How bearded dragons get food:

• Bearded dragons are agile and in the wild hunt live prey. They crush crickets and mealworms with their powerful jaws and eat every day. When kept in captivity adults should be fed once a day but they require different foods at different life stages.

How bearded dragons protect itself from predators

• To protect themselves from predators such as snakes, birds, and other animals that want to eat them, a bearded dragon's colors blend in with their natural habitat. Just like the sand and rocks where they live, beardies have skin in different shades of gray, yellow, and brown. They have spike-shaped scales as a defense mechanism from many desert predators.

How does bearded dragons sleep:

• Most bearded dragons, however, need more sleep than you're probably used to. Typically bearded dragons sleep around 8-12 hours. Since bearded dragons are used to sleeping when it is dark, it's important to make sure their room or cage is as dark as possible during the hours when they are supposed to be sleeping.