Great video Clint! As someone who breeds the very (and I do mean very!) difficult Chinese water dragon. You nailed their care and the facts towards their cost and issues regarding them being wild caught. I 100% agree that people are generally unable to provide the proper care for water dragons. So I’m glad to see you made a video showing people that a “cute” $20 lizard. Will cost you thousands! Great video again, and keep up the GREAT content!
Where are you based out of? I’m very interested in getting an AWD, but I want to do my homework and make sure I’m set up correctly before I do so, so any advice you have is greatly appreciated.
Could we get videos on different types of monitor lizards? And maybe one discussing different boas? Your video on the common boa made me really want one!
Definitely do one on monitors, I’m sure you already know this because you’ve responded before but your ackie monitor video made me get one myself a while back.
I was just trying to decide between the two yesterday! So glad for the video, wish I could find reliable care videos for the Australian water dragon. You should start doing videos on cage setups and care requirements!
Clint's Reptiles so true, and unfortunately the cheaper a species get the worse it becomes All my water dragons are surrendered pets and today eastern water dragons have been introduced to several cities outside their natural range!
Australian water dragons are my dream reptile sucks that their so under appreciated in Australia because it's impossible for me to find any here in Canada.
We have an ozzy water dragon called Steve. He has a 6 foot tall vivarium, with a pool inside and a bunch of substrate to dig in. Basking slate up top, branches, shelves, UV basking areas etc. He is The Coolest pet. Hes just awesome. Seeing him do a 3ft dive into his pool from the top shelf is AWESOME.
Man, I had never heard of, or even seen an Australian Water Dragon before, but after all these videos of yours I can't wait to get one. Gonna be a good while though, but I think eventually its gonna be time to go big or go home with a huge and impressive tropical enclosure.
Great video! All of your videos are awesome. I've had my Chinese Water Dragon for a year now. I'm glad you're informing people on what comes with owning and caring for these amazing reptiles.
this is awesome to see as I requested this when you released your Australian water dragon video. thanks for making this video and keep up the good work.
Thank you Clint! Best textile channel! I'm going to start building custom reptile enclosures centered on Water Dragons and Caiman Lizards. I'm really looking forward to it.
We have an adult CWD that we have had since she was a hatchling. CWD have specific needs but I wouldn't call them difficult. Keep humidity up, room to climb, place to soak, place to bask and multiple food choices. They have a great personality, very handlable not too big, not too small. Probably our favorite reptile.
Hey Clint - love your content since the very beginning! Just a quick fact: Over here in Europe, for whatever reason, chinese water dragons were available for 20€ - all captive bred & in every petstore! They really were the "green iguana" during the 2010's over here. Really cheap, lovely tempered & beautiful lizards that sadly mostly would not get the needed care.
I always look forward to Clint schooling me. I have always kept reptiles, amphibians, and small mammas (ferrets, rabbits etc....) And with 25 years experience I feel like i learn something new every video. Awesome.
I have to say, I grew up a huge fan of reptiles and considered myself an amateur herpetologist and particularly love lizards. I've also been watching many of your videos over the past few months since discovering your channel. Very, very few of the animals you've showcased have made me really want to take on the responsibility and financial implications of adopting them. The green tree skinks, and the Aki monitors were about it. But the Australian water dragons are spoil close to pushing me to pulling the trigger! Such a fantastic looking lizard!
I had a Chinese water dragon. Best lizard I ever had! He was in a 7foot tall enclosure that I made from an old tall dresser. The bottom shelf I cut a hole to fit a 20 gal. Aquarium with live feeder fish just in case he was ever hungry in between meals. I loved just watching him climb and swim. However I was the only one able to truly handle him. Everyone else he would just puff up to or tail whip. And as you said he didnt do well to travel. I had to move out of state for medical/family troubles so I had to rehome which broke my heart. But i knew he wouldnt make the 14hr drive. But he really was amazing watching him eat his mice (frozen thawed) once he got older and filling up the bath tub to help with stuck shed and just to really swim. Nothing can can even compare. Last update I got was his 10th birthday. It makes me happy.
Years ago I heard about the Chinese water dragon, and was doing research on them when I discovered the Australian water dragon and really quickly became obsessed, so I was extremely excited about this video
Just that people tend to underestimate just how big the enclosure really needs to be, for both species. I kept reading how they need these big spaces and then people keep them in a 3’x3’ or something (which admittedly isn’t little) or that people put them in very vertical enclosures, and they really do need iguana or bigger sized enclosures. Maybe I’m planning on going overboard 🤷🏼♀️ but when I get my own place I’ve already got plans for a 9’x 3’x6’ for a single dragon
Awesome video once again. As a kid I made the mistake of getting a Chinese Water Dragon without knowing the absolute care needed. That said, I had it for about 8 years before it really went down hill, paid tons of money on vets (specialists are necessary, as there were no reptile vets near me) and it was just really sad to see my pet die so quickly in a weeks time. As a kid, 6-14, I think I did a fairly good job... though this video would have been really useful. All your videos are what I wish I had back in the 90s, and what I hope young people today can use to educate themselves before getting that $20 lizard. These prices reflect the ease of getting them (from droves of imports or farmed individuals) and not their care complexity, which I think is a shame for the animal and the young people who have enough to get a difficult pet on an allowance. As a more conscious adult I find that making enclosures from scratch is real fun, but expensive... but it all is worth while if your reptile can carry out the 15+ years it should live. Thanks Clint!
