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I am the new owner of an bearded dragon Any advice2007-11-24 2:00:49

Never leave the dragon un-attended. Do not add any soap or anything to the water.

Good luck and I hope this helps!!

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Make sure to buy a book on bearded dragons, or borrow one from your library. Also, join a bulletin board online for bearded's. Doing a search for Herp or Bearded Dragon should help you there. Make sure the tank doesn't get direct sunlight, that you feed it green veges (iceberg lettuce just gives them water, no nutritional value), crickets, mealworms, pinkie mice etc. Dust their food with calcium powder that also has vitamin D3 in it. They are a desert species, so watch the humidity, it should stay low. If you think they aren't shedding their skin, place them in lukewarm water to help them shed it, and have a rough rock for them to rub on. Females will lay eggs, with or without male help. Pet stores don't always know what they are talking about, so take their advice with a grain of salt, and start looking for a vet that does exotics now, so that if you need one, you don't have to look then, you'll already have their info.

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Yes read a few books on bearded dragon care. Also there are some great care sheets on line. Here are a couple that I like.

http://www.kingsnake.com/gladescs/bearde.

http://www.anapsid.org/bearded.html.

Follow them as closely as possible. Reptiles need very special care. Everything needs to be perfect for them to survive captivity. Good luck with your new pet.

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the more room he has the happier he will be. also he might like a mate, but before you get him one you might want to think about getting her a separate cage. the reason is that males sometimes don't like being around females when its not mating season, also the male might smash her eggs in the process of trying to mate again. he also will probably want to be held ocasionly. plus he will want treats, these manly consit of silk worms and wax worms. be aware that wax worms are high in fat and should not be part of his daily diet. butter worms are like a fat free cookie they have almost the same taste as wax worms but have less fat. also your dragon might be picky about what he eats and might only eat certin types of food. so if he stops eating take him to a vet to make sure hes not sick. if hes not ask the docter what good foods might be for your dragon.

best of luck to you and your dragon!