Hi. I am getting a few baby bearded dragons in a couple months. I was wondering what size terrarium I should put them in. I am getting 1 male and 2 females. I was also wondering if I should put some burrows in with some burrow maker thing I got. I have 10 pounds of it and it is made of clay. Also, will they get along with Leopard geckos? I really want to put in a pair of leopard geckos, and will they like the burrows too? I want both the bearded dragons and the geckos to breed and I will make 2 rooms in each burrow for them. I am also adding a heating pad to help incubate the eggs and to keep the reptiles warm. And a heating rock or two is going to be placed in there. Any help and advice would be greatly appreciated!
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First things first, DO NOT USE A HEAT ROCK! They are very dangerous. I have seen more burned lizards than you can imagine.
I would not put geckos in with beardies unless you are trying to give the beardies a snack.
Three beardies in one cage, it would have to be a really large enclosure.
One bearded dragon needs a cage about 2 high x 2 wide x 4 long feet, multiply that by 3 and you have a large enclosure.
You seem to be unaware of the needs so far so I suggest you buy a good book. Beardies need a heat lamp, not heat pads, they are baskers and need their heat to mimic the sun. They also need a good UV light and supplements to keep their calcium levels up. As has already been advised, Gecko's are a bad idea - the beardies will attack them. Ask a herp expert to set up a suitable enclosure for you, that will ensure that your dragons get everything they need.
First, you cannot keep the beardies all together. They prefer to be alone and you will run into many problems by keeping them together. You will have nipped tails, missing toes, possibly missing feet, even dead dragons. They may appear to be getting along, but one, possibly 2 will slowly fade away and by the time you notice one not doing so well, it will take a lot of work to get it back into shape. Also, when they are a litle older, they will begin to breed and the females will not be old enough, leading to a whole new set of problems (mbd, egg binding, etc)
I am not sure about the burrow stuff, as I have never heard of it.
Dragons will eat the geckos.
Once you have gotten them to breed, a heat pad will not incubate the eggs. The eggs will need to be kept at certain temps and humidity that will need to be monitored. Plus, a hatchling of either species is just seen as food for the larger ones.
Heat rocks are very, very dangerous. They do not heat evenly and are known to have heat spikes that will cause your lizards to get burnt.
I suggest you do a lot of reading and researching on the care requirements of both species and rethink you decision to try to breed until you have everything set up properly. It takes a lot of time, space, and money to breed dragons. Leos are a little easier, but still require more than just throwing a pair together.
don't get a heat rock, don't mix speciecs, don't recommend burrows(use half logs), use play sand cheaper and beardies in the wild don't run on clay all day put the leos in a a seperate tank. i would to be humane put them in a 8 ft long by 3ft wide 2ft deep thats for the beardies. use a full spectram light 150 watt bulb
u have it all wrong
Hello,
First of all I would not recommend putting dragons in with geckos. Also if the beardies are babies you would probably do better to start them out on the retile carpet not clay. It is available at most pet stores. Another thing is to make sure you have the proper lighting for beardies and never use heat rocks as they can burn your reptile. I would suggest you do some research on the web and read all you can about bearded dragons and geckos for that matter, before making your purchase. In order to house 2 female adult bearded dragons you would need at least a 40 gallon tank. Check out the website georgia bearded dragons they have some good info on their site for newbies. Good luck in your endeavors.
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