Corey Rohleder: I have a bearded dragon, about 8 months old, and i got him at about 2 weeks old. I've never had a leopard gecko, but i can definitely say bearded dragons are one of the easiest animals to deal with. A straight beginner style animal, the bearded dragons essentials are a cage, substrate(sand, newspaper, etc.), A basking rock, water, UV light, and a heating lamp. After you buy the essentials, you can pick the dragon up, put it on your shoulder, have it run around, etc. I suggest getting a baby first, because they will get suited quicker than adults. Bearded dragons DEFINITELY are a good easy beginner choice, they are inexpensive, usually costing around $200 for the whole set if you get a baby, and loads of fun! I reccomend a bearded dragon for you....Show more
Sylvie Snetting: Ehm..Bearded dragons are my favourite pets!! In order to learn how to properly care them you should read some good manuals or books. This is a very nice one I read recently: http:! //www.goobypls.com/r/rd.asp?gid=571Check it out. It's worth it.Hope it helps....Show more
Sook Hershkowitz: no not really ull need a heater that u can ge at a pet store or light bulb.they like wood and rocks to bask on and they eats mixed vegetables and crickets make sure he has room to move around in his cage
Manual Burtis: Well when I had one all it did was sit ,eat , drink , and walk a little.
Billie Bratchett: hi, i have a red eared slider that is about 3 months old and 2 inches long and i was wondering how to tell their gender at that age.Thanks! =D
Alisa Kaleiwahea: i have 2 box turtles their cool pets & interesting pets, but not like catching a frisbee fun petsits kinda fun watching them rundown bugs tho some live 80 yrs and get 70/100 LBS heres a site with good info and pics http://www.theturtlesource.com/photo_gallery2.asp
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Marcelina Schossow: beardies are not hard to care for but relatively expensive they need a pretty large enclosure because they can get up to 2ft in size they need proper lighting which can get costly and they can eat like bottomless pits but if you have time to care for them daily and a pretty good budget go for it i suggest you go to www.beardeddragon.com and read up first on everything you need and then decide if you still want one
Cyndy Grimes: They are not so much harder to take care of, but they are quite a bit more expensive to set up and care for. Bearded dragons are diurnal, they need full spectrum UVA/UVB lighting, this will cost about $50, and it has to be replaced every 6 months. Also, they go through tons of crickets!! A juvenile can eat as many as 100 baby crickets in one day!! So, that gets expensive. But as they get older, they eat less inse! cts and more veggies. (they will still eat crickets and superworms, but just less of them).I would definatly check out www.beardeddragon.org and do lots of research first. You are looking to spend at least $200 for a full set up, not including the price of the dragon. So make sure you can afford to get all the proper lighting and heating before making this commitment. They need a basking spot of about 105 degrees. And they do get 15-18inches, so you will need a larger habitat, at least a 40gallon breeder or 55 gallon aquarium.Just make sure you and your parents can afford all this.Good Luck!...Show more
Shelley Stevens: Please tell me if you like tortoises or not and why?are they fun?can you give me more info please?
Ronnie Sardi: Everybody has a different opinion. To ask a community of people if tortoises are fun is like asking a community of people what the best color is. Everyone will answer differently, and everyone will think they are right.It all depends o! n what YOU like, what YOU are capable of, and what fits in YOUR budget.! There are tons of different kinds of tortoises. Maybe one kind you don't like at all. But to judge the whole species of tortoises over that one breed is unfair. Be open to different kinds of tortoises. The best idea is to start with the beginner tortoises: Greeks and Russians. Both are small, handle-abe and easy to care for.Tortoises cannot live in tanks like snakes, lizards, frogs and turtles can. They need outdoor pens, specially built, of rather large sizes. Most tortoises eat different vegetables like lettuce, kale, and dark greens. You can add carrots, avacado and a few other fruits. You can also purchase canned food but it should not be the only thing fed. You can also try hay, unsprayed grass and rabbit food pellets. Tortoises, when handled, tend to hide a lot until they get used to you, which is why I prefer un-shelled reptiles. Also, they have "beaks" at the end of their mouth, and if bitten, they can rip a nasty chunk out of your skin. My turtle once flung up at ! my face and almost ripped out part of my lip...so putting any part of your tortoise around your face is NOT reccomended, not only for that reason, but also because of salmonella. Read up on a lot of caresheets to find out what kind of tortoise you desire. If you don't care for any of them, I'm sure there is another reptile (or any pet in general) out there for you :)
Kenneth Blacker: i have two res and was wondering if i should give them time to like crawl around on the floor(closely monitored of course) or sum thing like that.if you have ideas please share them.
