bearded dragon - vivvarium size?

The viv size u have i seen as the minimum for a happy beardie, people often keep beardies in a smaller enclsoure (generally in the US where a 40 gal breeder (around 3x1.5x1.5) is seen as a good size for a beardie which is way to small) i the UK its seen as the minimum size u should really house an adult beardie in. but the too big myth (where people say but it wont be able to find food and it will get stressed which in most of the keepers i know experience is (attemps to find polite way of wording it ) rubbish ) generally runs writhe on here sometimes to the point people

your tanks specs are: UK gallons 99.66 US gallons 119.69

by the sounds of it u have a good viv (altho it maybe be a bit cold this would be why the beardie spends its time as high as it can but it could just like climbing) howeva, im also a believe of the "bigger the better" way of thinking. ive never built any of my own viv's (im terrible at DIY) but from what ive heard if your ok with a drill and can get wood and glass cut to size then its pretty simple really.

better places to ask about this would be Http://www.reptileforums.co.uk or http://www.vivariumforum.com/community/ plenty of people who build there own viv's and would be able to give u better adivce than me on that.

but your viv as it stand seems good and is a good size for a happy bearded dragon. but do what u think is best for your pet.

Large enclosures are best for Bearded Dragons so they can maintain their body temperature. Depending on the size of the Bearded Dragon you obtain, there is a high chance you will have to purchase a larger vivarium as the Bearded Dragon grows and matures.

As a rough guideline, we recommend the following sized vivariums for housing two Bearded Dragons together:

x2/3 Babies: 10-20mm (3-5”) Use 24x15x15”

x2/3 Juveniles: 180-255mm (7-10”) Use 36x24x24

x2 Sub/Adults: 330-610mm (13-24”) Use 48x24x24

You should provide a basking area with a daytime temperature between 35-43C (95-110F) the cool end of the vivarium should be in the range of 26-30C (80-85F). During the night the temperature should drop no lower than 16C (60F), most house temperatures don’t drop below this, but if yours does, use a heat mat on the warm side of the vivarium. UV light must be used to help Bearded Dragons obtain the Vitamin D-3 they require. Do not use a UV light with a percentage any lower then 5%.

Hope this helps and good luck.

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bearded dragon - vivvarium size?

Dear Yahoo Answerers, I bought my first beardie about a month ago. I took a long time to decide whether or not it was right to keep such an animal as a pet because of the restricted room provided by a viv.

I bought the biggest viv I could find - it is 4ft by 2ft by 2ft. Do you know what this...

If you have the room and the finances to build a huge viv, go for it. You'll soon find that smaller 4x2x2 housing your second dragon! lol Because when you have an empty viv hanging around, you just gotta fill it!

Anyway, the 4x2 is a good size for a full grown dragon, especially if that dragon gets some outside play time as well.

I'm very pleased to hear of someone else who thinks that the more space the better - too often it seems that people are more interested in squeezing them into as small an enclosure as possible for conveniences sake.

I also have a 4 foot by 2 foot by 2 foot enclosure (internal measurement) for my male beardie who is hitting 17 inches long atm, he's 5 month old.

I know what you mean about it looking a little small, but to be honest, my beardie doesn't run around very much at all and doesn't make use of most of the space he has.

I do get him out frequently though where he has the run of the apartment.

When i have the opportunity i will be trying to upgrade my enclosure to a 6 foot maybe, but if you can get him out and let him on the floor i think a 4 foot is perfectly acceptable.

Glass should be easy enough to get - just ask at an aquarium builder.

I suggest you wait until your beardie fills his enclosure more before you worry about it too much - they do become much less active as they get older.

Wider and shorter is better. You want to have a cold side (with the fresh fruits, vegetables and water) and the hot side with a heat lamp so they can bask at over 100F. To much height means the heat lamp doesn't heat the substrate and allow the beardie to bask properly (they need to bask in hot temperatures to digest food properly). Your length and width are good but I wouldn't use all of the height. Lower your lamps into the terrarium so that they are close enough to keep the beardie basking over 100F on the hot side. Also make sure that you have a UVB bulb that lights as much of the terrarium as possible (at least where the beardie likes to stay the most). Hope this helps.

just a little tip, if you want to add a bit more space for your beardy to run/climb you can add a shelf into your viv about half way up and maybe half the depth of you viv and this will technically add about 50% to the surface area your pet has to run and climb also adding this will give you more room to put thing for him/her eg water bowl or a hide nice a high up and close to the light were its a bit warmer. XD hope this helped

i have to ten month old beardies and they both live in a 16 gallon tank, although it looks suffiencent space for them now i may have to consider purchasing a larger tank when they get fully grown, but for one yours sounds fine

the size of your tank is plenty sufficient. ive seen around 50 gal breeding tanks for breardies.

btw- your tank size is 105 US gal, 396 liters, and 87 Imp. gals