Glass Terrarium

Pros:

• Available in very small to around 40 gallon, aquarium tanks can be found larger but will require a custom top
• Inexpensive 
• Readily available at most pet stores and online
• Easy to sanitize
• Handles high humidity well if your beardy dumps the water bowl
• Easier to create a thermal gradient of cold side and hot side due to screen top shedding heat
• Due to open top, it is easier to run lighting such as basking lights or mercury vapor bulb which generate a lot of ambient heat.

Cons:

• Reaching in from above your Bearded dragon can be threatening to them
• Lights and heaters often sit on the very top you are trying to remove, and sliding to one side often burns the plastic. Buying a stand for the heater often lifts it up enough to negate is effectiveness.
• Glass does not retain heat very well so loss of heat and subsequent cost is a factor
• Beardies can see there reflection in the glass and get angry at it.

Font Opening Glass Terrarium

Pros:

• Available up to around 40 gallon but very few any larger
• Reaching in from in front your Bearded dragon is less stressful for them than above
• Easy to sanitize
• Handles high humidity well if your beardy dumps the water bowl
• Lights and heaters sit on the top and don't need to be moved to get into the tank.
• Easier to create a thermal gradient of cold side and hot side due to screen top shedding heat
• Due to open top, it is easier to run lighting such as basking lights or mercury vapor bulb which generate a lot of ambient heat.

Cons:

• A bit more expensive
• Can be harder to find, Petsmart Thrive brand is highly recommended for the features it comes with
• Glass does not retain heat very well so loss of heat and subsequent cost is a factor
• Beardies can see there reflection in the glass and get angry at it.

Melamine Wood Enclosure

Pros:

• Available in a variety of sizes from small to very large exceeding 200 gallon 
• Reaching in from in front your Bearded dragon is less stressful for them than above
• panels are easy sanitize, but calking in corners can be problematic
• Lights and heaters mount in the enclosure for a cleaner external look
  

Cons:

• A bit more expensive
• Can be harder to find, usually at reptile stores like LLL Reptile
• Wood retains heat very well
• Does not handle high humidity well if your beardy dumps the water bowl, particle board swells and disintegrates
• You must have screens enclosing the light and heater for protection.
• Can be difficult to get a good temperature gradient because these retain heat so well, may require heavy modification to add enough venting to allow for a cold side.
• Due to lighting and heater being in the enclosure, it is much harder to run lighting such as basking lights or mercury vapor bulb which generate a lot of ambient heat which can turn these quickly into an oven.

Pvc Enclosure

Pros:

• Available in a variety of sizes from small to large of around 100 gallon
• Reaching in from in front your Bearded dragon is less stressful for them than above
• Panels are easy sanitize
• PVC retains heat very well
• Lights and heaters mount in the enclosure for a cleaner external look
• Does handle high humidity well if your beardy dumps the water bowl, particle board swells and disintegrates
• Can be shipped disassembled

Cons:

• More expensive
• Can be harder to find, usually internet only, sometimes in reptiles stores but at a premium
• You must have screens enclosing the light and heater for protection.
  
• Can be difficult to get a good temperature gradient because these retain heat so well, may require heavy modification to add enough venting to allow for a cold side.
• Due to lighting and heater being in the enclosure, it is much harder to run lighting such as basking lights or mercury vapor bulb which generate a lot of ambient heat which can turn these quickly into an oven.