Australian Bearded Dragons (a/k/a beardies) are fascinating pets. They can live up to ten to twelve (10-12) years. They are very social creatures and love to be handled. They rarely nip at people but even if they did, they have very tiny, flexible, plastic-like teeth that don't hurt. Beardies eat lots of small crickets but later on will eat mostly fruits and vegetables and crickets are only an occasional treat.