Question by Tweety Marie: Can you keep a bearded dragon and a desert iguana in the same cage?

I have a bearded dragon and I am getting a desert iguana soon and would like to know if you can keeo them together or if it is better to put them seperately.

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Answer by Amber
No. They are both solitary lizards and should be kept alone inside their own cage. They are two different species and can easily stransfer one natural bacteria to the other. It can make the lizards sick. They also both have different diet requirements. It’s best you keep them seperated.

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Question by wollam43: What reptile supplements are best for an iguana and a bearded dragon?

Can I use the same preparation for both? What brand(s) are the best? How often should they get calcium and how often a multi-vitamin/mineral dust? They eat fresh or frozen vegetables rather than processed food and the dragon gets assorted bugs. Each has a sunlight bulb: what UVB level is best for each?

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Answer by TessaAngel
Bearded Dragons need both animal proteins and vegetable matter!!! Young bearded dragon’s diet is about 80% animal proteins and 20% vegetable matter. As they get older, the ratio changes to about 80%-90% vegetable matter and 10-20% animal proteins.
Animal protein sources are: Crickets, superworms, silkworms, roaches, hornworms, waxworms. Waxworms are considered candy to a BD so only feed on occasion in a small amount(2-3 worms).
It is best to give them their veggies before insects so they will actually eat them. Green Veggies are collard greens, mustard greens, turnip greens, dandelion greens. you can also give green beans, butternut squash, acorn squash(other winter squashes are also acceptable) yams, sweet potato.
Several items in animal and veggies need to be properly prepared depending on item or age of the bearded dragon so check with people at the pet store, they can tell you.

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Question by Ali M: Can an Iguana and a bearded dragon get along if they are to free roam together?

Does anyone have an iguana and a bearded dragon that you let hang out together? So far mine get along good. They always seem to look for one another. Im wondering if its because my beardie might be a female. I know my Iguana is a male but Im not sure about my dragon.

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Answer by JW
I’m sure anything will work. my friend of 30 years lives in chicago. he has a 5 foot iguana, black lab mix, and a black cat. the 3 were all raised together and chase each other around to play. it is fun to watch.the iguana is litter box trained and has large shelves on the wall to climb on. it has never been in a cage. the heat lights are on the wall along with it’s food dish. it also sleeps on his waterbed. like i said it is fun to watch. so yes I believe anything can get along.

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