anyone got chinese water dragons?

Stacey5089 · Aug 28, 2012

I am thinking of getting a water dragon so i just want to know what kind of thing to expect besides them needing a huge terrerium ive heard they can be realy messy? And what is the minimum size terrerium that an adult water dragon can be housed in? And do they realy eat that much?

kinyonga · Aug 28, 2012

Since there should be a large water container in the cage it can become messy...but its still worth keeping them.

They do eat quite a lot but keep in mind that they are omnivores so a big part of it can be greens and veggies with a small amount of fruit.

The bigger the better for cage size...i prefer longer rather than taller cages for them though...unlike most people.

I've kept/raised/hatched Chinese water dragon's for over 15 years. I supplement them just like I do my chameleons and gutload the insects the same too. The cage set up is somewhat different though.

I divide the cage so that about 1/3 of it is water just deep enough that the dragon can always have its nose out of the water when it's feet are on the floor of the water container. I have a tap beneath the cagesl that the water can be changed frequently and easily.

The rest of the cage is land area and has lots of branches for climbing. If you get a female you will need to provide a suitable place for her to dig in to lay eggs which they can produce without being mated once they are 2 or 3 years old.

You can keep a male and one or two females together once they are sexually mature and full grown...but be aware that the male may eat the eggs if he sees the female laying them.

There is more to know too...but I won't bother telling you until you get one.

laurie · Aug 29, 2012

kinyonga said:
Since there should be a large water container in the cage it can become messy...but its still worth keeping them.

They do eat quite a lot but keep in mind that they are omnivores so a big part of it can be greens and veggies with a small amount of fruit.

The bigger the better for cage size...i prefer longer rather than taller cages for them though...unlike most people.

I've kept/raised/hatched Chinese water dragon's for over 15 years. I supplement them just like I do my chameleons and gutload the insects the same too. The cage set up is somewhat different though.

I divide the cage so that about 1/3 of it is water just deep enough that the dragon can always have its nose out of the water when it's feet are on the floor of the water container. I have a tap beneath the cagesl that the water can be changed frequently and easily.

The rest of the cage is land area and has lots of branches for climbing. If you get a female you will need to provide a suitable place for her to dig in to lay eggs which they can produce without being mated once they are 2 or 3 years old.

You can keep a male and one or two females together once they are sexually mature and full grown...but be aware that the male may eat the eggs if he sees the female laying them.

There is more to know too...but I won't bother telling you until you get one.

You are such a fountain of knowledge. My sister has kept water dragons for years and I just haven't talked to her about the water dragons, we always talk chams.
Lee just gave her last one away. She is trying to cut down. She also gave a beardie to a guy here on the forum. I know she is trying to make me feel guilty for getting more chams.

Stacey5089 · Aug 29, 2012

kinyonga said:
Since there should be a large water container in the cage it can become messy...but its still worth keeping them.

They do eat quite a lot but keep in mind that they are omnivores so a big part of it can be greens and veggies with a small amount of fruit.

The bigger the better for cage size...i prefer longer rather than taller cages for them though...unlike most people.

I've kept/raised/hatched Chinese water dragon's for over 15 years. I supplement them just like I do my chameleons and gutload the insects the same too. The cage set up is somewhat different though.

I divide the cage so that about 1/3 of it is water just deep enough that the dragon can always have its nose out of the water when it's feet are on the floor of the water container. I have a tap beneath the cagesl that the water can be changed frequently and easily.

The rest of the cage is land area and has lots of branches for climbing. If you get a female you will need to provide a suitable place for her to dig in to lay eggs which they can produce without being mated once they are 2 or 3 years old.

You can keep a male and one or two females together once they are sexually mature and full grown...but be aware that the male may eat the eggs if he sees the female laying them.

There is more to know too...but I won't bother telling you until you get one.

thanks that was helpfull ive wanted a water dragon for a while now but have heard that they can be alot of work not that i mind that but i do have 2 yemen chameleons 2 bearded dragons and a pyphon and my bf is making a wall of vivs for them all and there are room for 2 panther chameleons too seperate of corse so i will have them soon too thats where the idea came from about the water dragons i thought as were building this now we might aswell build one for water dragons but i dont think i have the room just know i would want it at least 6 ft wide and i dont have that kind of space the wall all my vivs will sbe on is only 12ft so therewould be no room for my panthers so i think im gonna have my yemem and panther chameleons for now and do the water dragon viv seperate from all the rest mayb upstairs.

poison · Aug 29, 2012

i had one that i got rid of a while back but there minimum size enclosure is 6x2x4

Stacey5089 · Aug 29, 2012

poison said:
i had one that i got rid of a while back but there minimum size enclosure is 6x2x4

Thanks i think i will definetly wait because i want my chameleons to have all the space they will need so water dragons will just have to wait until i find somewhere big enough for there enclosure to go i wanted everything to be together but i just dont have the space

Ben0918 · Aug 29, 2012

i dont think they are messy they mostly go to the bathroom in their water bowl which makes cleaning a lot easier. i dont think they eat a lot either for their size. and for one adult i think a 55 gallon is the minimum, 75 gallon is probably better but the majority of their body is their tail. they are not high maintenance reptiles i think. i have 2 bearded dragons and i think they are more difficult, well more than a water dragon. very great and interesting reptiles to have

Stacey5089 · Aug 30, 2012

Ben0918 said:
i dont think they are messy they mostly go to the bathroom in their water bowl which makes cleaning a lot easier. i dont think they eat a lot either for their size. and for one adult i think a 55 gallon is the minimum, 75 gallon is probably better but the majority of their body is their tail. they are not high maintenance reptiles i think. i have 2 bearded dragons and i think they are more difficult, well more than a water dragon. very great and interesting reptiles to have

I have bearded dragons aswell and i dont think there much work atall and i do alot of things that are unnecessary so i make it harder lol well that definetly changes my view on them i was told they can be alot of work so i was thinking i might not have enough time for them with everything else i have but now im quite confident that it would be fine so im gonna hav to find sumwer to build an enclosure for them.

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