Corey Rohleder: bearded dragon hard care
Pasquale Pollet: Honestly, the pet store people often have no idea what their talking about, and will tell you anything to get you to buy it. I will tell you the truth from experience. Leopard geckos are beyond all the easiest reptile to care for. You feed them (as adults) once every other day, you feed beardies three times a day, did he tell you that? Bear! dies need many types of heating bulbs and UVA UVB bulbs to maintain the! ir health, leopard geckos only need a basking bulb. Think of how much power you would use for 4 bulbs for a beadie rather than one bulb for a leo? Also, Beardies requre a much larger tank than a leo, six times larger! Beardies need a 60 gallon at least, and leos need a 10 gallon at least! As for chinese Water Dragons ts very difficult to maintain their moisture in the tank. You'll need a lot more things for a CWD tank than for a leo and a beardie combined! Leos are also the cheapest to care for. When I bought my first leo, the total was $200, for a beardie the total would be at lease $500, a CWD would be abour $600, if your going to give them the best care. Overall, if you are looking for a good, easy, tame, colorful (beardies are rather dull compared to leos) rather cheap , fun and playful family lizard, I would definitly go with a leopard gecko, they have a much better temper than beardies too! About the shedding factor, any lizard may need assistance in shedding, you do ! not need to submerge them into warm, water, its also rare for them to have difficulty shedding. However if they do, just use a moise Q-tip and rub it gently over the skin. The gecko will get it all off soon after....Show more
Ronny Nowzari: not as long as your tank is adiquit for them...they get rather large...and need a dry area to bask in.if you want to get them out do so in a temp situation when the weather is in the 80's or 90's and take a kiddie pool outside in the sun and fill with water, leave until the water is warm and float a log or two so the turtles can climb out on to.toss in some rocks or some feeder guppies for them to chase..make sure everything you put in has been cleaned really well and make sure your water level is good so the turtles can swim freely but not climb out...keep an eye on em and put em back up when you go back into the house or a bird or dog will carry them off.make sure you condition the water as you normally would, since they are not! staying in the pool for long you do not need to cycle it...good luck
Zelma Casebier: comparatively speaking I would have to say they are all pretty close to the same, for ease of care... now for needs? that is as different as, well, night and day.... and well, leaves a question... how did corn snake end up in this mix? ;> lol... all three are simple to care for... all three need time, varying degrees and differing times/schedules however.. here is some info and a few caresheet/general info links for each... bearded dragons;Despite their relatively modest size (adults to 20 in [50 cm]), beardeds are still considered by many to be a "giant" lizard and do require generous space. As adult beardeds will cheerfully eat animals smaller than themselves, hatchlings should not be housed with juveniles or adults. Males tend to be territorial, making even 50-gallon tanks too small for them. Overcrowding, too, can lead to aggression and stress, compounded when the subordinate animal has no place to run off to hide. Such conditions also cause injur! ies, including lost toes and tails, and loss of appetite, not uncommon.Although bearded dragons are primarily desert dwellers, they do spend the hottest part of the days in relatively cool areas; as with all desert animals, too much heat can be just as dangerous as too little.The temperature gradient during the day should range from 76 F (24 C) on the cool side to 86 F (30 C) on the warm side, with a basking area ranging from 90-100 F (32-37.7 C). Night time temperatures can drop no lower than the low to mid 70s (21 C) on the cool side.An undertank heating pad under the warm side of the tank will gently heat the substrateBeardeds need daily access to a UVB source, either being regularly exposed to direct sunlight, or to UVB-producing fluorescent tube such as Duro-Test's Vita-Lite or Vita-Lite Plus, Zoo Med's Iguana or Reptisun lights (5.0+) or similar UVB-producing fluorescent tube. Incandescent lights, while suitable for use as heat sources, do not provide the full spectru! m required by reptiles, including no UVA and never any UVB. Plant light! s and many aquarium lights are wide-spectrum rather than full-spectrum lights, and so should not be used