i just bought my dragon and I take him out of his tank as much as I can, he likes to jump from me to the floor all the time,, he doesnt like to be held is that a prob? he is like a couple months old,, i have him I a 40 gallon tank and I want to put live plants in with him not sure which ones are ok...any suggestions???

If you just got him you need to give him at least a week or so to get adjusted to his new enviroment. A 40 gallon tank is not big enough for a water dragon. They need height. Here is our caresheet. Please take some time to read over it

Chinese Water Dragon Caresheet (Physignathus cocincinus) - Reptile Information - Caresheets Database

Tell us more about your set up...Substrate, temps, humidity etc.

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Mine did that too. Did you get them from a pet store? They prolly just need to get used to human contact. It took mine about 2 to 3 weeks of handling them for about an hour or two a day. I started out by sitting on the carpet, so when they jumped off...it was a short and soft landing.

im having issues with hum and temp and I use sterile top soil already

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be sure its organic topsoil. That will help keep the humidity in. If you want to plant something, try a pothos right now. I wouldn't spend much money on your 40 gallon It won't last him very long at all and the space he will require as he gets old is pretty big. Start building!

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if you have trouble keeping heat and humidity in put tinfoil over the top and mold it around the lights. it works great on my anole tank because it's shapeable and reflective. also make sure the thermometer and hygrometer you have are not the disk ones, they are notorious for breaking/ btw that plant taking over my tank is pothos, it's about 5 months old

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i dont like how everyone keeps saying the 40 gallon is no good.... thats what I use for my two dragons and there fine....i havnt had problems with them running into the glass or anything...not that im saying bigger is bad but for the time being he should be fine...also you NEED UVB LIGHTING VERY IMPORTANT and bigger dish of water for him....if you can get a backround or make a back wall for the cage and side to help with stress....hmmm if thats a heating rock you may want to be careful with that cause it can burn your dragon if it malfunctions soo I would check it from time to time....for humidity I got the exo terra waterfall and fogger to help with that problem....i got lucking and only payed like 40 for the whole thing.....

A 40 is not sufficient. Maybe when they are babies but as they grow a water dragon needs height. They are climbers and spend little time on ground. They are arboreal lizards.

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im not against you on that they do climb and love it high but I think for its fine to use a 40 gallon for now.....