Care Sheet for Water DragonsAverage Rating Given To This Care Sheet Is 4.36 (1=lowest, 5=highest) Last Updated: 08/06/2005 |
Main Category: | Lizards |
Sub Category: | Water Dragons |
Care Sheet Submitted By: | Basilisk15 |
Years Experience: | 3 to 5 Years |
Species: | Water Dragons |
Other Species or Phases this Care Sheet May Cover: | Aussi water dragons or green basilisks |
Sexing and Characteristics: | It’s hard to tell when they’re young. It will be possible to sex them at two and a half years old. Males have larger heads and bigger crests on the back of they’re neck. |
Mostly Active During: | Day |
Substrate and Water Needs: | A water dish big enough so your dragon can soak itself. For substrate, I use repti-carpet with moss on the right side for humidity needs. If you do this, feed your dragon on the left side which just has the carpet. Other substrates you could use are astroturf, newspaper, paper towls, indoor/outdoor carpet. DO NOT USE PINE OR CEDAR CHIPS!! |
Lighting and UVB: | They need a UVB light for their vitamin D3 |
Temperatures and Humidity: | The temperatures should be around 80-95 degrees at day and 65-75 degrees at night. The humidity should be high, like 80-100 percent. |
Heating and Equipment: | Heat lamps are almost a must have. I don’t like heat pads. If your cage is large, like mine, then two heat lamps are reccomended. DO NOT USE HEAT ROCK!! They should take heat rocks off the market. Ceramatic heat emitters are good, as well. You will need a thermostate for any heat element. |
Caging Provided: | They need a large cage. I use a 4 ft. long, 3ft high, and 4ft wide mesh made tank for my two water dragons. I don’t really recommend this, unless you feel like spending a lot of time trying to raise the humidity. Start babies of with a 20-30 gallon tank, then move up to 80-100. The bigger the better. |
Diet: | Omnivorous |
Description of Diet: | A little more on the carnivorous side. Some may eat fruit and vegtables, but others won’t. Their main diet should be crickets. Other food : Feeder fish, nightcrawlers, fruit flies, wax worms, day old chicks and quails, and pinkies/fuzzies
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Supplements, Nutrition and Usage: | Dust the food with calcium supplement |
Maintenance: | Their maintenance is in the middle. Clean out there cages, feed them, and handle them often. |
Some Words on this Species: | Great lizards, but not exactly for beginners. They have a lot of personality. Handle them often and they will trust you. They can live with basilisk, but I don’t reccomend it. If your looking for a good beginner lizard, this may not be your answer. Instead, get a bearded dragon. I had one and it was great fun. |
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