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          Along with a source of bright light and heat, such as incandescent lights, most reptiles require broad-spectrum UVA/UVB lighting. Providing the proper amount of UV to your reptiles is vital for their health. In their natural environment lizards spend a lot of time sunbathing, which provides these essential light-rays, but in captivity it is essential that we provide this for them.
The difference between UVA and UVB Light
          UVA is a long range ultra violet light. UVA light stimulates your reptile into normal daytime activities and is important in establishing a daytime/nighttime routines. Reptiles that receive sufficient UVA are more active, eat more, breed more readily, and display a general sense of well-being.
UVB is a short range ultra violet light that is essential for the reptile's digestive process. Exposure to UVB produces vitamin D3 in the reptile's skin.
The Importance of UV Lighting
          Reptiles need a cycle of day and night to have optimum health and temperament. Without a consistent day/night cycle your reptile will become stressed and may exhibit symptoms such as loss of appetite or poor temperament. This is where the UVA comes into play. UVA rays tell the reptile that it is daytime, and stimulate the animal to go about normal daytime activities such as feeding, bathing, and exploring.

Reptile Health UV Lighting

          A bearded dragons diet will be made up of two types of foods. The first will be vegetation and the second will be insects. Below are the main foods you will be wanting to feed to your bearded dragon as staple foods. Staple foods are types of foods that are acceptable to be fed on a daily basis. Everything else that's not on this list is probably not a good choice and should not be fed.
Vegetation: Butternut Squash, Cactus Pads, Collard Greens, Dandelion Greens, Green Acorn Squash, Mustard Greens, Kabocha Squash, Tunip Greens (not the root), and Yuca Root.
Insects: Silkworms, Phoenix worms, Crickets, Roaches, Superworms, and Mealworms.
The most common insect that pet stores sell regularly are waxworms. Waxworms are very high in fat and should not be fed to reptiles. Only feed waxworms on holidays and birthdays as a treat.
The amount to feed your bearded dragon varies depending on the age and size of your beardie. But normally you would want to follow this rule:

Bearded Dragon Diet Explained

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