Bearded Dragon Care

[@ReptilesandResearch]

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[@ornatusvaranid]

Thanks for the reply. I think your care guide contains some excellent information (well done)! If I had a (smallish) criticism, it would be that the enclosure is lacking in height (being only 60cm) considering they are capable climbers. It`s good to hear you do not recommend offering supplementary D3, because it`s now known it has zero effect on blood serum levels, but many keepers are still offering it. The supplement industry is not regulated, "they" can claim that without their products our animals will suffer in some way, but for me, it begs the question how many more species/families do not benefit?, Can I ask you a favour, would you post a link to your videos on RFUK yourself, or allow me to do it sometime soon?

[@ReptilesandResearch]

@@ornatusvaranid post them as much as you want ☺️

[@dacisky]

I really prefer long,deep dive videos...I hate shorts. I don't even have a dragon but enjoyed this very much.

[@ReptilesandResearch]

glad you enjoyed it :)

[@DoorsToHideBehind156]

Wow, I'm shocked at how much the info in this video differs from the info that we were all taught about bearded dragons, specifically on feeding proportions. The "feed as many crickets as your beardie can consume within a 5 minute window" is something I always thought was the correct way of making sure your beardie doesnt get stunted and can grow properly. Also, I love how you mentioned that slate tile and repticarpet can give them arthritis. At least the "loose substrate causes impaction" info has been debunked for the most part but a lot of people still choose to keep their dragons on hard surfaces.

[@ReptilesandResearch]

thank you im glad that its worthwhile!

[@riccardorotolo]

This video should be seen by everyone who is going to get a bearded dragon, thank you so much ❤

[@mackiemackie1321]

Hey mate, I’ve had my bearded dragon since I was 14 and I’m 25 now. I just want to say thank you so much for this video and your podcast. I stumbled across it rather unexpectedly and you are such an underrated voice in the reptile space. I learned so much from this video and have shared it with all my friends who have beardies too. I hope the algorithm catches on to this content and blows it up for all other reptile hobbyists to see. Your podcast too. I thought I was rather well educated about beardies but this taught me so much that I didn’t know or think of. Your interview with BeardieVet was so informative and I can’t wait to finish the episode. Cheers from Canada ❤

[@JamesEpic3]

I love your advice on growing them slow, and not overfeeding them. This is what i needed to hear now that my bearded dragon is still a baby.

[@ReptilesandResearch]

glad its helpful

[@louisking4274]

Really helpful video also good to here a British voice was only seeing America videos so nice to here from someone who talks about caring in the uk 👍🏻

[@ReptilesandResearch]

Welcome aboard!

[@intensecutn]

Eye opening learning about estivation. I've never even heard the word before. My roughly 10 month old boy hasn't been himself this summer (I'm in Australia). Always just sitting in the shade, not basking much and just not being his normal happy self. He still has his appetite though. It's been worrying me sick. I've tried everything, from playing with his heat globe wattage, tweaking his diet, replacing his T5 UVB. I feel like I've tried everything. But just now hearing about estivation from this video, I'm thinking that is what is going on. You're hands down the best reptile channel on KZbin. This is the information we need. Not regurgitated rubbish from mid 2000's internet forums.

[@ReptilesandResearch]

Thank you mate I appreciate it

[@intensecutn]

@@ReptilesandResearch No Worries! Just now I watched your most recent video on brumation, and now I'm thinking it might be that. Ohhhh I don't know. He stresses me out too much. Is it possible for him to want to start brumating in the later summer months? It has been a very weird summer here. Nowhere NEAR the hot summers we usually get. Either way, I'm going to take him to my reptile vet in the next week or so, just to be sure it's nothing else.

[@rutger5705]

Hey Liam, The last few months I've kinda taken a break from any reptile related stuff on social media. Saw you've uploaded a lot of videos since and been catching up on them since yesterday. I wanted to say the videos are amazing! As a relatively experienced bearded dragon & ball python keeper I learned a lot and admire how well you explain certain topics for beginning keepers. I know around a year ago or so you've stated that you wanted to do a bearded dragon deep dive, and more research on ball pythons in the wild. The videos you've made on them are incredible man!

