Anyone here have Bearded Dragons?

[reptilecatlady]

Crickets stink I don't like to have to take care of them and they make a lot of noise dusting them is a pain in the butt and they escape and get all over the place....now just seeing how interactive they are in general and their relatively easy care and good nature small price tag and not too small but decent size I think I might want one after all since the things I really want are a bit expensive and probably won't be anywhere near as fun as far as being anything close to an actual "pet" type pet. So any of you ladies and gents out there have any of these and do you think it would be worth my while? Should I just save up for a blue tongue an ackie or a leachie?

I had a Beardie until I moved and couldn't take him with me (NOwhere in Vegas allows reptiles.) A few pointers. Crickets are a pain in the ass. They do stink, it's gross when they die in their little cage. However I only had ONE escape out of thousands, so I'm proud of that. I wasn't just taking care of my Beardie, I was also taking care of 150 bugs at a time. That got old. They're also pretty high maintenance - their diet is tricky to get right and can get expensive. I fed him a lot of different things. That being said he was absolutely wonderful and I miss him every day. I just will hesitate to ever get one again because of how expensive and time consuming they are.