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04-21-2007, 11:56 AM
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Bearded Dragons kept outside

Has anyone kept his or her Bearded Dragons outside in the summer? Last year I made an outside Iggy cage and the iggy was adopted, I was wondering if I could adapt that cage and turn it into a Bearded Dragon cage or divide it into two cages. I think it is 6’ tall, x 2’ deep x 3’ wide. Your thoughts on this please.
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 I helped move the meter!   04-21-2007, 06:11 PM
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Absolpositivelyosol. It would help if you post a pic so we can give ideas on how best to convert it. Since it doesn't have much floor space as it is now.
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The cage is similar to the PVC knock down cage we have on HC. The sides are made out of nylon netting that is used for hockey nets. I was just thinking on turning it on its side and adding a piece of netting in the middle. There is a picture somewhere here on HC I just need to find it.
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Sounds like that would work. Make sure it's anchored to the ground so that he can't get under it.
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hmmm.... never really thoughtabout should give it a try though

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 I helped move the meter!   04-22-2007, 11:07 PM
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Just keep in mind what the climate is like... I know here in MD it's too humid and I don't think it gets hot enough, hopefully its better up your way.

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2 things come to mind.
1 Overhead protection from birds etc.
2. The possibility of them eating something toxic. Fireflies for instance are extremely toxic to them. I was reading that a single ingestion of one firefly was enough to give an adult Bearded Dragon a heart attack. Apparently they have nothing instinctual to warn them of this and we all know what happens when a Bearded Dragon sees a crawling bug.
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Re: Bearded Dragons kept outside

That's true. One firefly will kill a Bearded Dragon within two hours.

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Re: Bearded Dragons kept outside

This thread is from spring 2007!
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