I was VERY Wrong About Bearded Dragons 

We love a human who has no problem admitting he was wrong about something in the past. Opinion is often fluid and it's okay to change your mind. I know a lot of people start out with beardies though and I'm glad you've talked so much about the potential down side for those considering one as a first reptile.

Agreed. Beardies take a lot of work (and money) to be happy and healthy, but if you’re willing to put the time and care they need, they’re absolutely worth it.

My grandma talks about one of her friends who had a bearded dragon that lived until it was 17, that's super old for a bearded dragon I actually met this Lil lizard and it had a nice setup and an awesome life.

Adam with beardie Irwin:Its treason then

Ah yes my comrade, well done for getting appreciation from another hooman for our kind. You are helping make the world a better place, well done my comrade.

the leaf on the head tho, your making me want one dude I'm already taking care of my 5-foot boa and my sister's 2-foot ball python

Omg, yes to not taking short cuts! These guys always know when something’s different about their routine and they do not do well with change. Can’t wait for the care guide vid ☺️

"robo-crossing." lol you were every dad there lol

My beardie will sit on my shoulder and head while I do dishes. Until he's brave enough to take a leap of faith into my rinse water haha

Adam: ye i don’t think it’ll be easy for me to have motivation to get another beardie The power of beardies: actually it’s gonna be super easy. Barely an inconvenience

Adam: “robo-crossing? I don’t know“ *Sad noises*

Irwin:You said that you would destroy the beardies not join them

“Wham, bam! Bob’s your uncle.” 😂 Love that catchphrase!

I just wanna thank you for reminding me to put in my calendar that my UVB bulb needs to be changed in six months. I got a Leopard Gecko two days ago and got a UVB bulb for her as I read it was good for them, but was so busy getting everything set up that I completely forgot to set that I need to change it in 6 months.

Who ever said mealworms would eat out an animals stomach. My mice rats and frog love them.

6:22 It’s correct that mealworms won’t eat out the inside of the beardie, that’s extremely unrealistic, however mealworms have a lot of chitin in their exoskeleton, which is hard for beardies to digest. It’s not recommended to feed mealworms to young bearded dragons, and they should only be fed to adults occasionally

I love your chill + informative style of videos- so glad to know more about this wonderful species from a now personal perspective :)

I just grew a patch of mustard greens. Seeds are cheap, they grow fast, and you essentially get free food. Then when they get big and go to seed, strip the pods, put them back in the bed, chop the stalks and leave them in the bed for fertilizer, and grow the next batch.

So cute! So glad you were able to adopt him. He definitely has a huge happy reptile family. You literally are probably one of the only people that I have watched or read about etc. that actually explains the details about beardie care and it's not just simple beginner pet like the others you have mentioned but also they are a pretty easy reptile to keep as long as you are fully aware of their care that is necessary for their health it's not just extra stuff that they will be okay without. Cant wait to see updates on Diamond. Have a great night!

I took care of my sons bearded dragon over the weekend. I was so amazed at his personality

I love my bearded dragon! Her name is Levianthan and she is 1.5 years old. She's very fun and has quite the personality.

Id like to see a video about exotics that can handle colder temps (like an airconditioned condo/house)

Welcome to the fam diamond ♦️ Great video. Really enjoy your as a person and the channel. Love from the USA to 🇨🇦

Yayyy! Happy that you got a new bearded dragon! Can’t wait to see more videos about him! Now I have competition whenever I do a care guide😏

Can't wait to see and learn more about Diamond, and his species :)

From what I’ve heard in my beardie groups, the issue with mealworms is the keratin levels are higher compared to other typical feeders and they have trouble digesting it. I just avoid them as a just in case, but that’s what I’ve been told by people that know way more than I about them

This is my favorite RU-vid Channel , Wicky Wicky Reptiles rocks ! Yay Diamond and Little Foot !

My Significant Other has a beardie named Athena, she’s an old lady now, but when we play dnd Athena will sit on one of our legs or sit on one of our shoulders, she’s super great! And now I’m looking at getting a leopard Gecko, we’ve become a reptile family!

