FAQ: General Care of Bearded Dragons

My Bearded Dragon escaped from his cage now he is lost. Can I use food to catch him?
A Bearded Dragons first instinct is to hide. He will probably not come out looking for food readily especially when people are around. If you have hard wood or tile floors you can sift flour onto the floor than when they are out they will leave tracks that you can follow. Try looking in low dark places, they generally wont climb up things as much as crawl under and into things. If you have potted plants, check to see if they have dug a hole in them. They generally don't go far. Look inside furniture. They get under a couch and end up exploring the springs and padding.

Is my Bearded Dragon a boy or girl?
Not all BDs sex easily. Some can even fool experienced breeders. It is more difficult to tell with juvies than with adults. Try placing the animal on your open hand (your palm up). Then with the other hand lift the tail and bend it towards the head but not to far. With the tail pulled forward, look for the hemipene bulges on either side of the base of the tail. If they have 2 bulges, it's a boy, if not they may be girls or you may not be able to see them yet. Thin tails make it harder to tell.