- This is Betty White, the bearded dragon
and people always ask me,
"How do I set up a really good bearded dragon enclosure?"
So today, I'm gonna try to get you an awesome enclosure
for under $200. (cash register ringing)
In order to do this,
we're gonna need an enclosure (bell pinging)
that's gonna be cheap.
We're gonna need a UV light. (bell pinging)
We're gonna need
a basking light. (bell pinging)
We're gonna need bedding. (bell pinging)
We're gonna need some decor within the cage.
(bell pinging)
We're gonna need a food bowl, (bell pinging)
and a water dish. (bell pinging)
And if we could pull this off,
you're gonna have an awesome enclosure
for your bearded dragon, for under $200.
The first thing I'm gonna do is jump on Craigslist
and search for reptile enclosures.
And it turns out I found one about five miles away
that's pretty cool, has a awesome backdrop,
and it's only $40.
I just PayPal'd him the 40 bucks.
They said they'd put it out on their porch.
Let's go pick it up.
Hey Mike, why'd the bearded dragon go on a diet?
(crickets chirping) - Why?
- He was too heavy for his scales.
(canned laughter) - Oh, my God.
- People are always getting rid of their old enclosures,
so it's really easy to find one.
So, before you go out and spend big bucks
on a brand new enclosure,
oftentimes, you can find a local one pretty cheap.
Oh, this is gonna be absolutely perfect!
- [Cameraman] You want any help putting it in?
(light instrumental music)
- Yeah, that's better than I could have expected.
A little dirty, but it's gonna be awesome.
(light instrumental music)
- How much did you get that bad boy for?
- It's only 40 bucks. - Nice.
- Conny, did you ever hear about the time
that the guy walked into the bar,
went up to the bartender,
and noticed that a lizard was singing on the stage,
and he said, "What's up with the lizard on the stage?"
- No.
- The bartender said, "Oh, he's a standup chameleon."
- Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.
- Gotta get this bad boy cleaned up,
but first I actually need a basking light
and a UV light, so off to the store.
Bearded dragons need both basking light for heat
and they also need UV light,
so they can metabolize their vitamins,
so they don't get metabolic bone disease.
Another little hack for you is,
rather than buying a basking light at a pet shop,
that can cost two, or three times the cost,
you can actually go to a hardware store
and get a basking light.
But I'll show you exactly which one you wanna buy.
So, at a pet shop this is gonna cost about 40 to $50.
It's only $17 here.
The important thing is, see this piece right here?
This is actually ceramic.
Gotta make sure that it's ceramic, so it doesn't melt.
Gonna need 100 to 115 degree temperatures,
so if you go with a plastic one like this
it could actually, potentially melt.
So, never buy a plastic one.
Always make sure it's ceramic.
Just that. (scanner beeping)
Thank you.
So far we've spent $57. (cash till ringing)
Now, the big expense is gonna be the UV light.
Off to PetSmart.
What do you guys call a bearded dragon that can rhyme?
A raptile.
- A raptile. - A raptile.
- Aha! - Oh!
You're good at this!
- Eweet, eweet.
- Some things you just can't cheap out on.
When it comes to UV,
it's so important to have a good bulb.
They aren't that cheap and there's no way
to really get around it, to be honest with you.
So, make sure you get everything else as cheap as possible,
so that when you have to splurge
on something as important as UV,
it's not that bad.
And like I mentioned,
these things aren't that cheap.
It's $73.99.
So 74 bucks, 75 bucks, essentially.
But you have no choice. You have to do it.
And these are a combo.
It's actually the hood, and it's also a UV light all-in-one.
So, you gotta spend the money.
And while I'm here,
I might as well pick up a water bowl and a food dish.
So, I'm gonna get a little water dish.
It's only $8 and this is only $15.
Basically, they don't drink a lot of water,
but you want to have fresh water.
And then this is where you can put all your veggies.
This shouldn't be too bad.
- That shirt! (laughing)
- Yeah, Bella Bananas.
So we're up to $154. (cash till ringing)
I'm trying to keep this under $200,
which means I have $46 to go.
All I really need is substrate
and some decor on the inside.
I have an idea for the substrate.
Let's head back to the shop.
Check this out, guys! - What?
- I got a package that just showed up!
- Bubble wrap! - Yep.
- What? - Logan Paul actually
reached out to me. - Logan Paul?
- Logan Paul?
- Logan Paul sent us Prime?
- Prime. Check this out.
- Wow. - I wanna,
where's the blue one?
- Oh my. - Oh!
Oh, this is the new one!
- What! The new one?
- The American looking one?
- They also sent us this.
And listen, by the way,
this is not a brand deal, whatsoever.
I've actually tried this.
I've never tried this one before.
