Hello everyone, we are planning in getting our first bearded dragon a few weeks from now and would like to get set up in preparation for bringing him/her home. After reading dozens of websites we keep reading conflicting views for what is best.
So we think we are close to getting the right setup but would appreciate it if someone with experience could give us some pointers as we are complete beginners.
The vivarium we are looking at buying is this one (hope link works)
https://www.reptilecentre.com/vivexotic-viva-terrestrial-vivarium--large-oak-115x49x50cm_p27461054.htm#.WgyDKNGnyf0
UVB: T5 reptisun? With reflector?
Basking light: a 100w bulb? Do we need a timer and thermostat for this to stop it getting too hot? I'm aware this and UVB should be on about 12 hours a day.
The vivarium is going to be located in our main living area which is also the warmest room in the house, we live in the north of the UK so the coldest winter days can get cold. The coldest the room would ever get would be roughly 14 Celsius/58 Fahrenheit. Bearing in mind this is only on the coldest of nights (perhaps a dozen times a year) would we need a night time ceramic heater?
Do we need a digital thermometer at both the basking spot and the cool spot?
We were hoping to use ceramic tiles on the bottom.
Apologies about the length of the post and the amount of questions but we don't want to do anything wrong!
So we think we are close to getting the right setup but would appreciate it if someone with experience could give us some pointers as we are complete beginners.
The vivarium we are looking at buying is this one (hope link works)
https://www.reptilecentre.com/vivexotic-viva-terrestrial-vivarium--large-oak-115x49x50cm_p27461054.htm#.WgyDKNGnyf0
UVB: T5 reptisun? With reflector?
Basking light: a 100w bulb? Do we need a timer and thermostat for this to stop it getting too hot? I'm aware this and UVB should be on about 12 hours a day.
The vivarium is going to be located in our main living area which is also the warmest room in the house, we live in the north of the UK so the coldest winter days can get cold. The coldest the room would ever get would be roughly 14 Celsius/58 Fahrenheit. Bearing in mind this is only on the coldest of nights (perhaps a dozen times a year) would we need a night time ceramic heater?
Do we need a digital thermometer at both the basking spot and the cool spot?
We were hoping to use ceramic tiles on the bottom.
Apologies about the length of the post and the amount of questions but we don't want to do anything wrong!