Hey Ya'll!! I'd just like to first say that I have read many posts on here and all of them have been so helpful..some kinda scary but most reassuring! so here goes..my husband and I have decided to buy a bearded dragon.We also have 2 children and feel that the beardie would be best for the whole family. there are just a couple of things that I'd like ya'll to help me with:

1. is it okay to buy a habitat already put together...like home in a box kinda thing. Our local petsmart had one(for bearded dragons) that was $150.00...came with all the bare basics to get ya started.(I know it was a 20gal.. I would list everything that was in it..but can't remember and it's not offered online) or is it just better to buy everything seperate and make sure you get what is "best" for the beardie(or if anyone has purchased this before and can say whether it's worth anything)...don't want to plug the thing in and it blows the day before I get the beardie!!..lol I want to make sure it has the best of the best that I can afford!

2. also the lighting thing is confusing me a little bit...If someone wouldn't mind just letting me know what they personally use or how they do it..just so I can get an idea..I've been to tons of sites that "tell" you what's best and have listed what's "best" but I guess I'm just a visual person..so reading is one thing but seeing is another!!

This will be the first reptile we've ever owned...which when I was young my mom wouldn't let me near a lizard much less keep one in her home...so this has been sort of a dream for me...lol We know we have the space, money and the time to devote to a beardie and I just want to make sure I do it right the first time and don't have to bury a beardie in a week and try to heal a 5yr old's broken heart...lol
Is everyone done rolling their eyes and saying "I hate soon-to-be beardie owners"...lol I swear, for me, this is like having another baby!! I'm nervous and so excited!!! thanks ahead of time for all your help!!

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