Frilled Dragon Information
(Chlamydosaurus Kingii)
Habitat:
Ambient temperature should be 75 - 85 degrees Fahrenheit,
basking area should be about 95 degrees F
Branches should be the size of the lizards body.
There should be plenty of branches positioned throughout
the cage at different angles, also including a couple
horizontal.
Place branches in a "Open pattern" -to allow them to climb,
but not so there crowded.
There should be plenty of floor space. (Frilled Dragons up to
12"+ should be kept on plain white paper towel).
The Water dish should be large and deep enough so they
can submerge there body, but not so deep it goes over their
neck / head. It should be in a warm place as Frills do not like
cold water.
Use an incandescent bulb for basking at one end of cage,
(making sure the frills cannot touch it!!!!) You must have a
full-spectrum florescent reptile bulb that goes all the way
across the cage. Frilled dragons need UVB, so I use an 8.0
bulb, but a 5.0 should be suitable. These bulbs come in sizes
of 18"- 48". The Frills should get 12 -14 hours a day of light.
Babies should be kept in 20- 30 Gallon tanks until they
are 2- 3 months old,
Then moved to a cage at least 24" x 24" x 24" until they
are 10 months old or outgrow it . A single adult should
have a cage at least 36" x 24" x 48".
Food:
Make sure prey items are no larger than the space between the eyes of the frills.
Feed 2 times a day for babies and Juvenal's. Babies should get 10-15 crickets a
day (5-7 each, unless they don't want more.)
Sub adults and adults can eat crickets, Pink mice, fuzzy mice, and super worms.
Insects should be dusted with calcium and a multivitamin supplement. You can
use 4 parts Rep-cal to 1 part Herptivite.
Males:
Larger frill ,
Larger body,
Size 22" - 28" Some males can reach 3 feet.
Reach full size in 3 years.
Females:
Smaller than males,
Size 18"-24".
Reach full size in 2 - 3
years.
Climate: Tropical and sub tropical areas of
Northern and Eastern Australia, also
southern coastal areas of New Guinea. (Reptiles
April 2003).
All information on this page is from Personal experience, and Reptiles volume 11 number 4 (April 2003)