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I've always heard people compare keeping frilled lizards to bearded dragons but I would rather ask people who keep and breed them first hand. If any of you have bred both I'd really like to hear from you. I've got a few questions...
1. Are they as easy to get to breed as the bearded dragons?
2. How fast can they mature to breeding size? My beardies are usually breeding within a year and a half.
3. Is the diet any more or less difficult? I've heard some places recommend the same diet and others recommend a more carnivorous diet and several of the books disagree as well.
4. How long would a 29 gallon tank last if I buy a trio of babies?
5. What would you say is the minimum cage size for an adult trio and do they use the ground space or vertical space more or equally?
Please don't mistake me for a newbie as I am only new to frilled dragons. I ask these questions here because I find that many printed sources are either out dated or just plain wrong on so many reptiles that I think it's better to get my info straight from the source. I want to hear what's tried and true not some authors theories after keeping one for a few months. Thanks in advance to anyone who takes the time to answer even part of this and if you can recommend what you think is the best place to purchase is and why that would be helpful as well.

just thought I'd put a pic up for the heck of it, one of my babies from last year that I kept. She should be breeding early next year.

Hey i havnt bred any reptiles but there are some questions i can answer for u to the best of my knowledge. Also my friend who is a herp enthusiast has beardies.

1. Are they as easy to get to breed as the bearded dragons?
Dunno

2. How fast can they mature to breeding size? My beardies are usually breeding within a year and a half.
Dunno

3. Is the diet any more or less difficult? I've heard some places recommend the same diet and others recommend a more carnivorous diet and several of the books disagree as well.
I'd say they probably eat less salads then beardies do. or atleast mine anyways. other then that id say they eat pretty much the same food, IE crickets, roaches, worms, rodents, fruits, etc.

4. How long would a 29 gallon tank last if I buy a trio of babies?
I wouldnt use a horizontal tank. because frillies are arborial and like to climb to heights. so i'd go with more of a vertical tank. but anyways i say it would last a yr or less for 3

5. What would you say is the minimum cage size for an adult trio and do they use the ground space or vertical space more or equally?
For a trio? possibly a 2x3x6 minimum. or however tall ur ceiling is. mine only likes to chill on the ground because i have a heat mat under his tank and he likes to warm his belly. id say they use more of the vert space because they're arborial.

I think missy would be able to answer these questions better because she breeds them.

1. Are they as easy to get to breed as the bearded dragons?
well it depends on the pair you have i have heard of some that do and some that do. it depends on some certain circumstances.
2. How fast can they mature to breeding size? My beardies are usually breeding within a year and a half.
I would say that is very similar for males to breed at that age but its better with a fully mature female witch is 4 years.
3. Is the diet any more or less difficult? I've heard some places recommend the same diet and others recommend a more carnivorous
diet and several of the books disagree as well.
i feed mine five crickets twice daily and once in awhile a live pinky. it is very hard to get them to eat nonliving food but it is possible with time and training i guess.
4. How long would a 29 gallon tank last if I buy a trio of babies?
a few months if they are babies but they do tend to grow fast and
5. What would you say is the minimum cage size for an adult trio and do they use the ground space or vertical space more or equally?
you would be better off building a encloser im not good with math but i would say atleast 55 gallons per dragoon but if you have a male and two females the male would be better off by his self frilled dragons dont seem to social towards each other espically 2 males.
hope i helped im not a professional at frilled dragons but ive done alot of research maybe this care sheet can help you more.
http://www.sundialreptile.com/care sheet-frilled.htm