Originally Posted by
mie
http:///forum/post/3169305
MY 10 year old daughter wants a bearded dragon for christmas, are they a good pet? are they hard to take care of?
They are one of the easiest reptiles to take care of, IMO. I hated reptiles, but when I moved in with my now husband, he had one. I fell in love and we quickly bought a second. We ended up giving the baby away to our friend who's tortoise died, and he's doing great with her. Our older one just died last week at 9 years old. They're like having a dog. Very docile and social. They'd sit on our shoulders as we walked around the house or just lay in our lap while we watched tv.
Don't feed them the pre-made pellet garbage that stores sell for them. We fed ours superworms, crickets and romaine lettuce. Romain lettuce regularly and the we switched back and forth between the super worms and crickets. Reptivite (vitamins) on the lettuce and superworms. Crickets make them more jumpy and aggressive so try not to feed them that often.
They also don't need crazy light requirements. Just a warm, dry tank. And give them stuff to climb on. AND, they're not slimy like some other icky lizards, LOL.