These you actually put,
these are hydration sticks. - Ooh.
- Ooh. - You actually put 'em
- Ooh. - in the water.
What do you think?
- Ooh. - We need it.
- Review.
- That's good, guys. - That's good.
- Good? - I wanna try this.
- [Cameraman] Try the new one. Try the new one.
- The new one, the new one. Ice Pop.
(Noah slurping) - I wanna try the Ice Pop.
- Superfluous.
- Oh my god, this is so good.
- So seriously.
And these, you put in your water.
So serious, like I said, not a brand deal,
but I've known Logan for many years.
He's a great guy.
Prime rocks and I'm so happy
that they sent this to us.
That is absolutely incredible.
- Yeah, Logan!
- You guys know you can get Prime at Walmart
all over the place and stuff like that.
So, thank you Logan and thank you Prime team
for sending us a bunch of cool Prime.
- Thank you.
- Comes to bedding,
you can do several different things.
I personally like this amazing brand here.
That's me on the cover!
This, of course, is Reptile Prime Coconut Bedding.
It's actually dust free and it works out really well.
You could use some other things,
but if you want Reptile Prime, I love it.
You can go to reptilprime.com,
you can get these, guys.
This is $15 right here, that puts us up to $169,
meaning that we have $31 to deck the rest
of this enclosure out.
Again, you could go crazy with that last $31 in decor,
but actually I found this piece of wood in my backyard.
And what you could do
to make sure there's no parasites in it,
you actually bake it at the lowest temperature
your oven can go, about 200 degrees for about 20 minutes
and it'll cook all the parasites and bugs out of it.
So there's not gonna be anything
inside your enclosure that's gonna hurt your animal.
So, I think this is gonna be amazing
when it goes in here.
It goes just like this.
(stick thumping)
It goes just like this.
That way the bearded dragon can actually climb up here,
get as close to the basking light as possible.
It looks really cool as well.
Now we have to actually clean this sucker out.
Hey, did you guys hear about the bearded dragon
that sold kitchens?
- No.
- Yeah, he was a reptile.
- Wait. Ah, what?
- Yes, that's right. - Nothing gets past this one.
(vibrant instrumental music)
- It's really important
when you're getting a used enclosure
or even changing enclosure to a new thing
to make sure it's disinfected.
We can use something like a NOVA sand,
some sort of reptile veterinary quartzite,
or even bleach and water,
but you wanna make sure that there's no bacteria
or anything that could pass on to your next animal,
so make sure it's really clean.
(vibrant instrumental music)
(record scratching)
Have you guys heard about the two lizards
that were out in the cold in the winter looking for dinner?
- No. - No.
- The one actually said to the other one,
"It's no nice being in this b-lizard."
(canned laughter)
- Oh, my God. Oh.
- Wow
- It's like brand new, isn't it?
Now all we have to do is put the bedding in,
kind of decor it out,
put the lights on,
make sure everything works.
And I think we should be set.
(vibrant instrumental music)
Now remember, even though these are brand new water bowls,
you definitely wanna disinfect them
and wash 'em out,
just to make sure there's no residue
or dirt or anything like that
from the manufacturing or shipping or stuff like that.
Again, a little bit of water.
This will be for the food bowl.
Now we can put the branch in and put the lights on.
And remember guys, you still have $31 left.
So, if you wanna get some more plants
or some more decor, you can.
Right now we're only at $169, (cash register ringing)
so I'm trying to keep it under 200.
I think that we're all set on my end.
It's up to you if you wanna splurge
and spend the extra $31.
Let's put the top on, the lights on
and see if this puppy works.
(vibrant instrumental music)
Hey, did you guys hear about the lizard
that loved to meditate?
- No.
- Yeah, he was calmer, calmer, calmer,
calmer, calmer, chameleon.
- Wow. (Mike laughing)
- That was, that was a good one.
Calmer, calmer, calmer chameleon.
That was good, Mr. Brian.
- And there you go.
All you need is a bearded dragon.
Now guys, this is just one way to set up a bearded dragon.
It's the basic necessities
that's gonna keep your bearded dragon happy.
It's got the UV,
it's got the basking light,
got everything it needs,
but there's a ton of different ways you could do it.
And remember when a bearded dragon gets bigger,
you may wanna go into a bigger enclosure.
I like things that are much larger than this,
but for now it's gonna be perfect for Betty White.
(vibrant instrumental music)
There you go Betty.
There it is, guys.
Probably could use a little bit more foliage
to make it look a little bit cooler,
but I think it's absolutely perfect.
And if you wanna stay under that $200 mark
this is gonna be perfect for you.
$169 and you've got yourself a beautiful setup.
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Remember.
(Mike laughing) - Calmer, calmer chameleon.
That's a good one.