Honestly, I really appreciated your criticism of beardies. They're amazing animals and definitely worth it, but there aren't enough reptile personalities warning people about the potential drawbacks. They're worth the care if you can handle it, but there's a learning curve with these guys and for most beginner reptile keepers, there's a general consensus that its not a big commitment and so many don't bother to look into it. The result is a lot of semi-neglected dragons because a lot of people don't know any better. In addition, there are so many inbred animals that are susceptible to succumbing to Adenovirus and that can end up being a HUGE burden in vet bills and daily care. I think they're wonderful, but having dealt with several poorly bred and severely ill beardies, I'm pretty jaded over the issue and glad to be caring for my new Hognose 😊. My wonderful beardie and I are hanging in there but I spend all of my time caring for him rather than enjoying him, which is a shame.

Looking forward to the care guide. I personally don't have any reptiles (yet) but I have always loved how bearded dragons look.

I’m fixing to get a new beardie at the end of this month actually! XD I’m so excited! Haven’t had one in way too long! Thank you for the video btw, the more information people get the better it is for us and the animals. I for one would appreciate a care guide so I can compare with others I have seen and decide if I meet to make a few tweaks.

I "rescued" my beardy last year. I say rescued, but the previous owner didn't want him anymore and I felt bad. Poor guy was in a 20 gallon tank with no uvb light. And is missing a toe because they didnt make sure the shed came off. Now he is my first reptile. But hell I knew more than those people did...

I saw this video and ran to get my dragon so he could watch with me

I found a super cool trick with the Bearded Dragon food! I use the small food processor like you but I put the food into ice cube trays and freeze them! I pop one out in the morning, run lukewarm water over it at bam! Put it on top of his lettuce with his calcium and vitamin powder.... you can make bunch in advance, make separate fruit cubes, veggie cubes AND you can even freeze lettuce! I had some lettuce that was starting to wilt a little so I stuck it in the freezer and it worked like a charm! It works even better with fresh lettuce 🥬 that way you can stock up and not worry it’s going to go bad! And before any haters say anything about the freezing process, my Bearded Dragon care... I worked for Dr. Doug Mader for 15 years (any reptile person should know who he is!) And my Bearded Dragon is in perfect health. These aren’t shortcuts! But they do work!

always been on board with you letting people know that they aren't an "easy" species. totally agree. my girl is a ton of work, but she's amazing and worth it. wish everyone understood how much work they are before impulse buying. still, totally worth it.

I love that you could admit when you were wrong. We just got a BD in our house and I always like to watch care guide videos just to gain others tips and different perspectives. I’m so glad my kids love reptiles as my brother had a variety growing up and I secretly wanted a beardie for myself now. ☺️ Everyone loves little Elliot. 🥰

I love your videos🥺I watch them until I fall asleep at night

Love your videos!! I am having trouble with choosing the correct 3rd (LED) light source for our beardy! (He has the T5 UVB and basking) What are your thoughts on Marineland LED strip light?? Or is there something better i should use?? I appreciate any advice. I just want my beardy and his plants to be happy!!!

I can't wait for that care guide!!!

5 beardies and I adore every single one! I don't have human kids, so I call them my scale babies. Each beardie has their own personality and they're just awesome! Welcome back to the bearded side!

Awesome video! Where can I find the care guide?

My friend used to have a beardie and Star was so sweet and so handleable and she was so chill we put her in her backyard in cute positions and we would take pictures and we used clay to make her cute hats! But the care was to hard to handle since we were 11 at the time and then her parents convinced her and I that Star would be better off with someone who can give her the proper care, which she was right! But now I have a super Dalmatian crested gecko named freckles and she is a sweetheart!!

Hi from the UK Great video mate may I suggest that either in the proposed beardie care guide OR a separate vid you explain the importance of the UV strength particularly with reference to Ferguson zones which I have found invaluable regarding keeping my beardie as it has proved to me that it's best to swap even the Arcadia 14% dragon lamp 6 monthly (recommended yearly) and the difference in the beardies behaviour is clear by which I mean it explains the need for the correct UV index at different heights within the vivarium keep up the great work 👍

Great job on this video 👍 I had a bearded dragon before... you pretty much nailed it on the head. They are really fun! But they are A little more work than I expected upfront. Once I got the routine down it was fine.

Id love a beardie care guide

What do u think about cornsnake? I know it is easy to take care of them but their temperament is ok? I do have a bearded dragon, crested geko and leopard geko and i want a snake but never interacted with one.

I’ve had my beardie for 7 months now and I am happy to see your opinion has changed

This deserves more likes!

