Water Dragon Care Guide (Physignathus cocincinus) Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Agamidae
Genus: Physignathus
Species: cocincinus



Water Dragon Care Guide

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The HC Network wants to thank Tricia Power for donating this care guide.

Tricia is the owner of Tricia's Chinese Water Dragon, Reptile and Amphibian Care Page as well as Reptile Logic.

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Water dragons have become infamous within the pet trade. This care guide will explain everything regarding the husbandry of these animals.

Use the index below to navigate this care guide. If you have questions you would like answered by owners and breeders of these beautiful creatures, simply join the forums. Our members would be more than happy to answer your questions as well as share stories and experiences.


Water Dragon Care Guide Index



Chinese Water Dragon Care - Section 1
  • Introduction
  • What Is A Water Dragon
  • Size & Description
  • Habitat
  • Life Span
Chinese Water Dragon Care - Section 2
  • Sexing
  • Cage Mates
  • Temperature
  • Lighting
Chinese Water Dragon Care - Section 3
  • Heat Sources
  • Water
  • Humidity
  • Substrate
Chinese Water Dragon Care - Section 4
  • Glass and Snout Damage
  • Size of Enclosure
  • Live Plants in the Enclosure
  • A Word about Home made enclosures and Toxic Substances
Chinese Water Dragon Care - Section 5
  • Diet: How often to feed your dragon
  • Food Items to offer
  • Insects
  • Earthworms
  • Whole prey
  • Why you should NOT feed live Rodent prey to your reptiles
Chinese Water Dragon Care - Section 6
  • The April 1999 Issue Of Reptiles Magazine - Page 18
  • Fruits and Veggies
  • Content of some common food items
  • A healthy Diet Combination- Ratio's
  • Are you supplementing the dragons diet with calcium and vitamins?
  • Commercial Diets- NOT
Chinese Water Dragon Care - Section 7
  • How much to feed
  • A word about METABOLIC BONE DISEASE (calcium deficiency)
  • General Rules about Feeding
  • How to feed your dragons?
  • An example of what mine eat




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