other than as supplemental lighting or heating in addition to the full-spectrum lighting. The term "full spectrum" is incorrectly used by incandescent light manufacturers whose lights are suitable only for producing heat and light; they do not produce the UVB required for calcium metabolism. For additional information on the different heat and light sources available, please read the Lighting and Heating article.A UVB-producing tube that also produces white light may also be paired with a fluorescent BL black light (not a screw-in Halloween or so-called poster light) to provide additional UVB, the wavelength that essential in the metabolism of vitamin D3. Some herpetoculturists feel that it is beneficial to provide additional UVB to desert lizards.use only cool or cold water if using tap water for drinking water.Your bearded will enjoy a shower now and then: a light mist! ing with water will also help keep the skin humidified to make it easier to shed. The tank, however, should never be dampThe bearded dragons are omnivores crickets, cockroaches, mealworms, king worms, and wax worms can be fed, along with pink mice. Dragons are inquisitive animals, so create a controlled space in which it may do some exploring.http://www.anapsid.org/bearded.htmlhttp://www.wildside-reptiles.com/beardiecaresheet....leapord gecko;An aquarium is a perfect home although many people have success with plastic sweater boxes. Since they are a terrestrial species, a long aquarium is better than a high one. A 20 gallon long aquarium is adequate for 3 or 4 geckos. Make sure that you only have one male per enclosure as males will fight each otherLeopard geckos are a nocturnal species so no form of UV lighting is necessary. A simple spotlight with the appropriate wattage bulb can provide both daytime light and heat. Daytime temperatures should be around 90 and the nightt! ime temps can go down in the low 70sLeopard geckos are relatively easy ! to feed because they will thrive on insects. A staple of crickets along with occasional waxworms and mealworms make a good diet. Adult geckos can also be fed an occasional pinkie mouse. Juveniles can be feed every day and adults every other day. Supplementation is a must for leopard geckos. Two supplements should be used: one that is just calcium/D3 and another that is a reptile multivitaminEven though they come from arid climates their burrows tend to have moderate humidity. People can supply this humidity by moistening the area under their hide boxes. Make sure that the overall cage isn't wet or overly humid.http://www.anapsid.org/leopardgek.htmlhttp://www.leopard-gecko.eu/care/corn snake;Corns must be housed in at least a 20 gallon tank. The tank must have a secure top. A determined snake can push against screen or glass until it finds an opening big enough for its head; where its head goes, so goes its bodyA hide box of some sort should be provided, and an interesting b! ranch for climbing and restingAn undertank heat pad is placed under one-half of the tank; this leaves one side cooler so that your snake can regulate its body temperature as needed. A heating pad made for people can be purchased at any drug store; set it at medium or low depending upon the ambient air temperature. To maintain health, corn snakes must be kept at 75-85 F, the higher temperature being necessary to digest its food. Hot rocks should never be usedAn incandescent light bulb in a reflector shield may be set just outside the tank to heat up a basking area; appliance timers can be set to turn the light on and off at set times during the day. Reset the hours of operation to adjust for seasonal fluctuations in ambient air temperature.An active snake will happily eat every 10 days or so. They will eat, and should only be fed, killed prey. A snake who is not hungry when live prey is introduced into the enclosure often finds itself becoming the meal, especially if the pre! y is a rat. A bowl of fresh water must always be available at all times! . It will be used for drinking and sometimes for bathing. If the snake defecates in it, the bowl must be cleaned and disinfected immediately.Corns do not wrap snugly around your arm like pythons or kingsAs a reptile grows, its old skin become too tight and worn. A new skin awaits just below http://www.anapsid.org/corn.htmlhttp://www.animalcareunlimited.com/images/html/sna...http://www.theguidetosnakes.com/Snakes.3330.htm?gc...http://www.kingsnake.com/rockymountain/RMHPages/RM...hope this has been of assistancethank you for taking the time to read thisgood luck with the parents and convincing them have a great night...Show more