Love the vids btw

I just gotta make sure you know that the Junior Seau brain comment from the live stream made me wheeze.

I knew sooner or later you would come back to your senses

Would you say the work is equally as hard as a crestie or something after you've gotten up all the stuff (heat lamp and that stuff)

Funny you said they try to get to the highest point because mine goes right for the top of my head. Im working on keeping her on my shoulder/chest but its a slow process.

I've been raising Beardies for about 15 years and they're one of my favorite animals. Their little personalities are the best lol

Care guide plz, I wanna hear more about diet and how to prepare veggies in advance

Please please do a case guide!!!

We've had two dragons for a couple years now. Wouldn't trade them for the world. Amazing little creatures. They have completely different personalities. They are very curious and do not like being stuck in their tanks all day. They have learned their way around the house and each has their favorite napping spots and window viewing spots, which is their favorite thing to do, they like to see what's going on around them. Of course I can't keep them out nearly as much as I'd like because they really do need their light. We built them an outdoor enclosure for summer and they love it. Way more work then I ever thought but really not that bad at all. The worst thing about them is that they can not be together as they will almost instantly go into full battle mode... Both are large males. If you ever get one please do not just drop it in a tank and leave it. They need interaction and stimulation, some form of enrichment. Like we don't just give them a super worm we make them hunt down and run for their treat. They have amazing eye sight and will see a little worm 20+ feet down the hall. They rush up and they go into stalker mode like a cat and then pounce. It's so cool. Love em.

Hey, love your videos. Could you do an African Fat-Tailed Gecko care guide please? Also who doesn't lobe a good beardie lol, thanks!

Hi, The best thing to cut their claw tips are cutical scissors. Learned this after trying cat clippers that did not work.

Anyone notice the random cut to his jeweled lacerta?

I would love to hear your opinion on Asian Vine Snakes and their reliability to keep. I've wanted one for a long time as I've worked with them a fair bit through the organization I volunteer with, but I've heard mixed things in regards to keeping them.

Question; would you ever consider doing a list of Australian reptiles? I know that the folks down under have a strict exotic reptile ban and so only have access to some natives.

I just bought a rescue beardy. He is 6 years old and was kept in a 20 gallon long tank and had the same lights his whole life. I absolutely love making his food! I love chopping all the stuff. He is pretty stunted and has a kink in his tail and some other problems. He will soon be upgraded to a 40 gallon tank and have all the uvb he needs. I love him so much. By the way, his name is Elvis.

Heyyy thanks for the great content you inspired me to get my Leopard gecko

awesome vid

My beardie was my daughters and I inherited it when she left home. He’s 5 now and his personality is hysterical

Awww diamond’s first video!!!! 😆😍

Frankly, I appreciate your level headed assessment of beardies. I just got my first one and I agree that it's not a beginner pet...but SOOOO worth it. I think I mentioned this before to you: what herp keepers consider a beginner reptile and what casual pet fans consider a beginner reptile are two, very different things.

Would love to see a bearded dragon Care guide and enclosure setup

What should I do for my beardy that is between 15/18 years old he isn’t eating that much won’t chase crickets or mill worms I don’t think he is doing very go then all of a sudden he has a good day goes to his water bathes basks and then stays in one spot for days I have no vet around me what can I do for this rescue

Would you recommend a 60g? I believe it’s a 48x24x12 high? Saw one at the reptile shop I got my Charizard and it was 109.99!

We love our two lovely lady lizards, they’re a lot of work when it comes to feeding, but they’re two great beardies and so much fun to interact with. The next step for me is getting an ackie monitor this fall, do you think you’d ever get one?

I hope to see the care guide for him and t-bone

Can u do a care guide for California king snakes like the one you have

just think that last year you had under 1,000 subscribers and now your almost to 30,000 subscribers. By next year you will probably have over 100,000 subscribers.

I’m of the same opinion. They’re not beginner reptiles. But they’re worth it. My mom fell in love with mine. They’re goofs. And they can have such different personalities.

I got a beardie named Monster when I was 10 and she passed away when I was 22. She was my absolute favourite animal I've ever had. I loved her so much and will always adore beardies because of her. She would follow me around the house and always wanted to curl up and sleep in my lap. ❤️❤️

I noticed that repti zoo make a uvb tester that is a card that you hold under the light to test it up to 500 times. They are under ten dollars on Amazon. Are they any good ?

