Bearded Dragon Features and Facts: Australia Habitats

The bearded dragon, Pogona vitticeps, it belongs to Australia, where it inhabits savannas, semi-arid, rocky desert, but they are also found in open woods and up the coast. The specimens that we acquire in stores today are the result of captive breeding. This is because the Australian environmental protection laws prohibit the export of the species native to the territory. The Central, or Inland Bearded Dragon lives in central areas of Australia, down to the south central coast near Adelaide. They can use a wide variety of habitats, including desert, dry forests, and scrubland. P. vitticeps eats insects, flowers, soft leaves, and shoots. This is the most common bearded dragon in the pet trade, and many different size and color morphs can be had from specialty...

Bearded Dragon Features and Facts: Characteristics

Bearded dragons originate in the deserts and woodland of Central Australia. They spend much of their time basking in the sun on rocks and low branches. When the weather reaches near 38-50°C or 110 degrees Fahrenheit, Beardies bury themselves underground to cool down. Being ectothermic, they frequently need to find a balance in temperatures to keep their temperature constant. The origin of these dragons have exposed them to blinding heat full of UVA and UVB sunlight as well as cooler places to rest such as beneath rocks, under leaves or underground. Pogonas are both omnivores and diurnal. They forage for food like small lizards, insects, mammals, flowers, fruit and other plants in the daytime. Wild Bearded dragons are accustomed to catching wild, live insects and...