Benjaminsgrandma
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hello hello,
When I decided we were getting a dragon I was determined to give him a nice big living space but I found that everything worth buying was crazy expensive so I built one. Did all my research and wound up with a 46x19x23 melamine enclosure with vents on the side and back, glass sliding doors and a hole in the top for the lamp. (I'm pretty proud of the finished product actually). Obviously this set up was way too big for a baby so he's currently in a rubbermaid tub. ok heres my questions:
1) When will he be big enough to be moved out of the tub and given access to the whole enclosure? (right now he's about 8 inches from tip of nose to tip of tail and yes, I know he may not be a he...)
2) I have been using felt for a cage liner I just wanted to see if anyone has any solid reasons for why I should NOT be doing this. (I like it cuz its similar to the reptile carpet you get at the stores only thinner and it costs about a fraction of what the reptile carpet costs, plus I can cut it to fit his space perfectly AND until he finishes his treatment for coccidia I can throw the liners away without throwing money away)
3) I was all set to have a strip light in addition to the one I currently have but the guy at the pet store talked me out of it (I figured he wouldn't talk me OUT of spending money at his store if there wasn't a good reason) but I dunno, I sometimes feel like I make a bad call skipping that one. any thoughts?
ok heres a picture of the enclosure:
When I decided we were getting a dragon I was determined to give him a nice big living space but I found that everything worth buying was crazy expensive so I built one. Did all my research and wound up with a 46x19x23 melamine enclosure with vents on the side and back, glass sliding doors and a hole in the top for the lamp. (I'm pretty proud of the finished product actually). Obviously this set up was way too big for a baby so he's currently in a rubbermaid tub. ok heres my questions:
1) When will he be big enough to be moved out of the tub and given access to the whole enclosure? (right now he's about 8 inches from tip of nose to tip of tail and yes, I know he may not be a he...)
2) I have been using felt for a cage liner I just wanted to see if anyone has any solid reasons for why I should NOT be doing this. (I like it cuz its similar to the reptile carpet you get at the stores only thinner and it costs about a fraction of what the reptile carpet costs, plus I can cut it to fit his space perfectly AND until he finishes his treatment for coccidia I can throw the liners away without throwing money away)
3) I was all set to have a strip light in addition to the one I currently have but the guy at the pet store talked me out of it (I figured he wouldn't talk me OUT of spending money at his store if there wasn't a good reason) but I dunno, I sometimes feel like I make a bad call skipping that one. any thoughts?
ok heres a picture of the enclosure: