The Important Guidelines in Setting up a Bearded Dragon Cage

Setting up a bearded dragon cage need not to be costly and expensive. Even though you can find readymade cages in the market but it is still ideal that you yourself knows how to set up a cage for your bearded dragon. You can construct a home for your pet with a minimum effort. One should know these following guidelines basing on the area and things needed for the cage.

Size

The size of the cage is important, in doing this you need to bear in mind the overall size of the cage. A mature bearded dragon needs to have an enclosure that is approximately 36 inches by 12 inches by 18 inches. Remember that the bigger the cage the better it is for your bearded dragons, they enjoy more on a spacious space. Don’t worry; they can easily adapt the size if you will move from a smaller one to a bigger one.

Native Natural Habitat

If you don’t have a beardie yet, the basic thing you need to do is to take into account that the house for your beardie must copy the native natural habitat where your beardie comes from. The following are the aspects of the vivarium that you need to consider:

• Powerful temperatures - beardies came from the inland desert of Australia, deserts have extreme temperature.
• Basking bearded dragon activity - basking activity is part of the bearded dragon’s daily routine. They love to bask to prevent health related illnesses and diseases.
• Burrowing in the sand- the reptile is used burrowing the sand while basking under the sunlight.
  

Simulation of the natural environment will be a good idea, it will help your bearded dragon adapt to the new environment where it lives. Do not include trees inside the vivarium they might eat it. You can place rocks and sand.

Lighting and Temperature

You should produce around 78-88 degrees Fahrenheit of temperature. With lights, UVB rays are recommended so that the Vitamin D requirement of the bearded dragon’s body will be supplied. Incandescent lights can be used; it will light up the cage and surely make your pet beardie happy.

Feeding

The bearded dragon will eat inside the cave, so prepare your vivarium for a happy meal time for your pet. Clean the area as much as possible to prevent food contamination. Parasites may proliferate and eaten by your pet, it can cause digestive illness and harm your beardie. Use a nontoxic sanitizer while cleaning the cage.

Accessories For The Cage

The accessories for the cage will be some sort of branches and rocks. Rocks must be smooth and the branches must be dry, be sure it will not produce any liquid. Form the rocks in the way that they will assemble like a cave, place it on the cooler side of the cage. Your bearded dragon at night time loves to hide; the cavelike rocks will serve as their hiding area. The cave will include tubes made from card board, logs, boxes and sand for burrowing.

Preparing The Cage For Breeding

Later on, the bearded dragon will lay its eggs and reproduce. To make it memorable, prepare your cage with soft sand, this is where she will place her eggs. It must take place in a silent and quite environment, so that proper reproduction will take place.

I hope the guidelines I have presented help you a lot. Taking care of a beardie needs an ample time and effort. Just be mindful of it and surely, you will be happy of what you are doing at the same time enjoying the company of your beardie.

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