests, when they are dry. ( Melalucas generally like to be flooded at least once or twice a year and only ever grow where they can get their feeder roots into the ground or tidal water. ) At the risk of being the new pariah of reptile keeping i would offer that provided ample heating drying opportunities particularly Sunlight would off set / mitigate humidity issues, Which i guess reinforces what you have already said. I'm merely providing actual observations of these guys in the wild. A second suggestion you might like to have a lash at is, if you know of any nursery in your area that stocks Syzygium ( Australian Lily Pilly's and i hope i spelt the latin right ) Grow these trees they do get big but can be trimmed into hedges. after about three years these trees will begin to bear fruit, This fruit is packed with Vit. C and is eaten here by the bugs the lizards eat. Hence Nature gut loads the prey animals old school style. These trees should grow in a lot of the warmer states of USA basically it can get to zero but only for a few nights or a week at best frost on ground occasionally should be OK but snow and real winter will kill them anywhere semi tropical-Tropical with a good water supply, reasonable depth ( 1m ) of alluvial soil / sandy and they will jump. Also fruit is edible for us and was a major source of seasonal food for the Mob before white fellas got here. Hope the observations about where you see them here where they run wild was helpful. Yes they do do better in the arid zone but you'll see them right down to where the scrub and forest begins to transition into more of a rain forest. Stay safe, Bless :)

Love your advice, and thank you

I really appreciate your videos they’re really funny but also very informative. I am getting a bearded dragon very soon and so I did research a whole month before deciding to get one. Plus watching your videos help so thanks guys! ♥️

I got gator from my niece, love them. In Arizona they had horn toads, we called them horney toads. Look like bearded dragons but smaller. So got her, OMG so much to learn! Google says do this, then don't on the bearded dragon apps. 😳. So glad I found this!!!!! ❤

How funny.. I just watched that one. We have a bearded dragon that we rescued a year ago and I’m still learning about this guy.

I love your channel and the way you are so informative and humble as well! I have been wanting to get a beardie for a while and I am slowly building its enclosure(the start up is quite expensive!). I also want to know as much as possible before getting it from a breader. I adopted a 10 year old corn snake from a friend 18 months ago and he unfortunately grew cancerous tumors so I had to have him euthanized last week....I'm really sad but I'm putting my attention into setting up an upgraded snake enclosure and a beautiful and complete beardie enclosure. I live in Quebec city, Canada, so no natural sun for at least 8 months(unless it's through a window!) so I'm going to use a bulb that's both a basking and UVB light as advised from the breader. Quite pricey but it the UVB lasts for a year so you don't have to buy it every 3 months like the separate one. It's also pretty dry in the winter so I will need to make sure my beardie stays hydrated! Once I have my dragon for a while and feel comfy with it I will get another snake too! I miss my little corny noodle! Thanks for sharing your experience with us!

I think you guys customer service is fantastic and I haven't even made a purchase yet. I know I want to get at least one or two Hondurans but I've learned over the years to be extremely picky in order to avoid overwhelming myself with too many because they're all so cute and I want all the reptiles! But as soon as that right one comes along that has the look I want and speaks to me through your website pictures I won't hesitate to pull the trigger lol

I don't even have a bearded dragon or plan on getting one but im watching this cuz it came up in my recommended

Thank you for the updates. Could you do a video about brumation, from the start of to when they come out of brumation. You guys are the best.

Thanks for sharing this video. U guys are awesome and I think u know what ur talking about.

Love your guys info and dedication to all reptiles and your honesty! Always learning is the only way to go keep the vids coming great work

That was a good video, thank you all for being honest and admitting your mistakes , I live in Georgia too ,wish yall were closer thanx again God Bless yall

Just started watching ty for part 2 i was about to stop after part 1 cause of the slight misinformation but part 2 was a great relief. I have alot of reptiles and i do a rescue and find proper homes. Ty ty for this video. I will be sending lots of folks to you in the future

Thanks so much, missed seeing your daughter! Nice hat!

Thank you for this video, I absolutely loved it. I’m going to have to do some insight into the humidity situation, as I live in the UK, so maybe won’t struggle as much with that. As previously said, I found your videos so informative, as I’m preparing to get myself my first bearded dragon at the grand old age of 42 lol. I had been previously looking at preferably getting a male, as I was worried about the egg bound situation, but after seeing this video, I’m a little bit relax now about getting both Would you be able to give me an insight on what the different characteristics are between the males and females? Thanks again, and you take care.

