Beardies are def the way to go if looking for something a bit bigger. They can be pricey to set up, but some people make them sound harder to care for than they are. They are bigger therefore they will require more cleaning than a leo and a larger cage. Make sure to do your research and you will be fine.. Buy a healthy dragon, if possible get maybe a subadult as they are hardier than babies. Sometimes you can even find well taken care of yearlings. Dragons for the most part just naturally calm as they get older, babies can be quite skittish.

I have been keeping dragons for 8 years and what works for me is an every other day feeding schedule...this is for adult dragons only....babies require food every day. I feed salad and protein...supers or crickets...every other day. My dragons always have pellets available, the pellets are by no means their main diet, but I like to provide them. You will have to find what kind of schedule works for you. Some people like to feed protein one day and the salad the next, alternating days. And others like to feed both every day, which is fine, but you also have to be aware that dragons can get obese so you will have to limit how much they get.


Dragons would in my opinion be the best mid sized lizard to start with, I would much rather see people start with a dragon than go with say an iquana or monitor for thier first lizard.

Hope this helps and keep in mind that everyone has thier own opinion and you have to find what works best for you.