Bearded Dragon Habittat?

Question

is it ok to have lyke a small pond or something in its habittat??? and i was thinking of having sand in its tank, prolly bout 3, 4 " deep and dig small hole somewhere in tha tank and put a rock over tha hole with a small entrance for its sleeping area or feeding....idk sum lyke that.....soooo is tha ahryte?? OR no...maybe even a couple logs or leaves ta walk on???

Answer 1

For water just go to the pet store and buy these small water dish like things that come in different sizes. Small one though. Sand is good but buy a heat rock and heat lamp and put it all in one area for maximum heat. Then buy a half log that is big so you won't have to worry about him out growing it.

Answer 2

ya it is but more water is need because turtles like water unless its a box turtle. maybe less sand.

Answer 3

I have my adult beardie on sand and he or any of my lizards have never had a problem.  If you get a heat rock, wrap it in a old sock a couple of times to make sure you can feel the heat, but the lizard is protected from the direct burning hot surface. A water dish large enough for him to sit in will make your little pond...I haven't seen Jibblet drink but I have seen him sitting int he water dish. The tunnel hide idea probably won't work, take a shoe box or some other cardboard box and cut it to the correct size and there is cheap easy hide that he'll use.  It's what I have in 5 of the 6 tanks.  I have a humid hide in the other (tupperware with top, hole cut into it with dampened moss in it) A couple of logs at different angles would be great from him to climb around on.

Answer 4

I have a baby beardie. I read in a website for care for beardies, That a small water dish is good. Not a big one cauz they might p**p in the water than drink it later and it can be fatal for him. Give him a bath 2x a week. they llike water. G'Luck

Answer 5

No sand because if your bearded dragon tries to eat a cricket but misses and ends up with a mouthful of sand and swallows the sand it could lead to impaction which could be fatal, use reptile carpet or go to your local petstore and look for some ssubstartes (bedding) that say the substrate is okay if swallowed or injested.  as for the small pond it should be no higher then the beardies elbow and you dont want too big of a pond cause that can make the cage too humid and beardies like hotness,your idea about the rock entrance to the tunnel is good but the tunnel could collapse ont he beardie and your beardie will be able to dig by itself for a place to sleep and as for feeding just use a small dish from a petstore and if you want a log that would be good but if you find one outside make sure you heat the oven up to 350 degrees farenheit and bake the log for 30 minutes to kill all bacteria same with the leaves (im not sure if the baking thing is right you will need to do research to see about that) but you could also buy leaves or a log from a store

Answer 6

Too much water will cause the humidity to rise, which could cause respiratory problems.  Properly fed and bathed beardeds shouldn't need a water dish at all.  The food they eat as well as weekly baths will provide all the water they need to keep hydrated.  Remember they are from Australia, which is VERY hot and dry.

About sand... I'd stay away from it.  Solid substrates will always be safer and will always be much easier to clean.  I'd suggest using slate or non-shiny ceramic tiles cut to the size of the tank (Home Depot and Lowes will do this for free for you).  If you want to use sand then, make a small sandbox for play.  I just find that using sand for an animal that hunts crickets is asking for trouble.  They will almost always eat some sand with their food, which can eventually lead to impaction and death.