What you said is not rude at all. People should not contact you to ask for help if they did not purchase from you. It’s just common courtesy to only do that if they’re customers. The only time questions are appropriate are on these videos. Great work, and I will definitely be keeping you guys in mind when I’m ready to purchase my bearded dragon (and can convince my wife to let me get one). 😂

When feeding my lil dude mealworms, i typically toss it on the opposite side of the tank as him. That way he at least needs to run across the tank to get the insect. The only problem i have with this little fawker is that he poops in his greens bowl. And all the stuff i just cut up has to get thrown away

Hi I love your videos

thank you for the advice now i know what do when i get my lizard next month

I’m in central Florida and keep mine outside. However, he’s not in direct sunlight all the time. The way I have his cage, only the top half of his cage gets sunlight for 7 hours. His cage has two levels. So he can freely go up and bask but go down if he doesn’t feel like it. At the bottom level I have UVB lamps going 24/7, LEDs and all. In the back of his enclosure I have installed a small exhaust fan for airflow. Never had an issue.

I live in SC the humidity is horrible and it bothers me and gator too. But humidity level is not to high for her. I keep an eye on that

Can you share more about the difference in personality between males and females?

I totally agree with the mealworms diet I have used mealworms to feed my dragon for years!

First got gator from my niece, and overfed her mealworms. Pooped a lot so took her to the vet. No parasites, I swear she had a tummy ache. After 3 poops when I got there 1 more. Vet said that was normal then. Smaller no smell I felt horrible. Now I know better.

So I Don’t feed them on one food. Nice!

It’s smaller then I thought but would be great on sunny days hope the egg laying goes well

Ive learned so much from you guys on taking care of bearded dragons i just wanted to say thank you for the information, you guys inspired me to go out and get a dragon. I just had a few questions. So i live in michigan and i struggle to keep my room at 75 degrees during our winters would a heating pad for the enclosure help keep the heat up? During the winter my room drops to around 65-67 degrees. And i just want to be sure that my lil guy will be okay, my second question is about tank size ive seen a lot of people recommend 48''x24''x24'' enclosures i just wanted to know if my 48''x24''x18"enclosure would be fine for the time being i plan on getting him into a 120 gallon enclosure by the end of the year i just need to make space for it.

Man I appreciate your videos iam a new beginner with one and every thing is much appreciated can’t thank you enough I was following groups there for awhile man oh man can they be brutal i since deleted them I’ll be following y’all going forward thank you again

So happy I found your page, new bearded dragon mama , and I’m getting so much hate from people saying not to feed mealworms only as a treat , now my baby will eat crickets but not often they are to big for Millie , Any advice on smaller insects to feed Millie I don’t know her age got her at percolate😬 very small though. Love your page 😊

Are their places that take care of reptiles while you go away on vacation that’s my one concern before getting one because they have dog hotels

How big a piece of bell pepper do you feed a dragon?

@cold blood creations I live in Nevada, Pico is in a 40 gallon breeder at the moment. Pico has a water bowl with dechlorinated water. I cannot get the RH above 7% on the basking side and 13% on cool side. I have a baby humidifier (dechlorinated water) turned on medium, with a tube going into the tank through the mesh top to keep it between 30%-40% RH. The tube drips a little condensation that builds up in it which is caught in another water bowl to keep the bottom dry. Is this all I can do to keep the RH up? I do not have the time to keep misting him/environment to keep it between 30-40%. Misting lasts a whole good 5 mins here haha.

What do you think of feeding the bugs the Flukers brand I think it's called, vitamin c filled water crystal things, they come already made up in containers and I've been thinking that might be sufficient but it's not exactly gut loading if they are drinking it all the time so how does that work? I thought gut loading always had to be done 24 hrs prior but does it still work if the bugs grew up on, and are always on an enriched diet?

I found a dragon in Az and trying to learn as much as I can ! Right now he’s in a 75 gal tank I have a lot that I need to buy for him 😫

The uk has humidity over 90% quite often 😮.

Bought myself a leatherback bearded dragon yesterday I was going to get a baby bearded dragon but I went to this local petstore saw the leatherback bd and the bd kept looking at me and it caught my attention so happy I got him

@coldbloodcreations. Do you have info for the optimal substrate for a juvenile bear die?

Hope you will be present at the reptile expo in Aug 2023 in Daytona beach Florida. Hope to purchase a dragon.

Do you know is it okay to adopt a 3 years old bearded dragon? I'm planning to adopt one but he's 3 years old

My bearded dragon come out of hibernation and I can't seem to get her to really eat nothing

This is really interesting ! I love them, but I still don't think I could have one. I just dont know enough to give it a great life.

Hi im a soon to be owner of a bearded dragon, what stuff do i need for the cage? i wanna make sure my buddy has a nice home.

Depending on if the bearded dragon is shedding or not is if I keep a water bowl in there. Me personally I’ve had really good luck with shutting if you leave a water bowl in there for them, plus everybody gets weekly baths

My Beardie Spyro has been eating mealworms since he was about 7 weeks old (got him at about 5 weeks, he’s five months now) and he’s a completely healthy. He’s also a spoiled brat, any tips on how to fix that?