I acquired a pair of Chinese water dragons about 10 years ago. As I was introducing them to their new enclosure I had set up for them, one of them went into a proper skittish mode and managed skirm out my hands and try making an escape. In the process it dropped its tail!! I was gutted to say least as they were exceptionaly beautiful and couldn't believe it as never heard of them being able to do so before. But I can assure any readers to this it was the case in mid air not been caught in anything so can be ruled out.
chameleons dying in every way possible: 1. breathing 2. seeing 3. tasting 4. touching 5. hearing water dragons dying in every way possible: 1. dehydration 2. over eating 3. drowning 4. parasites 5. being wild caught/ farm bred
Beautiful animals. The Australian Water Dragon (especially the female) looked a lot like what I have always imagined a velociraptor may have looked. When you showed the sexual dimorphism was when I really saw it. They truly are AWESOME! Great video.
@@ClintsReptiles I got a captive bred/born one! Actually, a friend of mine hatched him, so it's going to be a lot easier to keep and stuff like that, he ate for me for the first time yesterday! A good silkworm small one) and a dozen crickets, I'm happy!
Never heard of the Australian til recently , I was curious to see the comparison I always heard the Chinese were a lil difficult to take care of. The question I had you answered almost immediately which is how related are they?
Here in Sydney, I've got awesome wild water dragons that live around my pool. I often see them swimming early in the morning and find them sleeping in the inlet basket overnight. They are so cool and pretty chilled too. I've also noticed, water dragons seem more street smart than wild blue tongue lizards who sunbake on roads (and get run over) and less likely to be killed by domestic cats and dogs.
I have a CWD and he is the best. Having had different lizards for about 20 years of my life, the CWD is by far the most passive and docile. Most lizards if you try to pick them up and they don’t want to, they may tail whip you unintentionally. My CWD has never done that and has never ever acted aggressively. I have him living in a walk in shower that I don’t use. They need plenty of space. I have a tank I use to keep his insects in so they don’t escape. I have branches leading out of the tank and there is a fake tree in the shower that he really enjoys climbing and lounging on. He was not happy when I first got him and he was contained within a tank. He did rub his nose on the glass like many people have stated. If anyone has any questions, I’m happy to answer them.
Hi Clint my Chinese water Dragon Godzilla passed away last week at age 8 she was absolutely the best reptile pet I have ever owned she was my girl I miss her very much I absolutely love your channel very informative and very fun to watch thanks Clint abundant love and blessings from Canada sincerely your friend Richard ❤
@@ClintsReptiles that is the plan and why I lean towards the AWD more. I am hatching Panther Chameleons to help the community get more CBB. Big fan by the way. My daughter and I watch all your videos. You also turned me on to snake discovery and I don't own or plan to own snakes haha.
@@ClintsReptiles can you also do a vs video with veiled, panther, and Jackson's? I have 2 of the 3 but I know it's hard to find videos that would guide people in the right direction if they want a chameleon.
I absolutely adore my Chinese Water Dragon. He has such a great personality and loves coming out of his enclosure to play or even just hang out on my shoulder with me. He's very attentive and curious about everything. He's taken really well to wearing a harness and leash. The only issue I've run into is that his claws tend to be extremely sharp, much like a cat's front claws, so I have to wear a long sleeve shirt when handling him. Not really a big deal, it's pretty much the only handling issue I've had with him. My experience has been that setting up water filtration with a large aquatic area in his enclosure is the only way to really go. He loves swimming and his shedding goes a lot easier for him when he can soak his entire body for extended periods of time. It also helps out a lot with keeping the humidity in his enclosure high enough. Plus he just generally seems happier when he has a large water area to hang out in or above. I also highly recommend that anyone keeping a water dragon (Chinese or Australian) plan to set up breeding colonies of at least some of the insects they're going to eat. Feeding these guys can get really expensive, really fast if you're not growing your own bugs. Meal worm colonies are extremely simple to set up and grow quickly once you have them established. I'm also in the process of establishing a dubia roach colony and a super worm colony.
I used to have a pet Chinese water dragon named hadrosaurus (Or Hady for short) cricket stealer. I got him when I was 6 and he lived up to 7. It’s ashamed he passed away but he was really cool lizard. He ate many types of bugs when he was younger but when he turned 5 or 6 we feed him frozen mice (I would like to note he was huge) and sometimes live mice.
Really enjoyed this video. I didnt know a lot about either but they're very interesting lizards. I'd like to see your take on short tail pythons in the future.
Please make a vid about Abronia Arboreal Lizard .They are so rad and they to look, if not more in my honest opinion to dragons. keep on making great videos there so educational.
