Bearded dragons are from Australia. The bearded dragon is a lazy lizard that loves the sun. Almost all bearded dragons make great pets and will sit on your lap for hours at a time. Because they are from the desert they need their cage hot and dry.

Temperature

80-85 degree ambient temperature with a 90-95 degree basking spot is ideal. Dragons can tolerate temperatures up to 115+ degrees but that is FAR from ideal.

Don’t run your basking light all day long. 3 hours in the morning and 3 in the evening is all they need. Excessive basking temps for prolonged periods of time cause the dragons to dehydrated (especially baby dragons). Over heated males can get very neurotic

Diet

Read more about dragon diets on my diet page.