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[KD35WIN.AS.ONE]

Originally Posted by NennaMeerkat

As for personality Lizards have TONS more personality than snakes. Though both certainly do. If you haven't gotten a lizard I would suggest that you do eventually Beardies are great. They start nice and little and within one year explode in size.

I kind of figured that just by the way they look, he looks like he really shows emotion. And i like the way you can tell when there asleep or not lol. They do how ever appear to have more upkeep though. not sure if thats 100% true lol. Can his little spikes hurt you at all?

[NennaMeerkat]

Originally Posted by KD35WIN.AS.ONE

I kind of figured that just by the way they look, he looks like he really shows emotion. And i like the way you can tell when there asleep or not lol. They do how ever appear to have more upkeep though. not sure if thats 100% true lol. Can his little spikes hurt you at all?

Upkeep is minimal to me compared to tropical species of anything. Dragons are a desert animal and so need a special UV bulb (which can be expensive) and a high heat (once again that same bulb) with a nice basking spot. As I said their first year of life they can eat you out of house and home...but as they get older it slows down a bit. Just getting fresh greens for them but that isn't that expensive. Get a 40 gallon long tank (minimum) and appropriate substrate and you are set. Offer water when you feed them greens and soak them in water every so often...you are set.

As for those little spikes...nah they are actually just for show. While not bendable they can be pushed aside and what not.

[KD35WIN.AS.ONE]

Originally Posted by NennaMeerkat

Upkeep is minimal to me compared to tropical species of anything. Dragons are a desert animal and so need a special UV bulb (which can be expensive) and a high heat (once again that same bulb) with a nice basking spot. As I said their first year of life they can eat you out of house and home...but as they get older it slows down a bit. Just getting fresh greens for them but that isn't that expensive. Get a 40 gallon long tank (minimum) and appropriate substrate and you are set. Offer water when you feed them greens and soak them in water every so often...you are set.

As for those little spikes...nah they are actually just for show. While not bendable they can be pushed aside and what not.

Oh they actually seem like much lower maintenance then i would have guessed. Are they aggressive biters? Ive been around a smaller Sav Monitor they wasnt happy unless he was sinking his little teeth into someone lol. Your dragon looks very impressive though im almost positive thats the kind of lizard id get. Oh and one other question there not fast like some Water monitors right?

[NennaMeerkat]

Originally Posted by KD35WIN.AS.ONE

Oh they actually seem like much lower maintenance then i would have guessed. Are they aggressive biters? Ive been around a smaller Sav Monitor they wasnt happy unless he was sinking his little teeth into someone lol. Your dragon looks very impressive though im almost positive thats the kind of lizard id get. Oh and one other question there not fast like some Water monitors right?

Oh they are not biters at all. Never heard of any dragon well taken care of and handled regularly biting someone. Some have called them the "puppy" of the lizard world. They can be grumps but even at KyJinn's worst he has never come near biting me. He will just hiss and flare his neck, maybe an odd tail whip. But that is rare.

As for being fast...As babies they are REALLY fast and can be flighty. Thus when handling a baby you have to hold them in an area that they can't run and hide. Usually their tank is the best place. Eventually they will get used to being handled and not be all bolty. As they get older and bigger they can be real lounge lizards. At the show I went to they had a huge (2x the size of my guy) male that just say wherever he was put...be it on someone's shoulder or on a table.

There are several different subspecies of dragons. Mine is an inland dragon and he is smaller than some of the other species. So find a good breeder that can tell you the different kinds of dragons and what kind they breed and you will know what you are getting. I didn't know until this past weekend what kind I had. The pet store I bought him from was just like "Its a bearded dragon and we need them gone" kind of attitude. I always thought he was a runt or his finicky eating got the better of him as far as growth is concerned...but turns out he is average for an Inland Bearded Dragon.

[KD35WIN.AS.ONE]

Originally Posted by NennaMeerkat

Oh they are not biters at all. Never heard of any dragon well taken care of and handled regularly biting someone. Some have called them the "puppy" of the lizard world. They can be grumps but even at KyJinn's worst he has never come near biting me. He will just hiss and flare his neck, maybe an odd tail whip. But that is rare.

As for being fast...As babies they are REALLY fast and can be flighty. Thus when handling a baby you have to hold them in an area that they can't run and hide. Usually their tank is the best place. Eventually they will get used to being handled and not be all bolty. As they get older and bigger they can be real lounge lizards. At the show I went to they had a huge (2x the size of my guy) male that just say wherever he was put...be it on someone's shoulder or on a table.

There are several different subspecies of dragons. Mine is an inland dragon and he is smaller than some of the other species. So find a good breeder that can tell you the different kinds of dragons and what kind they breed and you will know what you are getting. I didn't know until this past weekend what kind I had. The pet store I bought him from was just like "Its a bearded dragon and we need them gone" kind of attitude. I always thought he was a runt or his finicky eating got the better of him as far as growth is concerned...but turns out he is average for an Inland Bearded Dragon.

They honestly sound like really good pets, surprised ive never looked into them before now. But then again i was uneducated about them before now.