[@Swooptywoop]

I upgraded and started using govees new thermo hygrometer and i can track his temp/humidity on a chart for years its very nice to see the temps consistantly rising and falling to the same

[@paulbreslin2263]

I absolutely love this channel! Thank you so much for the clear, comprehensive information. I’ve had my dragons for 3 years and have learned more in the two or so weeks that I’ve been watching your channel. My dragons lives are going to vastly improve because of you. I live in Florida. How do you feel about keeping dragons outdoors in stock tanks ? Thanks again

[@ReptilesandResearch]

Haha im glad the videos are helpful mate! In terms of outside in florida, we actually have a video on this channel interviewing someone who does it year round: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rKK8lXVnqd-thMk

[@paulbreslin2263]

@@ReptilesandResearch Thank you. One more question. How do you feel about feeding Hikari Dragon Gel ?

[@ReptilesandResearch]

Cant say ive ever tried it@@paulbreslin2263

[@paulbreslin2263]

@@ReptilesandResearch My dragons love it but I’ll be switching them to your recommended diet soon. Thanks again

[@ms.genuine_e]

thank you so much I'm having my first clutch of eggs hatching in October. This really helped me know roughly how much to feed as I was overfeeding my dragon's protein.

[@SneezingEagle]

Fascinating and very educating video

[@ReptilesandResearch]

Thanks for watching

[@paperdoll1982]

Hi Liam, I really like your videos because most of the time I’m worried about my bearded dragon but I always feel so much better after watching your videos and realizing her behaviour is natural. I always learn slight tweaks that I enjoy implementing.

[@petergarcia8225]

Love those plant and agriculture apps. It is really helpful in awareness, needs and invasive situations in our day to day lives. Great info.

[@ReptilesandResearch]

Absolutely!

[@KirstyMPearson]

I can’t get enough of this gold. ❤ Thank you so much. It’s so difficult to look after reptiles without a guide. They just don’t communicate the way cats and dogs do. Although, when my squiggly presses his body against his door I know he wants to come out and stretch his little legs out. I am convinced he has puppy dog eyes though…. 🦎

[@ReptilesandResearch]

My pleasure 😀 glad to help

[@CplMach10.17KIA]

RIP Brain Barczyk a true pioneer of the reptile industry!

[@kamcreations1759]

Amazing info as always. Very informative. Love your content.

[@ReptilesandResearch]

I appreciate that!

[@mouse9088]

Can you use a daylight spot light?

[@dshobe720]

Great length on the video. It was all information critical to herp husbandry and specific to beared dragons. Things I enjoyed the most were fans/ventilation, heat variability, wild grown edibles, cage grown edibles, uvi infrared visible light charts with corosponding light fixtures for each, detailed feeder gut loading principles. The whole video was great. Some things i would like to see in the future: cage growing seeds of edible plants using a rotation system of trays, how to use vertical cage furnishings to provide shade vs dark end of cage bright side of cage. Im a builder naturalist gardener, so it occurs to me the vertical empty space might be used as a verticle thermal gradient. Why though, given that burrows are a key role in their natural environment, do we as keepers not put on a deep(18 inches or more) substrate box in at least a section of the cage? I thought of this 20 years ago for uromastyx. When keeping fence lizards (native to Colorado high desert), I gave them a 6 inch layer of sand, and nightly, they disappeared beneath the surface utilizing that crust to hide under. I listen to ANIMALS AT HOME NETWORK and enjoy your talks there. Keep up the good work!

[@xithbaby]

This was incredibly informative! Thank you for your dedication to educating people

[@Lizardliker]

Cool video. I really like the start with the wild Dragon. I was a bit concerned you were dumbing it down until you got to the advanced part. I did wonder when you mentioned Mint at the end if that could have been more specific. Some varieties are better than others. I think it's spearmint you want, not peppermint. I'm not sure all mint is good. I came across Apple Mint last year and when I looked it up, I can't remember exactly what it said but I didn't use it in the end.

[@ReptilesandResearch]

Haha the advanced level ramped up

[@Lizardliker]

@@ReptilesandResearch That's exactly what I said when I shared it to my facebook. 🏆💪🦎❤️

[@chronitrox448]

Im fairly new to bearded dragon care and was wondering what you expetienced owners think of sepia shell to boost calcium intake

[@joshuacresswell7673]

In Europe we have had self ballasted Halogen-Metal Halide bulbs for a while now. You should look in to them as they do not require a ballast system. Although they do cost a bit more than a normal MH bulb, it is only marginally more expensive and you then do not need to purchase a ballast.

[@ReptilesandResearch]

Do you have a link?

[@AprilStars]

I have a question for, 6:13 my beardies humidity is around 50, and it has gone to 60. And temperature is around 80 degrees. Is that okay? If it’s not what can I change? Also I have a 150w bulb.

[@dereksmyth8596]

So the ambient temp should be taken on the cool side only?

