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My wife wants a water dragon...
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Hey Everyone,
My wife fell in love with a water dragon she just saw...I don't want to get something I don't know anything about so can someone give me some advice/pointers? what kind of husbandry and are how are their tempermants and care.. Thank you much
Victor
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Accepted Answer
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8/1/2010 9:58:56 AM
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bloodraven
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Caging needs to be around 5ft tall x 4ft wide x 3ft deep. Many climibg areas, larger water dish, They can be somewhat flighty, but not terribly bad. They are supposed to eat plant matter as well as insects, but it rarely happens in captivity. Humidity needs to be around 75%, basking spot of around 90' and wamr area of around 88' and cool side of around 79'. I suggest picking up the book Water Dragons by Bert Langerwerf, as it is chock full of information for these guys. He was probably one of the leading minds in chinese and austrailian water dragons.
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8/2/2010 12:43:05 AM
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Joseph Jenkins
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Get an aussy water dragon, they r harder too find and more expensive, but they r all captive bred and much hardier
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Member Comment
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8/2/2010 3:46:05 PM
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JohnJohn
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I think there was a nice article about water dragons in Reptiles magazine a while back. I don't remember which issue.
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8/7/2010 9:54:21 AM
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kristan
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I agree aussies are the way to go. They are not the bright green of their counterparts but, in general, they calmer/less prone to stress and, in my opinion, are more forgiving of small husbandry mistakes.
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9/1/2010 7:37:56 PM
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MasonDixonReptiles
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I have always loved water dragons and we tried a Chinese a couple months back. The poor little thing totally failed to thrive and we lost it a few months in. I still like the way they look, but I probably won't try one again unless they get around to captive breeding them. Problem is they are so common and cheap to catch in their native lands that there is no incentive to breed them, but unfortunately that means that most that end up in the pet trade don't survive due to stress, parasites, malnourishment, etc.
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1/25/2011 11:45:41 AM
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abi21491
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4/25/2011 3:26:20 AM
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jmart42092
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hey whats up ill tell you all you need to know about those guys. check out my chinese water dragon get back to me
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