I will always have a soft spot for bearded dragons

Great video, but Kale is actually a good staple green, the calcium binding thing is a myth; i wholly agree though that variety is key- but i think sometimes dragons get picky too haha it's very hard but definitely worth it

So im try ing to do my research and i talked to a friend who bread them in the past and im getting controdicting info. She said they are not sociabile with humans. And they have tendency to bite. What do you think about that?

I have a beardie named Norbert and he listens as well as a toddler but he is my little baby and I love him even though he takes some work to care for

I have a few reptiles, my first was Speedy, my red ear/ yellow belly slider turtle hybrid. He recently turned 8 years old, I got him as a hatchling. I've been hesitant about beardies... Have heard alotta cons... After watching this video I'm going to do a little more research, I'm seriously reconsidering. They aren't just cute but those lil guys are so smart!

I had a beardie (my 2nd reptile)who was 4-5 months old who had dislocated his arm at about 3months(dont know how) he was doing fine then suddenly got very lethargic and after a few days passed any idea what would cause that (I thought he was brumating but later proved wrong)

Diamond is such a sweetheart, and I'd love to see more videos about beardies!

they can also eat wax, phoenix and hornworns (but only every now and than with the hornworms. they are more of a treat for them)

I've started supplementing Smaug's diet with Repta-boost and he gobbles it down. I like to think it's a great way to help him pick up any missing nutrients he doesn't get from dubia's, supers, and greens. I also use it for gutloading

Currently, I buy collard greens or turnip greens, and if I need to keep them longer than they want to last in the crisper drawer of the fridge, I will cut the stems like a rose, at an angle, and put them in a glass of water on the counter. Only rarely will this not work. Celery greens, if left on the celery, will last a looong time.... and arugula comes in a little plastic box and lasts a long time in the fridge. The fun part is that dragons tend to have their favorites and not want to eat anything else for a few months. A lot of people will keep their adults in a 40 gal tank, simply because they take their dragons out a lot, so spending $400 on a larger tank might not be super necessary for them - and larger tanks can be a challenge to keep hot enough - all depends on your house temperature, your dragon, your set up, etc. I'd love a larger tank, but my dragon is very entertained watching all my chickens and dogs out the window while chilling in his hammock. I do plan to get him a larger tank someday, though, just sayin, I know some can't afford that. Just my two cents :)

This is making me want another one...

I just watched an older video of yours and every time you talk about size of enclosures I think to myself: "man that is tiny." Is it just me or are terrariums in Germany generally bigger? E.g. I keep my colubrids in terrariums 1.2m x 0.6m x 0.8m that's about 150gallon. What sizes do you (community) keep your reptiles in?

I did not know dubia roaches were illegal in Canada. Handy information

Yes can never be lazy! Beardie baths are soo important. (I play my little girl music every bath and she has a baby brush for her scales:)) And feeding size no bigger than the space between their eyes!

Dragons were my 1st reptile other than my corn snake. Love my freddy to bits. His been down the park, in the garden, sits on my shoulder when I do the house work....hes like a little parrot just sit there looking around lol

Idea for future, Top 5 reptiles that you can keep in group (or pairs, for example mourning gecko's, you can keep entire bunch of them!)

Regardless of what you've said in the past, it brings me no small amount of joy to see how much joy Diamond brings you. It shows all that is right in this screwed-up world. I thought that this was an amazing video, due in no small fact to the fact that you perfect showed how to admit you're wrong (a trait we need to see more of these days *cough, cough, US Politics, cough*), without coming off the wrong way. One of your best vids to date, I shall close this comment in the words of Seth Meyers: "Now THIS is the story we need right now."

What would you think about a bearded dragon and uromastyx being housed together? I have a uromastyx now and had a Beardie before that, so I am aware they have different requirements. However, if you are able to maintain their care requirements, can this be done? thoughts? I have seen videos where people are successful.

I posted a video on a black racer snake and I’m wondering if anyone has tips on their care because I couldn’t find anything online with their care. Thanks!

I seen these bearded dragons in the arid regions of southaustralia sunning themselves in dead trees and on the side of road not dead of course . I also saw baby bearded dragons in a pet shop priced at $150 Australian

is a 48 x 18 x 18 tank good for a dragon?

My beardy loves dandelions... which is great, cause I have loads growing naturally in my garden lol. And plums, she loves plums, not as much as locust, but love plums.