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When you want a beardie dragon, to buy supplies for him, you need to have a specific shopping list, more so if you’ve never kept a lizard in your home before. The first item you’ll have to provide for him, is of course, a place for him to give him a shelter. This shelter must be right on target in the area of lighting, heat and basking. Try to copy as closely as you can the way the beardie lived his life in his natural surroundings. This way, your beardie won’t start out with a strike against him already. They are hardy creatures, but you don’t want to make his survival a challenge.

In the past, some reptile owners gave advice to new owners that they could use any kind of substrate in the bottom of the cage. This is faulty. You should never use substrate that your beardie finds tasty and lizards have a tendency to eat shells such as walnut shells. Even if the shells are crushed into tiny pieces, your lizard will still nibble on them. Taking a chance isn’t worth the risk. You can safely use newspaper if that’s all you have handy. If you leave the newspaper whole, just remember the bottom of your beardie’s feet will turn black from the ink rubbing off.

Once you get your bearded dragon, to buy food supplies for him can seem a costly expenditure for someone who isn’t used to caring for exotic lizards. But there are ways to cut down on that cost. For example, you can learn how to keep insects yourself and raise them to feed to your beardie. But if the thought of having a tank full of insects around your home bothers you, then you can buy them from shops or from other owners.