I have a Chinese water dragon named rain i got him on saturday 2020 the 25th on january he is awsome my parents also love to watch these awsome videos you just gained a new subscriber
I've have a Chinese Water Dragon for 2.5yrs,,, and 2cats, they get along wonderfully,, I converted a exlg China cabinet for him,, he is not any more expensive than 2cats, or 2gold fish, he is hand fed, used as a companion animal for my 9yr old grandson who is autistic.. still learning about him, "Toothless".. he is captive bred,,
My Chinese Water Dragon I got from a local pet store. Don't know where the owner got it from but I didn't seem to have parasite issues. I did get a large aquarium and had read how they had issues with glass so I lizard proofed my entire room and let him roam and climb. He loved to get in amongst my close hangers. I'd only put him in the aquarium when he'd had a full day. When he started do she'd I'd allow him warm baths/swims in out bathtub to aid that process and made sure as. He grew his water dish grew with him. I got him as a babe and got him to young adult stage before strangely enough my health took a turn for the worse and I couldn't take care of him like I use too. Found him a new home however. Did all this living in Maine a strange state to find oneself living in and fascinated with reptiles. .
I’ve got a female Chinese water dragon for 8 years now and she’s still going strong. Had a few issues but all in all she’s in good health and super tame. Spoiled by being hand fed and a picky eater sometimes though which can get annoying
We had 2 Chinese water dragons (amongs a LOT of other reptiles). They were such great little characters and I miss them so much, both died of old age. We gave them our entire (heavily adapted) living room to roam, with one entire corner converted to an open herbarium where they could do their thing (eat, poop, bask etc). One day I hope to do something like that again once I actually got the funds again (it was VERY expensive lol), as it allowed them lots of freedom and interaction when they felt like it
Reminds me about beta, plecos, and goldfish. Always assumed to be easy to keep but actually the hosing costs are much higher than expected because the fish require bigger tanks to thrive. I quite miss my fish. I had a quite nice planted ecosystem thriving before I had to take it down.
My Neighbors had a Chinese’s water dragon and they had like a heat rock with a tub of water and he lived for about 14 years,well he wasn’t my neighbor,they were my grandmas neighbors,in like the 1990s
Honestly once you get the area set up and the humidity right and some real plants it starts to take care of itself. They really aren't to different to Care for. Hardest part is getting it all going. After that its pretty much just feeding.
I had the chinese one about 30 years ago, he lived on a shelf in my study, no cage, would run to the other end when I brought him bugs. he loved those big pinching bugs kept him for years..
I am adopting a 7month old chinese water dragon who has been at the store for at least 5 months and has already been to the vet 10 times (parasites, amputating toes, etc). Is there at least a small chance that I can revitalize him? From what I hear he has been doing well for the past month.
I really want an aussie water dragon. Not ready for one quite yet due to space limits in my current house, but some day... Or I wait 10yrs until the fish in my large aquarium die, but I like my fish, which raises a question - if I had a water dragon, could the aquarium in its enclosure contain fish or would it eat them? Thanks!
I had one as a teenager about 34 years ago and did nothing healthy for it. Reptiles back then sold and the pet store told you nothing that you needed. I didn't have UVB lighting, no swimming water and likely let my room get 74 degrees around the clock but I did have a big hot-rock which now too is not recommended. The poor thing just got lettuce and maybe some other mixed greens, but I can't recall. Nothing to hide under and the substrate was the green outdoor carpet. I got bored of this lizard after a few years or a year and traded it for a Savana monitor. That poor creature didn't get the proper care either and most of the time ate dog food. Bothers me now that I didn't take better care of my pets but I didn't know any better and the pet stores gave no proper advice or sold helpful products.
I spent $600 on mine plus tons amount of time high maintenance exotic reptiles for a reason. But all the time and money is worth it if you have both. Still spending lots of money on him so he has everything he needs.
Hi Clint watch most of your videos on all the awesome reptiles and have own and house a lot of water dragons have had both breeds living in the same Enclosure both sadly both died of old age but may question is had you ever came across a Chinese bull water dragon bigger then 3ft which everyone has told me there only grow to being that big plus all my other males have only grow that big, only reason I ask is cause that my first ever water dragon Draco grow to just over 5ft and wonder had you ever came across any that big before. Sorry for the long winded comment.
My first reptile was a green water dragon. They're great reptiles, but not for beginners. She's healthy and happy now, but she ended up costing me 400 in vet bills in the first year. She's was an extremely picky eater as a juvie and I underestimated the amount of space they require. There is no pre-built terrarium big enough to house these creatures, Even in the largest Exo-terra avaliable she was glass surfing. I ended up having to build her a custom 9'x5'x3' enclosure to get her to stop. Please do your research. the $30 price tag on these guys is tempting, but know that their enclosure is going to be extremely expensive.
Hey Clint, just wanna say love your videos! Thanx for the detailed information, oh and I wanted to ask where could someone get an enclosure for one the dragons? One with an area that you could make a water place for them to swim, glass or acrylic, open style to see? Thank you in advance.
