Anyone know a bit about lizards?

[Googlybubble]

Alright so one of my friends bought a lizard of some sort.

And this is what it lives in:

http://photos-a.ak.facebook.com/phot...44944_7314.jpg

I'm thinking that's a really poor environment.

Any ideas?

Oh my......I don't know very much about lizards, but that container looks way too small. You should tell your friend to get something larger. Usually empty aquariums will work, or you can get the kind for reptiles.

[flamingo]

LOL... Small Bearded Dragon...
I would say it would needs a larger tank, or well, one to begin with.
But I would suggest having them return it, before anything

[vettech909]

bearded dragons need atleast a 20 gallon tank!!!that is animal cruelty!!!

[Googlybubble]

Yikes. Alright.

I will look up care information online and give it to her.

Poor thing. =\

[karazy]

id say a 30 gallon breeder. that wud do good because once it gets big enough heshud have enough money to get a big/bigger cage

[trashion]

http://www.dachiu.com/care/abeard.html

they're a pretty care-intensive pet from what i've read.

[dolifisis]

That's so sad. I kept a couple reptiles many years ago and and kept them in a 6' X 4' encloser.

[sidneymysnake]

The minimum for a beardie is a 40 gallon breeder. You will want to feed him/her lots of crickets as a baby with some dark greens (kale and stuff like that). Stay away from spinach, iceburg lettuce, and romaine lettuce. You will also want to stay away from carrots. You will want to dust it's food with a calcium supplement each day to prevent metabolic bone disease (very debilitating and incurable). If you need to know anything else PM me and I'll help out the best I can.

[redpaulhus]

I would also make sure it has both UV-A and UV-B lighting -- they need UV-B to get vitamin D, which they need in order to metabolize calcium.
Without vitamin D, you could have eat pure calcium all day long and still develop metabolic bone disease.

[sidneymysnake]

Thanks for adding that I forgot bout that since my dragon goes outside like every day.

[Googlybubble]

Alright I gave her a site and she actually upgraded the night I told her to.

upgraded to what? Bearded dragons need big tanks, seeing as they get 2+feet in length. How can a pet store actually sell a beardie to someone who's gonna put them in a cage that small? The thing can't evens trech out all the way, let alone keep from walking through it's food and water, and poop. it would take common sense to tell someone that an animal needs a larger cage than that. Those are the kind of people that should not be owning animals.

Originally Posted by vettech909 bearded dragons need atleast a 20 gallon tank!!!that is animal cruelty!!!

a 20 would be considered animal cruelty too....make sure you check your facts before posting them.

The smallest tank I would put a beardie in would be a 55. a 40 breeder would be suitable tho, but a 75 is better.

[Kyoberr]

Oh, I know a lot about lizards, lets see, they're cute, and small, and they live in dry climates!