Hi I am new. And I want your guys HELP well I am going to HOPEFULLY get a Chinese Water Dragon and I built it a small 55 Gallon tank yesterday and it's about 11.5 x 19.7 x 48 so I think that would be good for the juvinile. and it doesn't have a tray so I don't know what kind of beding I have some pellet stuff but I am not sure how I would get it out. And do you know of any breeders??????

Thanks

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Sorry about above I am brand new

Did you mean to create a poll, lol?

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Heh , the 55 gallon would be good for a juvenile, but you'll need someplocae bigger when they grow up. Be careful with substrate; most people recommend stuff that's bigger than their head so they can't eat it, like bark. (Bought from petshops, of course.) I use Bed-A-Beast, from Pet Tech products, which is more of a dirt-like substance but is easy to digest and harmless. gotta watch out for impaction.

Good luck with your dragon You'd probably want to ask a more senior forum member than me, I'm a newbie at this :P

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Thanks. where should I get the next tank?

Hi, and welcome to the HCN. A 55 gal will last you about a year and a half if not more. Chinese Water Dragon require UVB lighting, which you can get in the form of a mercury vapor bulb or flourcents, MVB is better for WD becasue it creates a basking spot while producing the required UVB rays. Temps in your cage should be 84-88, 84 on the cool side 88 on the warm side. Humidity should be no lower then 60% and is best at a steady 80%. For substrate I used a mixture of peat moss and green moss, it helped keep the huidity up. For their diet you should fed crickets as a staple along with mealies. Waxworms should be given one every 2 weeks as a "treat" they shouldnt be fed in more then quanaties of 2 or 3 at a time. I had 3 of the buggars they are great lizards to keepp Good luck with him and welcome to the HCN. I purchase all of my enclosures at glasscages.com

Does any body know any GOOD breeders for water dragons. I found one but they breed Australian water dragons. Can anybody refear me to a site about them and caresheets! Thanks

http://www.herpcenter.com/showthread.php?t=6973
Thats our caresheet on Chinese Water Dragon.
Heres a geat site about Chinese Water Dragon:
http://www.triciaswaterdragon.com/
To purchase a WD you can go to www.lllreptile.com
Ive heard alot of good things about LLL

I've seen some of LLL's animals in person and a lot of them were very nice looking animals. I don't know if I buy CWDs from them but I did almost buy a crested gecko from them once at an expo.

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A member of our community (dperlis) just purchased one from LLL and said shes very satisfied with the little guy