IF you have any questions feel free to ask me

[Cyrene]

Personally, i like the calcium powder that doesn't contain phosphorus. phosphorus binds calcium and makes it unabsorbable by the dragons. Good luck finding it though. I forget the company that makes it but it's in a pink and white container. Anyone know what brand it is? I ran out a while ago and now i don't remember what it was
As far as powdering the veggies goes, i don't. the only way i can get mine to eat dark greens is to hang it and they won't touch it if it's powdered.

[spike]

I know the powder i use is rep cal, and that has a pink and white label, but im 99% sure it contains phosphorus

[Cyrene]

Just found some Rep Cal, and it is phosphorus free according to the label. Thanks for the name, Spike my pet store doesn't carry it though...I swear they never carry the things that are good for dragons, heaven forbid they run out of hot rocks though! The owner isn't pleased by the fact that I won't try to sell them and warn customers away from them. Oh well, I'm not interested in his profit margin, just in the animals care.

[spike]

Thats good with what your doing with the hot rocks
i checked the Rep Cal label and it doesnt contain phosphorus... i was at my mums house when i wrote the other reply and remember seeing phosphorus on the label and just thought that it must contain it

[wdm]

I'm considering getting a beardie, and need a little info I see they are mostly a veggie eatter, what about fruits? Also how big an enclosure do they need at the moment I have a wooden cabinet I'm considering making into a cage its 36x36x20 height, length, depth Is it better to have just one or do they need a companion? I have 2 water dragons cause my first one looked lonely to me I seem to end up with 2 when i have pets just so they have someone But I am sure that the cage size would be way to small for 2
Thanks for any info
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[ClementeDragons]

How big is the cabinet?

The bigger cage that you were considering is a good chose for 1 adult bearded dragon.

Bearded dragons do not need company, in the wild they usually only come to gather to breed.

[wdm]

cabinet is 36 by36 by20 height length depth

[spike]

Yes i would suggest what derek said. If you did decide to get two for breeding purpose, i'd say you'd need a tnak that measures at least 48 x 18inches x 18inches
lenght x height x depth

[wdm]

I think if one can be by itself then that would work for me

[Cyrene]

Mine definately prefer homes of their own. When they were younger they were together but as they grew, one of the two stopped eating as much and stopped growing as much as the other. Once I got her into her own home she started acting much better and eating well again. She is still small for her age I believe though. Beardies are much happier and healthier in their own homes.

[Cyrene]

Oops, forgot about the fruit question. There is a great page on Beautiful Dragons website that gives you info on food for Beardies, along with the nutritional value of the foods.

home.comcast.net/~holachapulin/Nutrition.html

Some of the fruits they like are apples, apricot, blueberries, canteloupe, cherries, grapes, kiwi, papaya.
Mine also like the occasional treat of banana baby food, it tends to get a bit messy though!

[ClementeDragons]

Hi everyone, this topic is getting very big and has a ton of different questions on it. Start making different topics in the bearded dragon forum so we can stick with one or two questions on each topic.