[@dereksmyth8596]

So the surface temp of their back should be 104° to 107°F? If that is so doesn't that eliminate the need for stuff like slate to raid the surface remp of the basking area?

[@donnamc81]

I made my baby bearded dragon a string hammock and she loves it because I made it myself its pretty big and covers around two thirds in length of her enclosure only around 4+5" wide though and it doesn't go underneath her basking light i have a rock underneath that the problem is she loves it that much that shes sat up there all the time and i was worried about her not getting belly heat is she okay using the hammock or should i be taking it out of her enclosure and encouraging her to use the rest of her enclosure she will literally sleep up there sit there all day she will jump down for food then go straight back up there 😢

[@JamesEpic3]

I re-watch this video again, and i must say if all bearded dragon keepers watch ONE video, it would have to be this one. Your advice to not overfeed them is worth it alone. Thank you! I am lucky to watch this video before i make the inevitable mistake of overfeeding them. Thank you again.

[@ReptilesandResearch]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@GusolExoticsMorphs]

Thank you, great video, new subscriber

[@Elyunos]

What about a 6'x18"x18? Is that enough space

[@oldedriftwodedraeghon]

Informative 🦎

[@ReptilesandResearch]

Thanks for watching 😄

[@Uni-Chinese]

你好，liam，我自己的鬃狮蜥有皮革基因，我后续才得知，这个基因是有缺陷的，请问皮革基因的日常护理会有什么不同呢

[@salembinx9327]

Thanks for this always gives you a reminder on things .just a quick question my beardie is nearly 8 months old had him for three months .length approx 12 inches and weight 170 grams does this seem about right ..he's eating bugs every other day around 4 or 5 and he loves his salad he has everyday ..thoughts I really want to keep in a leaner condition for his health any input I would welcome

[@hamadahmed915]

ive been thinking about getting a bearded dragon for a while but i dont want to feed live insects 😅

[@KirstyMPearson]

They need it and I promise you’ll get used to it!!! They are lovely little creatures. ❤

[@ReptilesandResearch]

Thats fair, no judgement :)

[@ieatassdoyou]

@@KirstyMPearson I've fed my beardie dubias for years and have never gotten used to how gross those things are lmao

[@mikeyben6144]

If we can set up a coffee machine and 2 chairs in a big box pet shop to watch this video, we would have rhe ultimate care sheet to benefit beardies. 🎉

[@ReptilesandResearch]

id love that

[@dragonvoices]

This guide is so useful for me! What kind of substrate should I use if I want my dragons to be able to dig burrows that actually hold?

[@ReptilesandResearch]

I used pro rep beardie life mixed with lucky reptile desert bedding red and excavator clay

[@dragonvoices]

@@ReptilesandResearch Would u recommend going bioactive with isopods/springtails and plants with this substrate mix?

[@ReptilesandResearch]

@@dragonvoices ive not tried it

[@jeffreymagni1272]

Another quality video... if one was to choose between a lux meter or a power meter, would you say the power meter is better for our purposes?

[@ReptilesandResearch]

The power meter 100%, you can visually gauge that youre making things brighter, you can’t with power density

[@jeffreymagni1272]

@ReptilesandResearch good to know... and I'm glad you put out this video when you did as I've been eying the lux meter for a while to compliment my solarmeter 6.5. Now I'll consider the wattmeter. Thanks for the Amazon link👍

[@brianpeck7901]

I am having troubles with my enclosure getting to hot with a 100 watt basking bulb while maintaining the surface basking temp I need. Currently surface temp is 102 F but air temp is getting upwards around 98-100 F in basking zone on hot side and around 83 F on cool side. So you are saying place thermostat probe on cool side and set to 95 F ? This would still be leading to temps of 98-100 F on my hot side since cool side is showing 83 F with things as is. Im sorry if I seem a little confused with method of themostat being set to max temp on cool side of enclosure. I have also tried lower wattage bulbs but then I cannot maintain proper surface basking temp.

[@ReptilesandResearch]

theres nothing wrong with those temps really, the air temp on in the basking zone you can ignore since its not the air temp, you are just reading how hot you can heat up a thermometer. The 83F is the actual air temperature of the enclosure, mine gets to that on some days. If you are still concerned, increase ventilation a bit to release some air, this will drop the air temp in the enclosure.

