Providing a good home for your bearded dragon is essential in raising a happy and healthy pet. As with all aspects of dragon care, following some simple guidelines can increase your chances of being a succesful dragon owner.

There are different options that you can use for housing your bearded dragon in. Each option has it’s own strengths and weaknesses.

There is more than one option when housing your bearded dragon. You can go as cheap or expensive as you want to. Your cage can be as extravagant and beautiful, or as plain and simple as you would prefer.

There is no one ‘best’ choice, but many good ones. I say this because your idea of ‘best’ and my idea of ‘best’ can be different. Some are a lot better than others, but most options will get you by.

Providing a bearded dragon hide box in your enclosure can be a huge benefit for your pet. Even though bearded dragons are not skittish animals they will benefit from having a hide box, or two, or more depending on size of your cage.

I have heard conflicting views as to the importance of a hide box in a bearded dragons cage. I have had indifferent views in the past, but I now believe that a hiding place that is dark, tight and secure is a must for bearded dragons.

There are quite a few different bearded dragon heating options on the market today and more are coming all the time. I thought it would be good to list some that you might find worth looking into.

These aren’t the only options that are available to you. There are also products similar to what’s on this page made by other companies.

What is a photo period? In a bearded dragons natural habitat, they are exposed to periods of day and night. This is referred to as a photoperiod. Basically a photo period is an animals day / night cycle.

A bearded dragon’s photo period is defined as the duration of a dragons daily exposure to light. The lengths of these periods also change with the seasons.

Newspaper is a bare-bones, functional substrate that can used for bearded dragons. Though, it is far from attractive, it is readily available, cheap, absorbent, and easy to clean. It must be replaced frequently, though.

Supposedly, if ingested by your dragon it will pass through the digestive tract without harming them. This helps calm the fears of your bearded dragon becoming impacted.