-Care Sheet

🦎 Baby Bearded Dragon Care Sheet
Welcome to the bearded dragon family! This care guide will help you give your new baby dragon the best start in life. If you ever have questions, we’re here to help.

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🐉 Handling Tips

• It's best not handle them much the first few days to allow them to de-stress and get to know their new environment.

• Be gentle and calm when handling. Let them get used to you.

• Start with short handling sessions

• Support their body fully, especially the tail and belly

• Eventually, handle daily to build trust and reduce stress

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✅ Recommended Enclosure Setup

• Size: Start with a 40-gallon breeder tank (minimum). Your dragon will grow quickly!

• Substrate: Paper towels, tile or fine reptile sand.

• Lighting:

  • UVB: Use a linear T5 10.0 or greater UVB bulb that spans 2/3 of the enclosure. Replace every 6 months.

  • Basking Light: Provide a bright white heat bulb (no colored lights).

• Temperature:

  • Basking spot: 105–110°F

  • Cool side: 75–85°F

  • Night: No heat needed unless the temp drops below 65°F

• Humidity: Keep between 30–40%

• Hide & Decor: Provide climbing branches, a basking platform, and a hide on the cool side.

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🍽️ Feeding Guide

• Age Range: 0–4 months (juvenile stage)

• Feeding Frequency: 3–4 times daily including veggies

• Veggies: Offer daily, even if they just nibble. We prefer 30-60 minutes after they're lights come on and before they're offered any insects

  • Favorites: Collard greens, mustard greens, squash

• Protein:

  • Primary: Dubia roaches, crickets

  • Feed as much as they're willing to eat in a 5-10 minute period and then remove any uneaten food

  • Occasional: Black soldier fly larvae, silkworms, hornworms

  • Avoid: Mealworms (hard to digest)

• Calcium & Vitamins:

  • Calcium with D3: 5x per week

  • Multivitamin: 1x per week

  • Dust feeders before offering

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💧 Hydration

• Mist lightly in a separate receptacle (we prefer a plastic bin) to avoid soaking enclosure.

• Soak your dragon 2–3 times a week in shallow warm water for 10–15 minutes

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💩 Clean-Up

• Spot clean daily (remove waste and uneaten food)

• Deep clean weekly with reptile-safe disinfectant

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