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Well right now i have a kingsnake but ive been looking at the dragons and they seem really awsome. I was wondering how hard or easy they are to care for and what is required to have one. Im still gonna keep my snake though. Also, Since i keep my snake in my room, will putting a dragon and snake in my room make my room stink? ? Thanks

A bearded dragon is fairly easy to take care of. I don't know much about snakes, but I have 4 bearded dragons. They cost a lot to care for if you "power" feed them. (Feed them as much as they will eat.) They require a minimum of a 40 gallon tank as an adult. I suggest getting a male if you are really going to get one. Look for a yearling as well.

I've got a Kingsnake in the same room as my Beardie. Although the Beardie is only 6 months old and his poo is small so I don't know what it is going to smell like when he is grown up. However, I also have a Leopard Gecko and Sudan Plated in the room too. Only occasionally does the room smell bad and that's usually cos my Kingsnake has woopsied. I think if the cages are kept as clean as possible your room shouldn't smell for long. I also keep the crickets in there and because I have cats the door remains firmly shut at all times.

On an unrelated note could people tell me how they cope with the crickets in their baby beardie's cages hiding. I went into the room last night after lights out and his cage was filled with crickets. There is very little in the way of furnishing in his cage - only two logs - but they still seem to be able to hide away until night time. How do other people manage when they have such elaborate setups? I try to catch them but I'm finding it almost impossible.

Colleen

Not all dragons will go for this technique but for the ones that do it is quite helpful. For some of my dragons I freeze the crickets before I feed them. I freeze them for 5 minutes until they are all dead, then let them thaw and just put them in a bowl. Some dragons need more of a movement stimulus. For them you can either completely freeze them and then move them around or freeze them for 90-120 seconds. This will make them unable to move at first. As they heat up they will start to twitch and move but very slowly, and they will not be able to jump. Generally dragons will eat them at this point. Makes it much easier to control them rather than dumping them in the cage and letting them hide before your dragon has a chance to eat them. I have found this technique much more effective than feeding in a seperate container, which generally stresses the animal to much for it to eat a good amount.

Peter

PS: Someone on this forum posted this a while back and I would like to give credit for this idea but can't remember who did. Was it you B22?

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>>On an unrelated note could people tell me how they cope with the crickets in their baby beardie's cages hiding. I went into the room last night after lights out and his cage was filled with crickets. There is very little in the way of furnishing in his cage - only two logs - but they still seem to be able to hide away until night time. How do other people manage when they have such elaborate setups? I try to catch them but I'm finding it almost impossible.
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>>Colleen

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>>On an unrelated note could people tell me how they cope with the crickets in their baby beardie's cages hiding. I went into the room last night after lights out and his cage was filled with crickets. There is very little in the way of furnishing in his cage - only two logs - but they still seem to be able to hide away until night time. How do other people manage when they have such elaborate setups? I try to catch them but I'm finding it almost impossible.
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>>Colleen

Simple, I feed Dimmel his crickets in a separate container.
He likes the attention and this keeps any from getting loose in his tank.

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Jimmy (draybar)

>>Well right now i have a kingsnake but ive been looking at the dragons and they seem really awsome. I was wondering how hard or easy they are to care for and what is required to have one. Im still gonna keep my snake though. Also, Since i keep my snake in my room, will putting a dragon and snake in my room make my room stink? ? Thanks

I keep my beardie in the same room as my corn snakes (9) and my rat snakes (2) and there isn't an odor problem.
Of course I check all the containers and tanks every day and remove waste immediately.

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Jimmy (draybar)