Bearded Dragon Jumping to Catch Cricket

Feeding time! She was having a blast

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• Bearded
• Dragon
• Eating
• Crickets
• Feeding

[angraves25]

Thanks Atrax :)

[techdave05]

@schokilady I would love to talk to this "expert" that you talked to. Beardies should never be put on sand for reasons posted numerous times on here. Asking someones opinion is not doing proper research. Look up their habitat in Australia. It's NOT sand. You're trying to put people in check with incorrect information. Now you look like an idiot.

[SmilesHK]

@schokilady its not though you crazy lady. they actually avoid loose sand area's, in australia, the deserts are hard packed dirty/clay almost like concrete, not sand like beaches. its actually harder/more of a pain for them to be in sand, its as natural to them as it to us, especially captive bred ones. not to mention all the bacteria it houses and the risk of impaction. don't preach when you don't know SHIT.

[Saleen89559]

Wow, what idiots. Bearded dragons DO NOT live in a "sand desert". They live in the Australian outback, in areas of very rocky outcrops and hilly areas. If there is any actual contact with the ground, it is on highly compacted dried out mud that has hardened like a dry lake bed.

[sheriwuzhere]

@schokilady go do some more research before you try to lecture someone else on a cute video. this tank is immaculate, and clearly this little beardie is quite happy living in such an awesome home. being a beardie owner myself, i think i'd rather deny my little guy access to sand and have him live a much longer lifespan.

i really hope you're not a beardie owner :/

[Earthy182]

@schokilady They don't need sand like fish need water. It's not cruel not to have them on sand. Many beardies are quite happy and healthy without it. Most people just don't want the risks that come with sand. No sand>Sand

[Atrax1207]

@schokilady Well that expert is no expert apparently.

[Atrax1207]

@schokilady _ Lady beardies DO NOT live on sand, rather they live on compacted clay and compacted clay is not sand. That's all I have to say to you. ;)

[msTASTIGER]

@schokilady you can use washed playsand when they get older but the younger ones are clumsy and will eat the sand. not to mention the calcium sand turns to cement when it hits any kind of liquid causing impactions.

[Earthy182]

@schokilady It'd different though. The sand they live on is compact. They don't need sand to thrive, in many cases sand has actually caused bearded dragons to perish due to impaction. Some beardies never have a problem with sand but other owners don't want the risk. I'm happy your bearded dragon is happy and doing good in the sand though =D

[angraves25]

@schokilady I am aware that Australia has sand and that they live on sand in the wild but are u aware that the average life span of a wild bearded dragon is 3-5 years compared to one in captivity that can live 7-10 years and in some cases even longer. Just because we like certain things and they feel good to us doesn't necessarily mean they are good for us. I know many many people that their beardies suffered as a result of sand impaction and some even died. It's not worth the risk to me