Lizaerdqueen2112
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My first baby
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Yes more shed --- welcome to beardie world ---- please make sure her lighting is all up to par- basking temps 105-110 taken w/ a digital probe thermometer NO stick ons they are inaccurate - UVB NO coils - long tube fixture and properly placed w/ in tank and distance as well --- NO colored bulb NO heat mats or rocks and NO sand -- if you need help w/ any of this or other things please ask
Lizaerdqueen2112
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Thank you! We are making a trip to our store today, one to give them a piece of my mind, and to make urgent changes. I feel very mislead by some one that was supposed t to be a reptile Expert. I don’t mind spending money to take good care of my animals, now my children are adults they are part of my life like my grandchildren, but people that work in pet related stores should always act in best interests of animals not profit.
I recommend getting a 24" Zoo Med UVB w/ the Reptisun 10.0 T 5 bulb ---- most pet stores do not carry this but you can look --- please do not take any advice from pet stores most of them give bad advice and end up causing alot of harm to the dragons ----- they are not experts ------------- please post what you find so I can help you get this set up --- I will need the size of the tank and what you get for the UVB ---- if your using a small tank for now you will need to upgrade to a tank of 75-120 gallon for a adult dragon --- if this is the case I recommend not getting a UVB smaller than a 24" fixture now - your only going to spend more money in the long run --
Lizaerdqueen2112
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For now we have a vertical tank that’s 36” x 48” x 36” she’s a climber when she gets a little bigger my husband going to manufacture tank for specifically designed for what she likes she has her own room in my house .
If those are the correct dimensions the tank is over 200 gallons - as of now babies are climbers and often get hurt jumping from decor to decor or if they are out of the tank - for some reason they think they can fly - as they get older they do less climbing - recommended a 4x2x2 tank - and if they get sick w/ a tank that high its going to be harder to get your UVB placed etc -- basking temps as well -- what size tank is she in now? If shes in the size tank you posted I recommend you section that tank off to about a 20 gallon tank --- its going to be easier to take care of her in something smaller
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I can move her back to her 4x2x2 she just didn’t seem like she like it . But safety first.
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