Im a begginer reptile keeper and I was thinking about getting one of these.Decided to buy a northern blue tongue skink instead.Not only is it bigger,but easier to keep and quite cheap too!
They're a lot of work. A someone who breeds them, I'll tell you(Just as Clint said!) that despite being a $20 Wild-caught lizard. Be prepared to spend a lot of money. They're expensive to keep and glass tanks & screen enclosures are a big NO when it comes to hosing them. Custom built or bought is the only way to go for them to truly be healthy.
I’ve been waiting for this video. Rango my captive breed Chinese water dragon is impressed with you video. He is the king and all of his subjects in my room have submitted to his rule but he has now been introduced to a new challenger that wants his crown.
His subjects include two hermit crabs, a thai bamboo rat snake, three goldfish, two female bettas, danios, neon tetras, Cory catfish, a pleco and a pupper
Guess im lucky then , I live in Australia , i found a baby water dragon , put it in my court yard gargen that has a pond. He is free to come and go. I give him chicken and fruit occasionally, or leave meat out to attract flies , he is quite aerobatic , he can jump up and catch a fly , He likes to jump in the pond and have a bath .After a year and a half today he finally ate out of my hand. He did disappear for a couple of months over winter , i guess he was hibernating somewhere ?
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Great video Clint!
As someone who breeds the very (and I do mean very!) difficult Chinese water dragon. You nailed their care and the facts towards their cost and issues regarding them being wild caught. I 100% agree that people are generally unable to provide the proper care for water dragons. So I’m glad to see you made a video showing people that a “cute” $20 lizard. Will cost you thousands! Great video again, and keep up the GREAT content!
Hey you're here too?
Cool 😃
Soul of Death24 Of course I’m here! It wouldn’t be a Water Dragon vídeo without the well known keeper of water dragons himself: Me!
Do you breed and sell water dragons?
@@dysfunctionalthor4719 I do breed them, however with the onset of college for me this fall. I have all breeding projects on hold.
Where are you based out of? I’m very interested in getting an AWD, but I want to do my homework and make sure I’m set up correctly before I do so, so any advice you have is greatly appreciated.
"What is your favorite Reptile?"
Clint: "Yes"
Not Savannah Monitors Or Iguanas though
This guy's love for reptiles is wholesome.
That's good, right?
@@ClintsReptiles yes!!
Huzzah!
Chinese water dragon jumping: such grace, much wow. Australian water dragon trying to get off an arm that is resting on the table : Blonk.
This is honestly one of the best reptile channels out there, glad you're here to inform people clint!
Thank you so much! I love doing this. I'm trying to figure out how to make it my full time job...
I'm sure that you'll be able to make it work!
If only I didn't need food and shelter it would be easy :)
There is a reason these videos have very little to no dislikes! Cause they honestly are some of my ( and others I’m sure ) favorite videos to watch.
Thank you! I'm sure some people dislike them because they were expecting combat...
Me too!
Honestly my dream Clint's Reptiles video is "5 of the coolest pet geckos you could have!"
I like this idea very much!
Allen Jay I would love that video
Pls pls can we have AFTs? Please?
Allen Jay we need this!! My life would be complete
Easy- leopard, gargoyle, leechies, cresties and if you’re up for a challenge leaf tailed geckos:)
I would love to find a CBB Chinese Water Dragon and build a big pauldarium for it. They're so cool! 😊
I too would love to do that!
my dream come true! they are so beautiful!
(off to peek at your channel, and see what i've been missing. i find the coolest ppl in the comments Lol))
I think if you go to the Chinese water dragon group on fb there are one or two people who actually do breed them.
Elle's Reptiles I breed Chinese water dragons ;)
Could we get videos on different types of monitor lizards? And maybe one discussing different boas? Your video on the common boa made me really want one!
I think that should happen!
Definitely do one on monitors, I’m sure you already know this because you’ve responded before but your ackie monitor video made me get one myself a while back.
I was just trying to decide between the two yesterday! So glad for the video, wish I could find reliable care videos for the Australian water dragon. You should start doing videos on cage setups and care requirements!
Perhaps one day I will.
I love Clint. He's swell. Informative and entertaining and says things like "stinkin' rad." YOU'RE STINKIN' RAD, CLINT!
Aussie water dragons are one of my favourite captives but unfortunately they are taken for granted here in Aus
It is amazing how often we overlook our amazing native species no matter where you live.
Clint's Reptiles so true, and unfortunately the cheaper a species get the worse it becomes
All my water dragons are surrendered pets and today eastern water dragons have been introduced to several cities outside their natural range!
For sure. Thank you for doing your part.
Clint's Reptiles and thank YOU for getting these messages to a wider audience! ☺️
Australian water dragons are my dream reptile sucks that their so under appreciated in Australia because it's impossible for me to find any here in Canada.
We have an ozzy water dragon called Steve.
He has a 6 foot tall vivarium, with a pool inside and a bunch of substrate to dig in. Basking slate up top, branches, shelves, UV basking areas etc.
He is The Coolest pet. Hes just awesome. Seeing him do a 3ft dive into his pool from the top shelf is AWESOME.
