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Three Things to Look for When Buying a Bearded Dragon Online

Three things to look for when buying a bearded dragon from a breeder online. The first is the quality of the pics.

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Bearded Dragon Breaders - How To Find A Good One 

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Three things to look for when buying a bearded dragon from a breeder online. The first is the quality of the pics. Are they in focus? Do they show the entire lizard? Are they big enough to see? You want to be able to be sure you are getting a healthy animal. If there is anything wrong with it like missing toes or the tip of its tail is it distinguishable in the pic. If not can you e-mail the breeder to get better ones?
Which leads me into availability. I'm not just talking about whether or not there are any lizards available. I'm also talking about how easy it is to get a hold of the breeder. If the breeder is close to you can you visit the facility to pick up your new pet? That is the best way to tell if you are going to be getting a healthy animal. If they are going to have to ship, how are they going to do it? If they are Fed Ex Certified that is a good sign that your pet will arrive safely.
The third is, how long have they been breeding dragons. These are one of the most popular pet reptiles on the market today because of there temperament, size and ease of breeding. Many people breed them without really trying and can incubate them to hatch fairly simply. For quality babies the mother will need to be fed a lot of supplements and extra food. An inexperienced breeder might not know how to do this. This could result in babies that are small and unhealthy. For further information please check out my bearded dragon blog.
adult male hypo bearded dragon showing off his black beard
This is Bruno. He's for sale.

Informative Links 

Information about bearded dragons
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Bearded Dragon Home Page
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This is a link to my main page for bearded dragons.

Bearded Dragon Books 

The Bearded Dragon Manual (Advanced Vivarium Systems)

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Bearded Dragons: A Complete Guide to Pogona Vitticeps (Complete Herp Care)

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The Bearded Dragon: An Owner's Guide to a Happy Healthy Pet

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Bearded Dragon Food 

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    ttsupra ttsupra Nov 18, 2009 @ 1:27 pm
    Really interesting lens, i like what you have put together. I also have a bearded dragon setup with 4 females and one male. thanks for the info..
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    TrudyVan TrudyVan Sep 3, 2009 @ 8:59 pm
    Hello there, TrudyVan Here

    I voted for you lens really cool lenses. I now know a lot more about dragons than I did before
    kindest regards
    TrudyVan
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    Trioman Trioman Jun 13, 2009 @ 10:56 am
    You know what..I have learned something new today...I had no idea that there were bearded dragons......
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    redflea13 redflea13 Mar 9, 2009 @ 5:44 am
    I would call her a Hypotang X Firetiger/redcitrus. The color of dragons is determined by the parents but babies from the same parents will be a variety of colors. Breeding for color is done selectively by picking the best colored baby to keep and breed..Hypomelanistic dragons have a simple recessive gene that reduces the dark pigment. They have clear nails and light colored skin. If bread into a line of snows or ones that don't have much color then you'll get a mostly white dragon that some people call a leucistic but isn't a true leucistic. Your dragon is would be het for hypo if the father was hypo. Het means it carries the gene on one allele. For simple recessive gens you need one on both alleles for the gene to be expressed. So you'll have to breed your dragon to one that you know carries the hypo gene and if any of the babies come out hypo then you know for sure your dragon carries the gene.
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    VividDragon VividDragon Mar 6, 2009 @ 6:40 pm
    OK my genetics question: I just bought a little female from a breeder the father was a hypotang that the breeder bought from Draggintails Her mother was a firetiger X red citrus that the breeder also bought from Draggintails. What does that make my little girl? How do I know what she is (I think the term is) Het for? Does her parents determine what line she is as far as if I breed her or will her color tell me what to say she is? I'm really wanting to get into breeding in a year or so but am so confused about the genetics and really want to learn as much as I can...She is one of the most beautiful little dragons I have ever seen! Thank you so much for your help!
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