Sep
18
2010
36 Facts About Bearded Dragons
Author:1. The Bearded Dragon or the Pogona Vitticeps got its name because of the flap of skin which looks like a beard found under its jaw.
2. The Bearded Dragon or the Pogona Vitticeps, when upset, is liable to enlarging the flap of skin under its jaw, altering its color to black, taking in some air and puffing it up to make it seem larger at the same time as it is generating a type of beard display.
3. The male Bearded Dragon or the Pogona Vitticeps is much larger in size as compared to the female Bearded Dragon.
4. Some species of the Bearded Dragon or the Pogona Vitticeps live in the east part of Australia.
5. The Bearded Dragon or the Pogona Vitticeps’ natural environment is dry and scarcely vegetated.
6. The proper handling of Bearded Dragons or the Pogona Vitticeps should be stringently followed to assure its good health state.
7. The Bearded Dragon or the Pogona Vitticeps’ characteristic of being mild tempered plus highly sociable make it a well-loved pet by reptile lovers.
8. The Bearded Dragon or the Pogona Vitticeps’ pliability in its diet make it an easy pet for pet lovers to care for.
9. The Bearded Dragon or the Pogona Vitticeps is omnivorous by nature because it can consume both insects as well as green leafy vegetables.
10. Domesticated Bearded Dragons or Pogona Vitticeps merely need little care, less maintenance and a perfectly appropriate environment like its natural environment so that it will not get stressed.
11. The correct accessories to be placed inside the Bearded Dragon or the Pogona Vitticeps’ container are rocks, lights, branches, sand, carpet and newspaper.
12. Bearded Dragons or the Pogona Vitticeps also require enough sunlight in order to help them in generating vitamin D3.
13. The mating season for the Bearded Dragon or the Pogona Vitticeps starts once the Bearded Dragon or the Pogona Vitticeps bobbles up its head to denote dominance.
14. The kinds of disorders that the Bearded Dragon or the Pogona Vitticeps go through are stomatitis, terminal ingestion, thermal burns, lack of calcium, dehydration, vitamin A poisoning, and the intrusion of mites as well as parasites among others.
15. A young Bearded Dragon or Pogona Vitticeps measures about 6 to 7 inches long.
16. An adult Bearded Dragon or Pogona Vitticeps measures approximately 18 inches to about 2 ½ feet in length.
17. The Bearded Dragon or Pogona Vitticeps, although a protected variety, can be purchased by reptile lovers either on selected pet stores or through the Internet.
18. Bearded Dragon is the Agamid Lizard’s provided typical name in the noted genus Pogona.
19. An additional name provided to the Bearded Dragon is “Beardies”.
20. The scientific term of the Bearded Dragon is “Pogona Vitticeps”.
21. Bearded Dragons feature flat bodies as well as a broad kind of triangular shaped heads.
22. The tint of the Bearded Dragon would range from a lighter shade of tan to a darker shade of brown with highlights that would rely on its native soil namely brilliant red, black or gold.
23. Bearded Dragons, once p[rovided with the utmost care, can survive around 10 to 15 years although others can even survive up to 20 years of age.
24. Roaches, crickets, locusts, hornworms, silkworms, phoenix worms and butter worms are just some of the healthy insects Bearded Dragons adore to consume.
25. Wax worms are a unique kind of treat for the Bearded Dragon that can just be given to them for 1 up to 2 weeks due to the fact that these worms are exceedingly fatty and they can be very addictive to the Bearded Dragon.
26. Prior to feeding the Bearded Dragon with insects, these insects should be fed about 24 hours prior to the meal so that its nutritional importance has increased.
27. Even if Bearded Dragons are highly susceptible to MBD or Metabolic Bone Disease, a Bearded Dragon’s food should be dusted first with a commercialized phosphorous-free calcium supplement.
28. Because of the risk of parasites and pesticide exposure, insects that are caught from the wild must not be given to the Bearded Dragons.
29. Animals that possess “bioluminescence” chemicals or fireflies, and fruits like the Avocado or Rhubarb are fatal once eaten by a Bearded Dragon.
30. By nature, Bearded Dragons are likely to be trusting, docile, curious, outgoing as well as territorial.
31. It is usual for a Bearded Dragon to create clucking faint noises however it creates hissing loud sound when it is scared or threatened.
32. Do not put two or more males inside one container because this will cause a severe and tragic brawl which will result to death of one of the Bearded Dragons.
33. Due to the fact that selective breeding is now famous with owners of Bearded Dragons, there are a lot of Bearded Dragons now who display astonishing colors such as violet, red as well as orange plus feature either reduced or no scales at all.
34. So as to initiate the Bearded Dragons to have sex, it is necessary to have its tail up and afterwards check the cloaca or the vent.
35. Female Bearded Dragons can lay approximately 50 eggs at a time.
36. Female Bearded Dragons tend to eat the stillborn or non-fertilized eggs it has laid.