Hey Kelly! If you don't mind would you be able to post a picture of his home? If not thats cool, I'm just really curious how its set up! :)
Man, I had never heard of, or even seen an Australian Water Dragon before, but after all these videos of yours I can't wait to get one. Gonna be a good while though, but I think eventually its gonna be time to go big or go home with a huge and impressive tropical enclosure.
Did you end up getting one?
Great video! All of your videos are awesome. I've had my Chinese Water Dragon for a year now. I'm glad you're informing people on what comes with owning and caring for these amazing reptiles.
Awesome! I have been wanting more videos on Australian Water Dragons ever since you introduced them to us! 😁
this is awesome to see as I requested this when you released your Australian water dragon video. thanks for making this video and keep up the good work.
You bet! Thanks for the great suggestion.
I love your content!! Thanks so much for putting in all of the work that you do!
You bet. Thank you for the kind words.
Thank you Clint! Best textile channel! I'm going to start building custom reptile enclosures centered on Water Dragons and Caiman Lizards. I'm really looking forward to it.
We have an adult CWD that we have had since she was a hatchling. CWD have specific needs but I wouldn't call them difficult. Keep humidity up, room to climb, place to soak, place to bask and multiple food choices. They have a great personality, very handlable not too big, not too small. Probably our favorite reptile.
I’d like to see videos on Indigo snakes, different boas like rainbow and Dumerils. Plus Chuckwallas! But love all your content 💚
I agree about all of that!
Guy:my god
Other guy: Zilla
Hey Clint - love your content since the very beginning!
Just a quick fact: Over here in Europe, for whatever reason, chinese water dragons were available for 20€ - all captive bred & in every petstore!
They really were the "green iguana" during the 2010's over here.
Really cheap, lovely tempered & beautiful lizards that sadly mostly would not get the needed care.
I always look forward to Clint schooling me. I have always kept reptiles, amphibians, and small mammas (ferrets, rabbits etc....) And with 25 years experience I feel like i learn something new every video. Awesome.
I have to say, I grew up a huge fan of reptiles and considered myself an amateur herpetologist and particularly love lizards. I've also been watching many of your videos over the past few months since discovering your channel. Very, very few of the animals you've showcased have made me really want to take on the responsibility and financial implications of adopting them. The green tree skinks, and the Aki monitors were about it. But the Australian water dragons are spoil close to pushing me to pulling the trigger! Such a fantastic looking lizard!
I had a Chinese water dragon. Best lizard I ever had! He was in a 7foot tall enclosure that I made from an old tall dresser. The bottom shelf I cut a hole to fit a 20 gal. Aquarium with live feeder fish just in case he was ever hungry in between meals. I loved just watching him climb and swim. However I was the only one able to truly handle him. Everyone else he would just puff up to or tail whip. And as you said he didnt do well to travel. I had to move out of state for medical/family troubles so I had to rehome which broke my heart. But i knew he wouldnt make the 14hr drive. But he really was amazing watching him eat his mice (frozen thawed) once he got older and filling up the bath tub to help with stuck shed and just to really swim. Nothing can can even compare. Last update I got was his 10th birthday. It makes me happy.
Years ago I heard about the Chinese water dragon, and was doing research on them when I discovered the Australian water dragon and really quickly became obsessed, so I was extremely excited about this video
Anything you would like to add based on your research?
Just that people tend to underestimate just how big the enclosure really needs to be, for both species. I kept reading how they need these big spaces and then people keep them in a 3’x3’ or something (which admittedly isn’t little) or that people put them in very vertical enclosures, and they really do need iguana or bigger sized enclosures. Maybe I’m planning on going overboard 🤷🏼♀️ but when I get my own place I’ve already got plans for a 9’x 3’x6’ for a single dragon
Awesome video once again. As a kid I made the mistake of getting a Chinese Water Dragon without knowing the absolute care needed. That said, I had it for about 8 years before it really went down hill, paid tons of money on vets (specialists are necessary, as there were no reptile vets near me) and it was just really sad to see my pet die so quickly in a weeks time. As a kid, 6-14, I think I did a fairly good job... though this video would have been really useful. All your videos are what I wish I had back in the 90s, and what I hope young people today can use to educate themselves before getting that $20 lizard. These prices reflect the ease of getting them (from droves of imports or farmed individuals) and not their care complexity, which I think is a shame for the animal and the young people who have enough to get a difficult pet on an allowance. As a more conscious adult I find that making enclosures from scratch is real fun, but expensive... but it all is worth while if your reptile can carry out the 15+ years it should live. Thanks Clint!
Mine dropped dead after about a week. Paid 15 bucks I think. Was pretty bummed out
Your enthusiasm is so contagious. 💚🐊 Loved this video.
Inching closer to 100,000 subscribers. By this time next year you'll have 200,000+.
damn I really digging that Australian Water Dragon. love it look
I acquired a pair of Chinese water dragons about 10 years ago. As I was introducing them to their new enclosure I had set up for them, one of them went into a proper skittish mode and managed skirm out my hands and try making an escape. In the process it dropped its tail!! I was gutted to say least as they were exceptionaly beautiful and couldn't believe it as never heard of them being able to do so before. But I can assure any readers to this it was the case in mid air not been caught in anything so can be ruled out.
