| Bearded Dragons need three things from you - a | | | | odors. |
| clean environment, plenty of food that won't harm | | | | 2.) Know which foods are okay to feed your |
| them, and a perfect heat source. Give your beardie | | | | Bearded Dragon and how to prepare them. |
| these three ingredients and it will thrive in whatever | | | | Some foods can cause your beardie to become |
| habitat you've created for it. | | | | impacted and stop eating. Others could kill your new |
| Many people invest in a Bearded Dragon as a pet | | | | pet if you're not careful. There's a lot of |
| because they think a reptile will be easy to care for. | | | | misinformation floating around online. One person |
| After all, you won't have to walk it like you would a | | | | advised someone whose pet wasn't eating to give it |
| dog, or deal with it clawing up your furniture like a | | | | an ample supply of carrots "because they love |
| cat might do. | | | | them," but what the advisor failed to mention was |
| But this type of pet needs nurturing too, and most | | | | that beardies can succumb to an early death by |
| of it has to do with its habitat. It doesn't need | | | | Vitamin A toxicity if they ingest too many carrots. |
| cuddles or kisses from you or to hear "good boy" | | | | 3.) Provide ample heat, but not so much that your |
| when it goes to the potty in the right space. What it | | | | beardie gets dehydrated. |
| needs are three things some pet owners fail to | | | | Do you know the proper temperature for your new |
| recognize: | | | | pet? If it's too cold and not befitting of a desert |
| 1.) Make sure you keep the habitat clean. | | | | animal, then your pet can become anxious or sick. If |
| Bearded Dragons are reptiles, so they can harbor | | | | it's too hot, your pet lizard can get dehydrated and |
| salmonella. This means you have to keep everything | | | | upset, refusing to eat anything at all. Caring for a |
| rinsed clean. But you don't want to use cleaning | | | | Bearded Dragon means knowing everything about |
| products that might prove toxic to your new pet. | | | | what your pet needs and wants in order to thrive |
| Adding substrate to the bottom will help absorb | | | | once you take it out of its natural habitat. |