Bearded Dragon

Pogona vitticeps

Reptiles Alive name: “Mr. Beardie”

Hissstory: Mr. Beardie was an unwanted pet that came to live with us in 2006.

RA Diet: Mr. Beardie likes to eat: crickets, super worms, roaches, dead mice, greens, fruits and dry food made for bearded dragons.

Natural Diet: Bearded dragons are omnivores – so they eat both meat and plants.  Insects, small animals, greens, fruits, and flowers are all part of their diet in the wild.

Range: Central Australia.

Habitat: Bearded dragons live in the “Outback” – desert and open woodland where they bask on branches and rocks.

Size: Bearded dragons are medium sized lizards that can grow to 16 – 22 inches long.

Lifespan: Bearded dragons can live over 10 years.

Reproduction: Female bearded dragons lay 11-30 oval eggs in a shallow nest dug in the sand. The babies will hatch about two months later.

Conservation: Australia has banned the exportation of its native wildlife for the pet trade, so any bearded dragons sold as pets in the United States have been captively bred here.

Cool Facts: When threatened, bearded dragons puff out their spiky bodies and throat so they become bigger and spikier!  Predators will usually avoid the sore throat they would get from swallowing such a prickly meal.

So, the school systems are all shut down today. That means all the shows we had scheduled for today are rescheduled. I dont see any ice outside. Looks like a fine day to walk in the rain. Except that it is 30 degrees outside. That is in F, so I am staying in the heated room. Now, you would think that I would be taking advantage of all this extra time. All those crickets to eat, paper to dig in, and water to splash around in, after pooping in it of course, are waiting for me.

Today is the day to lay underneath a heat lamp and take a nap. The humans here sure wish they had a nice warm lamp to lay under. Are blue feet on humans normal?

Well,Bear if the humans do decide to do something useful today, maybe they will put up a nature journal blog or something. Only time will tell.

Nap first.