Joke's on you, I wanted an excuse for a large paludarium anyways.
chameleons dying in every way possible:
1. breathing
2. seeing
3. tasting
4. touching
5. hearing
water dragons dying in every way possible:
1. dehydration
2. over eating
3. drowning
4. parasites
5. being wild caught/ farm bred
Beautiful animals. The Australian Water Dragon (especially the female) looked a lot like what I have always imagined a velociraptor may have looked. When you showed the sexual dimorphism was when I really saw it. They truly are AWESOME! Great video.
Velocitaptors in real life actually had feathers and looked a lot like birds with teeth. I think water dragons look even cooler than raptors
Your videos are so great , your videos convinced me to get a leopard gecko and excited to celebrate your 100th video coming up
Are you going to do a video on Sailfin Dragons? They are intense but awesome
On my list!
I bought my two Chinese water dragons when they were hatchlings, from a place in California shipped over night.
That's funny that you get this video out today because I got my Chinese Water Dragon 3 days ago, the timing.
I wish you the best with your new baby. I love them. I wish they were easier to keep alive.
@@ClintsReptiles I got a captive bred/born one! Actually, a friend of mine hatched him, so it's going to be a lot easier to keep and stuff like that, he ate for me for the first time yesterday! A good silkworm small one) and a dozen crickets, I'm happy!
That is so perfect I could cry!
Never heard of the Australian til recently , I was curious to see the comparison I always heard the Chinese were a lil difficult to take care of. The question I had you answered almost immediately which is how related are they?
Here in Sydney, I've got awesome wild water dragons that live around my pool. I often see them swimming early in the morning and find them sleeping in the inlet basket overnight. They are so cool and pretty chilled too.
I've also noticed, water dragons seem more street smart than wild blue tongue lizards who sunbake on roads (and get run over) and less likely to be killed by domestic cats and dogs.
Once caught an eastern water dragon just outside Sydney while on a hike to Manley. Beautiful lizard
I have a CWD and he is the best. Having had different lizards for about 20 years of my life, the CWD is by far the most passive and docile. Most lizards if you try to pick them up and they don’t want to, they may tail whip you unintentionally. My CWD has never done that and has never ever acted aggressively.
I have him living in a walk in shower that I don’t use. They need plenty of space. I have a tank I use to keep his insects in so they don’t escape. I have branches leading out of the tank and there is a fake tree in the shower that he really enjoys climbing and lounging on. He was not happy when I first got him and he was contained within a tank. He did rub his nose on the glass like many people have stated.
If anyone has any questions, I’m happy to answer them.
Hi Clint my Chinese water Dragon Godzilla passed away last week at age 8 she was absolutely the best reptile pet I have ever owned she was my girl I miss her very much I absolutely love your channel very informative and very fun to watch thanks Clint abundant love and blessings from Canada sincerely your friend Richard ❤
Ive been waiting for this one! Id love to have an Australian water dragon
You'd be perfect for one! Say hi to Thorn for me. I haven't seen him in almost a week. Too long!
@@ClintsReptiles Will do! Im sure he misses you too.
You should show your reptile room/space and your enclosures. Great video! Good to known that Chinese water dragons are mostly imported.
One of the future episode titles on Clint's Reptiles: "Godzilla, the right pet? This will come down to our 5 main points, which are..." :)
Had 2 Chinese water dragons... lived 9 and 10 years. Great pets. Much more active when young too.
Thank you! My daughter wants a CWD but I want and AWD so this helps even though it's essentially tie.
Whatever you get, get it CBB.
@@ClintsReptiles that is the plan and why I lean towards the AWD more. I am hatching Panther Chameleons to help the community get more CBB. Big fan by the way. My daughter and I watch all your videos. You also turned me on to snake discovery and I don't own or plan to own snakes haha.
More collaborations with her coming this summer!
@@ClintsReptiles can you also do a vs video with veiled, panther, and Jackson's? I have 2 of the 3 but I know it's hard to find videos that would guide people in the right direction if they want a chameleon.
Better get a captive-bred or rescued AWD. CWD are more fragile.
Gosh, and I thought beardies where high maintenance.
Besides all the greens my beardie was so easy. I hated the greens lmao I either never had enough or too much and wasted.
I absolutely adore my Chinese Water Dragon. He has such a great personality and loves coming out of his enclosure to play or even just hang out on my shoulder with me. He's very attentive and curious about everything. He's taken really well to wearing a harness and leash. The only issue I've run into is that his claws tend to be extremely sharp, much like a cat's front claws, so I have to wear a long sleeve shirt when handling him. Not really a big deal, it's pretty much the only handling issue I've had with him.
My experience has been that setting up water filtration with a large aquatic area in his enclosure is the only way to really go. He loves swimming and his shedding goes a lot easier for him when he can soak his entire body for extended periods of time. It also helps out a lot with keeping the humidity in his enclosure high enough. Plus he just generally seems happier when he has a large water area to hang out in or above.