[@brianpeck7901]

@@ReptilesandResearch ok I just wanted to make sure I understood things correctly. Trying to get the correct temps in new pvc enclosure has been a battle.If you think my temps are ok I will just roll with it and keep an eye on things. If it gets any hotter I may just convert solid lid to a screen top. I really appreciate that you took the time to respond. And one more quick question. Are DHPs a good main heat source for leopard geckos ? I have an array of opinions from others about them. I am getting a new enclosure for gecko which will have UVB and LED lights as well. I just want know if the DHPs are good or not for them

[@natestover7551]

I'm getting a juvenile bearded dragon in March, I ordered a 4x2x2 enclosure... wish I went a little bigger. Loved your video! I'm not sure if I can do the advanced stuff with the light spectrum right away but will definitely be on top of heating, UVB, and LED lights. What are your thoughts on Bioactive?

[@ReptilesandResearch]

Awesome, you’re going to love it, bioactive is cool 👌

[@natestover7551]

@@ReptilesandResearch thank you again for the encouraging words! I'm watching your video on brumation next.

[@dshobe720]

I forgot to mention drainage. We all need to address drainage in a cage desert or tropical. Soils work because of life within the soils ie plants bacteria fungi nematodes micro arthropods. In an aerobic soil water needs to pass through, not sit in a drainage layer and rain doesn't happen in a spray bottle. It happens in drops. I have precipitation ceilings in all my vivariums, not misters. Even deserts get some rain (except Atacama Desert). Why not make it rain for them in drops?

[@JamieR-hf5ij]

I am new to reptile keeping and have just received my first viv, it is 4x2x2 and has a 39w t5 12% UVB is that too much?

[@ReptilesandResearch]

how long is that? in a 4ft id only want it to be 2 foot long max

[@sddragons843]

I have a question I have a four by 3by 2 Is that good enough or do I have to go bigger?

[@ReptilesandResearch]

4x2x2 is the minimum id put a bearded dragon in

[@ornatusvaranid]

Hi, which supplements do you recommend for the dragon, if any?

[@ReptilesandResearch]

Hi here is our supplements guide Bearded Dragon Calcium Guide - Supplement Schedule kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZ-5eaZoo5h-aJY

[@Han-sf3sg]

Hello. I got a baby yesterday and he looks healthy, active, eats good. What I noticed, when he basking he often close his eyes. This is normal or should I worry? I am reading so many different reasons and I don't know what is true. Can you please tell me? Thank you!

[@AOW-Vëë]

I would say from experience he’s relaxed and comfortable with his surroundings. Even when he closes one eye and looks with the other. He’s just content. Glass surfing is when you have to worry or if he’s acting drowsy and only staying in the heat. Baby’s tend to like warmer temperatures than the adults do so that’s another reason he likes the basking spot. Just keep watching him through time. I’m sure he’s fine

[@Han-sf3sg]

@@AOW-Vëë Thank you!

[@AOW-Vëë]

@@Han-sf3sg if that bby keeps the eye closed all the time he might have a infection or parasites! Keep in mind

[@Han-sf3sg]

@@AOW-Vëë he is not doing it all the time, only when he is basking. When I got him I had play sand in the enclosure, I heard that could bother him so I cleaned it out and put down a one piece foam mat. Anything else is good with him. He is shedding rn 😊 Of course I keep an eye on him and if I notice anything, I will take him to the vet asap. Thank you!

[@AOW-Vëë]

@@Han-sf3sg 💜💜💜

[@7shameik]

My name is shameik im 😮 a binge watcher of your material and I have a burning question. I study snakes myself, not as good as your are but I do have a question. How much does humidity really affect a snakes ability to shed?. Is it more that a hydrated snake will shed better than a dehydrated one? Instead of humidity?. I understand that snakes produces lymphatic fluid in between old skin and new skin while shedding so the moisture comes internally rather than externally. Also snake skin is water proof so I I'm highly skeptical that spraying the enclosure or even the snake itself will do anything. As long as the snake has access to drinking water I'm not of its effect. I hope this gets your attention and consideration thanks and greetings from the tropical island of trinidad. Please ayone who sees this like so he can see!

[@ReptilesandResearch]

The reason that humidity and spraying is important is respiratory water loss occurs at a greater rate in a low humidity environment. So a humid hide or overall humid enclosure lessens that effect at a time when hydration is important.

[@7shameik]

@ReptilesandResearch I appreciate your response. And that makes a lot of sense. Usually the impression I get from many keepers"once the snake turns blue spike humidity" which confused me. If humidity was already good why spike? But this I can understand . If you ever looking for another topic for a video this would be a good one too!

[@Bablling-ice-cold]

Hey actually respect for how you talk 40 minutes into the camera i would go like:so ...eh bearded eh dr eh agony...eh😊

[@trinrage]

Who puts the calcium and vitamins on the bugs in the wild? xD

[@ReptilesandResearch]

lol