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Bearded Dragon UV Light Location, Above or Below the Screen Top?

by Tim Steward
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Discover the best UV light location for your bearded dragon’s health and wellbeing. Expert opinions and care tips at Beardie Bungalow.

Categories Lights & Heat, Tank Set Up 4 Comments

What Size UV Bulb is Right For Your Bearded Dragon’s Tank?

by Tim Steward
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Don’t risk your bearded dragon’s health. Learn how to choose the right size UV bulb with our UV Bulb Size Guide.

Categories Lights & Heat, Tank Set Up 4 Comments

Do Bearded Dragon Owners Need A UV Meter?

by Tim Steward
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The only way to accurately measure the UVB levels in your bearded dragon’s tank is with a UV meter. But that doesn’t mean you need to buy one.

Categories Lights & Heat, Tank Set Up 4 Comments

How Often To Change Each Bulb In Your Bearded Dragon’s Tank

by Tim Steward
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If you’ve spent the time and effort to get your bearded dragon’s lighting right, it’s just as important to know when to change each of those lights.

Categories Lights & Heat, Tank Set Up 4 Comments

3 Types of UVB Bulbs For Bearded Dragons (we only recommend one!)

by Tim Steward
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There are 3 options for UVB bulbs for bearded dragons: CFL, MVB, and Fluorescent light tubes. All 3 work, but we only recommend one of them!

Categories Lights & Heat, Tank Set Up 4 Comments

What’s a CHE (ceramic heating element), and Do You Need One For Your Bearded Dragon?

by Tim Steward
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Getting your beardie’s tank temperatures right can be challenging, especially if a basking bulb alone isn’t enough. That’s where a CHE comes in.

Categories Tank Set Up, Lights & Heat 2 Comments

Five Types of Basking Bulbs for Bearded Dragons

by Tim Steward
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While there are 5 somewhat commonly used basking bulb types for bearded dragons, only one or two of them are appropriate and safe.

Categories Tank Set Up, Lights & Heat 9 Comments

What’s The Best Type of Basking Fixture For a Bearded Dragon

by Tim Steward
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Getting your bearded dragon’s basking spot right is critical to their health. Using the right kind of basking light is a big part of that.

Categories Tank Set Up, Lights & Heat 2 Comments

Do Bearded Dragons Need a Light at Night? The Easy Solution to Nighttime Lighting For Bearded Dragons

by Tim Steward
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Many bearded dragon owners wonder if there is a requirement for nighttime lighting for bearded dragons. Some assume that bearded dragons still need heat from their basking lamp, which emits light. Some just want to be able to check in on their beardie at night.

Categories Tank Set Up, Lights & Heat 17 Comments

The REAL Reason Your Bearded Dragon is Glass Surfing and Why You Shouldn’t Worry!

by Tim Steward
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There are quite a few reasons that your bearded dragon may be glass surfing, but in the end, there is one reason that is more common than all the others.

Categories Behavior & Facts, Enclosure, Tank Set Up 17 Comments

Where should you feed your bearded dragon?

by Tim Steward
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When it’s time to give your beardie their bugs to eat, where is the best place to do that? Just throw the critters in the tank or something else?

Categories Food & Nutrition, Enclosure 17 Comments

Is tap water safe for your bearded dragon, or is bottled water better?

by Tim Steward
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Should you get your beardie their own Yeti water bottle or is tap water in a bowl okay for them?

Categories Food & Nutrition, Enclosure 10 Comments

Bearded dragon odor, is it your beardie or their tank that smells?

by Tim Steward
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Bearded dragons should be clean, odor free (most of the time) pets. So if you start to notice a foul odor, it’s time to figure out… Is that your beardie or their tank?

Categories Prevention, Enclosure, Substrate, Tank Set Up 8 Comments

Can I keep a bearded dragon in an aquarium?

by Tim Steward
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The least expensive and most widely available type of tank you can get is an old aquarium. Unfortunately, they may not be the best idea for you or your beardie.

Categories Tank Set Up, Enclosure 8 Comments

Where should I put my bearded dragon’s tank?

by Tim Steward
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Is there one place in your home that’s better than another when it comes to finding a place for your bearded dragon’s tank? How about any spots to avoid? We cover both here!

Categories Tank Set Up, Enclosure 6 Comments

Humidity levels and bearded dragons. What you need to know.

by Tim Steward
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Bearded dragons in the wild live in an arid climate. Learn how to mimic that for them in their tank and also why this is so critical to get right.

Categories Prevention, Enclosure, Lights & Heat, Tank Set Up 8 Comments

Do Bearded Dragons Need a Water Bowl?

by Tim Steward
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There are a surprising number of arguments out there on this topic. We think there is a clear answer and we explain why in this article.

Categories Prevention, Enclosure, Tank Set Up 12 Comments

Bearded Dragon substrate. A fact-based guide to the best and worst options.

by Tim Steward
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Getting the right substrate for your bearded dragon is one of the most important aspects of setting up their home. We walk you through every single option in this guide.

Categories Tank Set Up, Substrate 18 Comments

What’s the right size tank For Your Bearded Dragon

by Tim Steward
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Your bearded dragon is going to spend their entire life in their tank. For them to be both healthy and happy, we need to make sure their home is large enough.

Categories Tank Set Up, Enclosure 11 Comments

A Step by Step Guide to Potty Training Your Bearded Dragon

by Tim Steward
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Wouldn’t it be nice if you could teach your beardie to relieve themselves in the same place every time? Maybe even in a kind of beardie litterbox? Well, with a lot of patience and some consistency, you just might be able to do that.

Categories Behavior & Facts, Enclosure, Substrate 2 Comments

Proper Basking Temperatures For Bearded Dragons

by Tim Steward
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One of the most important things to get right in your bearded dragon’s home is the basking spot temperature. Here we look at the specific temperature ranges by age.

Categories Care, Lights & Heat, Prevention, Tank Set Up 12 Comments

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