These are the ONLY things my female will eat: Protein: Super worms, wax worms or Hornworms, period - nothing else. The ladder she’d eat all day but at $2.50 a pop, they’re too expensive to feed more than 1-2 per week for the few months a yr. I can buy them locally. Veggies: Dandelion greens, wild primrose leaves, wild strawberries leaves, celery leaves, basil and 1 (maybe 2) raspberries….NOTHING else. I’ve tried every veggie under the sun and from a list of about 30-40 things I’ve tried, the above are exclusively the only things she will accept. Most of what she will eat comes from my yard (I do not use chemicals of any kind, so I know they are relatively safe for her). I tried to buy dandelion from the farmers market but she refused to eat them but if I pick leaves outside my front door, she’s perfectly happy with those. I’ve tried planting herbs in her tank, she doesn’t eat them….they just die. I‘ve tried crickets (with or w/o calcium powder), she just stares at them. I’ve tried banana, hummus, tomatoes, pumpkin, zucchini, blueberries, kale, clover, hibiscus, you name it - this B@t$h won’t eat it!!! I’m so sick of trying to please this drama dragon it’s not even funny. Hoping to find her a quality new forever home soon!! Wish me luck

So... water bowl in Canada or no? Southwestern ontario, sometimes the humidity feels like death. But in the winter, I wish for that humidity lol. So... should I or should I not add a bowl? 🤔

Meal worms and super worms contains a lot of fat. So like you said, the best is to have a diversity in the insects. I've had bearded dragons many, many years and never had any problems feeding them meal worms. And I've never heard that it's supposed to be a problem feeding them meal worms. The internet is full of bs 😂

Are heating mats safe for bearded dragons? I’ve heard they shouldn’t receive heat from the bottom and can burn it’s body Would I be okay to use one or should I not?

Hello 2 days ago I brought home a 2-month-old baby dragon she is not eating for drinking but she did defecate should I be concerned?

How many crickets should I give a juvenile

Are there any tell tell signs of over feeding?

My bearded dragon won’t eat most insects he will eat crickets and that is his main source. He will eat mealworms after crickets and he might eat a superworm or 2 then won’t touch them. He will eat Dubai roaches here and there as well is this normal. Also trying to find staple veggies and fruit for him he will eat greens but veggies and fruits he doesn’t really touch. Any suggestions

I can't get my dragon to eat veggies! Do you have to put calcium on everything they eat?

Repashy meat pie is another easy source of protein for them.

Hey! If possible, I’ve got a question. I plan to get a bearded dragon, been doing research for about a year now. My room is large but it has two windows. I’ve been measuring and I found a spot, but I am not sure if I’m going to have a problem. I would like to put the terrarium against the wall, but on the wall across from the tank, there is a window. It’s a good 7ft away from the tank, and I honestly have never opened the blinds because I generally like my room dark. I do not believe it is in the direct sunlight, but still asking to see if this can be safe. If I need to move it, I will. Thanks so much!

I’m also old school with reptiles

How many mealworms would you recomend to feed a 15 week beardy per day?

I live in SC and it's colder now, she wants to go out so bad. What do I do?

Do u ship your dragons ? I want one but I refuse to buy from a big box store. If u do ship what r your prices on your dragons pls.?

I did that but humidity got to high so I stopped. The veggies seem to give enough. By looking at her BM

How many meal worms should I feed my bearded dragon

What do you do for a dragon not wanting to eat after brumation?

What are your thoughts on substrate especially sand for juveniles?

Thank you for the info. It did help me. I am in ohio

Sat down to poop, 17 minutes later I'm still sitting here with my leg asleep lmao.

Can you do a video on how long bearded dragons live

I wached that vid

I have a giant horn worm that is way too big am I ok to cut it in half.

Hey Thank you for this great video! About taking your dragon for it to take a bit of sunlight... what would happen if the place where i live its cold in winter, or like northern places where not much sunlight is received as a general basis through the time of the year, should we also have in mind a bigger dose of Vitamin D3? Thank you again for explaining all these things.

I am getting a bearded dragon eventually I am trying to research before I get one. I bought a 40 gallon kit. I have it set up. I live in New York I keep the house at 68 degrees so I believe I have to get a night time heat source someone suggested a under tank heater is that acceptable? I also garden and grow a varieties of sweet peppers, green beans, tomatoes are those safe for bearded dragons? Is there a list somewhere that is a good reference for good fruits and vegetables I have a lot of other small furry creatures I buy for as well so I just need to keep straight what they can't eat.

My dragon loves meal worms. ❤

I've been looking up info on beardies for a few weeks now because I’m getting one for my birthday and I just wanted to know what your opinion is the best way to tell the difference between a male and a female baby bearded dragon?

I have a question. Can a bearded dragon be kept next to a window with the curtains closed? Loved the video!🦎

I have a baby beardie and she doesnt eat and stays in one spot for a long time can someone let me know if this is normal im a new owner and want her to strive with me