Hello, and welcome to the message board!
Think about getting a tank that is at least 18-20" wide. A breeder tank is a minimum size for a beardie.
Here is a list of common things people ask about here...
-Lighting: Reptisun 10.0 or Acadia 12% linear tube lights are the safest choice. Or a good Mercury vapor bulb. Coil and compact UVB bulbs are known to cause health problems for bearded dragons. Same goes with other brands of linear tubes.
-No night lights, use a ceramic heater instead. If you can afford it, a light timer and a thermostat take alot of worry out of lighting. If temps don't drop below 70 in your house, no night heat is needed.
-Lots of room to roam around. 40 gal breeder tank minimum for an adult. Beardies grow super FAST! 1-2" per month in some cases!
-Feed 2-3 times a day. At 2-3 months old they should be eating 10-30 crickets per feeding. 30-90 a day! (THIS IS FOR YOUNG DRAGONS, Older dragons eat less protein and more veg.) feeders should be appropriately sized. Nothing bigger than the space between their eyes.
-Dust crickets with calcium (5 feedings per week) and/or multivitamin (2 feedings per week). Phoenix worms are worth a try. High in calcium (no dusting)! Dubia roaches too! Also look in to hornworms and silkworms. Great for adult beardies.
-Good greens: collard, mustard, dandelion. Squash is great too! Offer greens daily, even if they don't eat them, they need to learn. I have to mix in some arugula or cilantro to get ours to get the greens.
-75-80 degrees on the cool side of the viv. A larger enclosure will provide your beardie a much better temperature gradient, from cool side to hot side. They can pick where they are comfortable that way.
-Basking surface temp of 102-105 should be good.
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Bath water up to about her shoulders, and warm, about 90-100 degrees. Beardies seem to like to poo in water, and should be pooping once a day.
Feel free to post more questions!