I also highly recommend that anyone keeping a water dragon (Chinese or Australian) plan to set up breeding colonies of at least some of the insects they're going to eat. Feeding these guys can get really expensive, really fast if you're not growing your own bugs. Meal worm colonies are extremely simple to set up and grow quickly once you have them established. I'm also in the process of establishing a dubia roach colony and a super worm colony.
Great advice!
@@ClintsReptiles Thanks! And thank you for making this video. I don't think I've ever clicked on a new video so fast! :-)
I used to have a pet Chinese water dragon named hadrosaurus (Or Hady for short) cricket stealer. I got him when I was 6 and he lived up to 7. It’s ashamed he passed away but he was really cool lizard.
He ate many types of bugs when he was younger but when he turned 5 or 6 we feed him frozen mice (I would like to note he was huge) and sometimes live mice.
Could a Chinese water dragon and a Australian water dragon be kept together in an enclosure that's large enough?
Really enjoyed this video. I didnt know a lot about either but they're very interesting lizards. I'd like to see your take on short tail pythons in the future.
Yay! I've been looking forward to this won. Both amazing creatures!
Please make a vid about Abronia Arboreal Lizard .They are so rad and they to look, if not more in my honest opinion to dragons. keep on making great videos there so educational.
I have a Chinese water dragon named rain i got him on saturday 2020 the 25th on january he is awsome my parents also love to watch these awsome videos you just gained a new subscriber
Look at the colors on the Aus water dragon its stinkin rad
So amazing!
I've have a Chinese Water Dragon for 2.5yrs,,, and 2cats, they get along wonderfully,, I converted a exlg China cabinet for him,, he is not any more expensive than 2cats, or 2gold fish, he is hand fed, used as a companion animal for my 9yr old grandson who is autistic.. still learning about him, "Toothless".. he is captive bred,,
My Chinese Water Dragon I got from a local pet store. Don't know where the owner got it from but I didn't seem to have parasite issues. I did get a large aquarium and had read how they had issues with glass so I lizard proofed my entire room and let him roam and climb. He loved to get in amongst my close hangers. I'd only put him in the aquarium when he'd had a full day. When he started do she'd I'd allow him warm baths/swims in out bathtub to aid that process and made sure as. He grew his water dish grew with him. I got him as a babe and got him to young adult stage before strangely enough my health took a turn for the worse and I couldn't take care of him like I use too. Found him a new home however. Did all this living in Maine a strange state to find oneself living in and fascinated with reptiles. .
My four Chinese water dragons have lived in great health for over 9 years,
As long as you have them in groups they do amazing
Loved it as always
Thank you so much!
@@ClintsReptiles i got a quaestion i dont know if you got one but you should consider making a clint reptiles instagram acount
I’ve got a female Chinese water dragon for 8 years now and she’s still going strong. Had a few issues but all in all she’s in good health and super tame. Spoiled by being hand fed and a picky eater sometimes though which can get annoying
great video for me as i keep both species ,for me the cwd just clinches it ,i adore my adult male ,looking forward to your next video as always
If they were all CBB, they would be my choice as well.
We had 2 Chinese water dragons (amongs a LOT of other reptiles). They were such great little characters and I miss them so much, both died of old age.
We gave them our entire (heavily adapted) living room to roam, with one entire corner converted to an open herbarium where they could do their thing (eat, poop, bask etc).
One day I hope to do something like that again once I actually got the funds again (it was VERY expensive lol), as it allowed them lots of freedom and interaction when they felt like it
Reminds me about beta, plecos, and goldfish. Always assumed to be easy to keep but actually the hosing costs are much higher than expected because the fish require bigger tanks to thrive. I quite miss my fish. I had a quite nice planted ecosystem thriving before I had to take it down.
My Neighbors had a Chinese’s water dragon and they had like a heat rock with a tub of water and he lived for about 14 years,well he wasn’t my neighbor,they were my grandmas neighbors,in like the 1990s
Thank you
Blue tongue vs beardie would be a good video idea. Both are awesome animals
I'm thinking about doing this one very soon.
Honestly once you get the area set up and the humidity right and some real plants it starts to take care of itself. They really aren't to different to Care for. Hardest part is getting it all going. After that its pretty much just feeding.
I had the chinese one about 30 years ago, he lived on a shelf in my study, no cage, would run to the other end when I brought him bugs. he loved those big pinching bugs kept him for years..
Hell yeah lunch and a new video!!
Welcome to your new Wednesday routine!
Thanks for the new video
Of course! Thank you for watching it and taking the time to say thank you.
I knew who was winning before i started watching lol but both are so gorgeous for sure!!
You almost had me at the blend of beardie and the other one, but lost me at a fish tank!
I am adopting a 7month old chinese water dragon who has been at the store for at least 5 months and has already been to the vet 10 times (parasites, amputating toes, etc). Is there at least a small chance that I can revitalize him? From what I hear he has been doing well for the past month.
