May
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The cage needs to be at least 122cm x 33cm to house one adult beardie. Hides, sun and shade and climbing areas need to be supplied.
They originate from the deserts of Australia so their temperature and lighting requirements are very important. They, like all reptiles, need a heating gradient in their tanks. The temperature in the hot side of the tank needs to be 34 degrees Celsius at the basking site, and the temperature in the cool side of the tank needs to be 21 degrees Celsius. The beardie needs to be able to move from the warm side to the cool side of the tank in order to regulate its own body temperature and metabolism. The heating can be provided either by an under substrate heating pad, an infrared bulb or a ceramic heating bulb, or all three if your tank is that big.
Even though beardies are desert animals they do enjoy soaking themselves occasionally so ensure you provide a water bowl large enough for your beardie to fit into and deep enough for the water to reach midway up the body.
Lighting is also extremely important for a beardies health. If they do not have access to at least 2 hours of direct sunlight per day, they must have a UV Bulb in their tank. They NEED UVB or they cannot absorb calcium. A full spectrum UV bulb needs to be fitted into the tank at a height no higher than 15cm from the body when the beardie is basking. These bulbs need to be replaced every 3 to 18 months depending on the product as they only put out optimal UV for a limited period of time. The sun is by far the superior and cheaper source of UV rays. If a glass tank is used, remember UV rays cannot pass through glass and glass tanks heat up very fast and to very high temperatures. Don’t leave any animal in a glass tank in the sun or they’ll become much to hot and might die from heatstroke. Good substrates to use in the enclosure are a bare floor, newspaper, towels, rabbit pellets, and astro-turf. Don’t keep a beardie on sand or gravel as it may be eaten causing a gravel impaction, which might need to be surgically corrected.
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Do you mean a Rankin's dragon? The basking spot should be the same temp as a regular bearded dragon, about 100 degrees. At night, they will handle a drop into regular room temperature just fine (down to 65 is ok).
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