Dick Baumgarten: They aren't hard but require a little more maintence and money than a corn or leopard. Do raise a beardie healthy you need to plan on upgrading your equipment multiple times. I ended up having to build a custom cage. They get to 2 ft tops. It varies with the gender and how healthy they are. THEY EAT A LOT especially when young. ! Crickets and veggies. Uhm they need safe bedding when little like reptile carpet, tiles, or paper based bedding. when they get older they can be on sand. they need vitamin supplements which are pretty cheap. and lastly they need a uv bulb and fixture and a heat lamp. sometimes, depending how cold your house gets, they need a night lamp. there are tons of sites with technical numbers for what temp to keep it and what not. a simple google search will help.they are so easy when they get older. mines about a year and a half old and he only eats 3 times a week. he poops in his bath so i have no cage maintence and hes sooooo friendly. def worth it!...Show more
Lewis Ranft: I have both a Leopard gecko and a Bearded Dragon, along with an African Fat Tail gecko, etc. Geckos are fairly simple to care for, while Bearded Dragons require more care, a big variety in food, occasional bathing, etc. It's not as easy as some people like to put it.Bearded Dragons do not get as big as Ig! uanas or Monitors; only range about 18-24 inches. My 4 year old female ! is about 20 inches.Please be sure you research a lot a lot a lot before you get one. Research tons then explain to your parents you are positive you can care for this type of animal. Like I said, they're not as easy as some say; they are a little more complex than geckos....Show more
Davina David: Baby Bearded Dragon Care
Marhta Teahan: Hi!Well, you won't be able to tell the gender until the turtle is 4-5 inches. By then a male will have noticeably long front claws, a slightly indented plastron (bottom of shell) and the cloaca (hole) will be closer to the tip of the tail.Hope that helps!
Damaris Weiler: It's not that it's difficult to take care of one, but they do need daily attention to their needs. Here's an idea of what you would need to do on a daily basis:Feed live crickets every day (more than once a day for a young dragon)Feed fresh, chopped veggies every day (a food processor makes this job a little easier)Calcium/Vitamin supplement with their foo! d every dayPoop cleaned every day (yes, they go every day)Misted every dayAttention every day (beardie's are social (with people, not with other lizards!) and thrive best with a healthy relationship with their "slaves" haha)Bath every few daysThorough cage cleaning once a month or so.Temps need to be constantly monitored and adjustedHeat bulbs replaced when they burn out Replace UVB every 6 monthsThen you need to take care of your crickets, with gut loading and feeding, and ordering them when you run out.Soooo, it is rather involved, but soooo worth it as a beardie is more cuddly than a gecko or corn snake!Also remember that a beardie can live for 10 years...if you're about to go to college here in a few years, what will happen to the beardie then? Any pet should be a lifetime commitment, not something you get on a whim and then get rid of when it's not convenient any more. Just some things to think about...Good luck!...Show more
Romana Stiman: well, no they are not! hard at all and do not get too big dependent on ur tank they will not ! live in a ten for example but they make teh best pets and are very sociable. i highly suggest that u get one jsut remember they need a heat source and a basking spot of around 100 + degrees aka a big bulb lol.
Cyndy Grimes: Bearded dragons are one of the most lovable and easy cared for lizards on the planet(i have 2) when full grown i would recommend a terrarium with a screen lid of at least 40 gallons but preferably 55 gallons as beardies do get somewhat large depending on species (usually 30-36'') once they are six inches long you may place them on sand before this use paper towels or cage carpet they generally eat between 4-6 crickets everyday(they can be pigs) but they also love mealworms,superworms, spinach,lettuce, apples,bananas,strawberries,and squash...Show more
Carlee Tangaro: Nah they're easy as pie. They do get a little big, and depending on if you get same sex, or mix sex might prove to be trouble because they will fight. Just as he gets bigger, ge! t a bigger cage just once and you'll be fine. I believe they'll only get a foot long, maybe a few inches more. I had them growing up as pets; three in a six by four cage and they did just fine. They were all males so sometimes they'd fight, but nothing ever dangerous. They do just fine.
