Questions about bearded dragons?

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We just got a couple of bearded dragons and have some questions. We go a starter kit that came with a 10 gal tank a day white light and a black light, and a little carpet to put in the tank. They are just little babies from petsmart a little over 4". Do we keep both the lights on at the same time or the black 1 at night and the white one during the day? Or does it depend on the heat we live in California so it gets warm and doesn't cool off very much at night. Also what temp should we keep the tank? The thermometer we have in the tank says its around 120 if that's to hot how do we cool the tank off without taking off the light or is it fine without the light?

Ricky · Accepted Answer

120 is way to hot, keep it around 100 degrees. You should only leave the white one on during the day unless it isn't hot enough in the tank, also you don't need any light for night time unless it drops below 70 degrees in the tank, but if it does then the black light is for night time.

Jessica R · Answer

You should have asked these questions before you bought the pet. First of all you will probably need to seperate the bearded dragons once they get 6 months old unless by luck you got 2 females. 
1) 1 bearded dragon should be in a 36"x18"x18" bare minimum.
2) For that size tank you need 150 watt basking light and 100 watt night light. Possibly 100 watt basking and 75 watt night light depending on temp.
3) A 10.0 UVB bulb is absolutly a must. Bearded dragons need this to process calcium properly in their body. 
4) Give them a very wide variety of bugs, worms, fruits and veggies.

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