I really want an aussie water dragon. Not ready for one quite yet due to space limits in my current house, but some day... Or I wait 10yrs until the fish in my large aquarium die, but I like my fish, which raises a question - if I had a water dragon, could the aquarium in its enclosure contain fish or would it eat them? Thanks!
I had one as a teenager about 34 years ago and did nothing healthy for it. Reptiles back then sold and the pet store told you nothing that you needed. I didn't have UVB lighting, no swimming water and likely let my room get 74 degrees around the clock but I did have a big hot-rock which now too is not recommended. The poor thing just got lettuce and maybe some other mixed greens, but I can't recall. Nothing to hide under and the substrate was the green outdoor carpet. I got bored of this lizard after a few years or a year and traded it for a Savana monitor. That poor creature didn't get the proper care either and most of the time ate dog food. Bothers me now that I didn't take better care of my pets but I didn't know any better and the pet stores gave no proper advice or sold helpful products.
this dude has such good energy
I spent $600 on mine plus tons amount of time high maintenance exotic reptiles for a reason.
But all the time and money is worth it if you have both.
Still spending lots of money on him so he has everything he needs.
Hi Clint watch most of your videos on all the awesome reptiles and have own and house a lot of water dragons have had both breeds living in the same Enclosure both sadly both died of old age but may question is had you ever came across a Chinese bull water dragon bigger then 3ft which everyone has told me there only grow to being that big plus all my other males have only grow that big, only reason I ask is cause that my first ever water dragon Draco grow to just over 5ft and wonder had you ever came across any that big before. Sorry for the long winded comment.
Very informative thank you 🙏
My first reptile was a green water dragon. They're great reptiles, but not for beginners. She's healthy and happy now, but she ended up costing me 400 in vet bills in the first year. She's was an extremely picky eater as a juvie and I underestimated the amount of space they require. There is no pre-built terrarium big enough to house these creatures, Even in the largest Exo-terra avaliable she was glass surfing. I ended up having to build her a custom 9'x5'x3' enclosure to get her to stop. Please do your research. the $30 price tag on these guys is tempting, but know that their enclosure is going to be extremely expensive.
mark carriere 100% agree with you!
Hey Clint, just wanna say love your videos! Thanx for the detailed information, oh and I wanted to ask where could someone get an enclosure for one the dragons? One with an area that you could make a water place for them to swim, glass or acrylic, open style to see? Thank you in advance.
Hopefully one day you can cover the Sail fin dragon.
Agreed!
Clint's Reptiles. If you want to do a Sailfin video. Let me know as I know a great guy who is working with some CBB Sailfin projects.
Another pet lizard for the experienced reptile enthusiast who is also a Godzilla/kaiju fan.
Yes, please
Im a begginer reptile keeper and I was thinking about getting one of these.Decided to buy a northern blue tongue skink instead.Not only is it bigger,but easier to keep and quite cheap too!
Great decision!
@@ClintsReptiles And that decision was made thanks to your informative videos!Thanks for being so helpful and keep up the great work!
Never seen an Australian water dragon over here in the UK. Also, any Chinese water dragons I've ever come across have been captive bred.
Chinese Water Dragons are my dream animal, I definitely want to get one when I’m older.
They're a lot of work. A someone who breeds them, I'll tell you(Just as Clint said!) that despite being a $20 Wild-caught lizard. Be prepared to spend a lot of money. They're expensive to keep and glass tanks & screen enclosures are a big NO when it comes to hosing them. Custom built or bought is the only way to go for them to truly be healthy.
Just discovered a new awesome lizard! Never heard of an Aus Water Dragon! Sweet video!
Mission accomplished!
My Chinese water dragon loved goldfish and tomato worms! RIP Shìtake!!
You should do a video on rock iguanas! Cubans and Grand Cayman Blues are my favorite.
I am so lucky , i have tame wild native austrlian water dragons in my yard and they are awesome lizards , so friendly
Ah yes comparing a Dino look-a-like and a chibi lizard
Believe it or not a lot of people have found success using grow tents as enclosures for both of these dragons.
My Australian water Dragon “randy” is the best he has the best personality and is so friendly absolutely love him
I was looking for this video!!
Here it is!
Good stuff
Greetings from Australia. I have 2 water dragons who live around the creek in my back yard. They cost me nothing.
I’ve been waiting for this video. Rango my captive breed Chinese water dragon is impressed with you video. He is the king and all of his subjects in my room have submitted to his rule but he has now been introduced to a new challenger that wants his crown.
His subjects include two hermit crabs, a thai bamboo rat snake, three goldfish, two female bettas, danios, neon tetras, Cory catfish, a pleco and a pupper
Guess im lucky then , I live in Australia , i found a baby water dragon , put it in my court yard gargen that has a pond. He is free to come and go. I give him chicken and fruit occasionally, or leave meat out to attract flies , he is quite aerobatic , he can jump up and catch a fly , He likes to jump in the pond and have a bath .After a year and a half today he finally ate out of my hand. He did disappear for a couple of months over winter , i guess he was hibernating somewhere ?