Origin: Australia

Size: 22 in. average

Age: 10 years average

Active: diurnal

Habitat: desert
20 gal aquarium, sand, (buried hot rock), driftwood, shelter, basking light, screen cover (loose), shallow water dish

Temp.: 80-85F (26-29C) with basking 88-95F (31-37C) (70F at night)

Lighting: full spectrum light & incandescent for heat

Foods: crickets (calcium/vitamin dusted), mealworms, pinky mice(occasionally), Zophobos, finely chopped greens/mixed veggies (every other day)
0-2mos.: feed 2-3x/day; crickets (dusted 1x/day)
2-4mos.: feed 2x/day; 1/2 in crickets (dusted 1x/day), salad every other day
4mos - mature: feed 1-2x/day; crickets, mealworms, pinky mice, Zophobos, salad every other day
adult: feed every 1-2 days; crickets (dust 2 feedings/week ), Zophobas, pinky-> fuzzy mice (once/week), veggies every other day

Temperament: docile enough to hold.

References:
de Vosjoli, Phillipe and Mailloux, Robert (1993) General Care & Maintenance of Bearded Dragons. Advanced Vivarium Systems, Inc. Lakeside, CA 92040.
de Vosjoli, Phillipe (1994) The Lizard Keepers Handbook. Advanced Vivarium Systems, Inc. Lakeside, CA 92040.
de Vosjoli, Philippe and Mailloux, Robert (1996) A simple system for raising juvenile bearded dragons (Pogona) indoors. The Vivarium 7: 42-43.
Kaplan, Melissa (1994) Dragons down under: inland bearded dragons. [On-line]. Available: http://www.sonic.net/~melissk/bearded.html
Sprackland, Robert (1994) Australia’s Bearded Dragons. Reptiles 1(6):44-53.
Swan, G. (1995) A Photographic Guide to Snakes & Other Reptiles of Australia. Ralf Curtis Books, Sanibel Island, FL.
Weis, Peter and Weis Phyllis (1994) Breeding Bearded Dragons. Reptiles 1(6):54-55.