Tokay
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So I've been preparing for a bit now my enclosure for my future bearded dragon. I'm grabbing one from the local expo here on the 12th.
I've read/watched/listened to just about every piece of information and care sheet or video known in existence it feels like.
Yet I'm still find myself with some questions and looking for information from what I consider to be one of the best sources a forum!
So I'm going to give you a run down of what I've started with then changed to and what future plans I have before the 12th.
Quick stats
Enclosure 36x18x18
WarmT 104 ColdT 78/80
Lighting Zoo Med 30" T8 fixture w/24" reptisun 10.0 mounted inside
Heat 150watt fixture 80 watt Halogen Flood
PS: Question at bottom regarding tile *no I'm not using the reptile carpet it's to protect the glass
Originally I had planned on using this 29 gallon. Which fell pretty short of my expectations. Mainly because of space and also having to mess with the lights and lid seemed to be a huge pain.
I'm using real rock from the allegheny mountains currently there's about 35 pound of rock in the enclosure. At this point I had set out to find slate or tile for the bottom. Realizing I was running out of room, it was either lose some rocks or get a bigger enclosure. So I got a bigger enclosure.
I went with a 40 gallon front opening enclosure. This "essentials" kit did actually come with a few useful things such as the 150 watt fixtures the hide and the corner bowls some of it will definitely be put to use!
I also realized after this just how much the hide that was included actually matched my real red rock so I went out and got more from the same cliffside and switched it out to get a nicer theme going. I still need a branch and background but for the most part pretty close to finishing.
I just picked up the tile this morning and can't be happier. HOWEVER I'm unsure of how I should be putting this in the tank which is where my questions come in. I though about just laying it directly on the glass or possibly using furniture pads underneath the tile. Id be curious to hear what everyone else uses to put their tile in.
I've read/watched/listened to just about every piece of information and care sheet or video known in existence it feels like.
Yet I'm still find myself with some questions and looking for information from what I consider to be one of the best sources a forum!
So I'm going to give you a run down of what I've started with then changed to and what future plans I have before the 12th.
Quick stats
Enclosure 36x18x18
WarmT 104 ColdT 78/80
Lighting Zoo Med 30" T8 fixture w/24" reptisun 10.0 mounted inside
Heat 150watt fixture 80 watt Halogen Flood
PS: Question at bottom regarding tile *no I'm not using the reptile carpet it's to protect the glass
Originally I had planned on using this 29 gallon. Which fell pretty short of my expectations. Mainly because of space and also having to mess with the lights and lid seemed to be a huge pain.
I'm using real rock from the allegheny mountains currently there's about 35 pound of rock in the enclosure. At this point I had set out to find slate or tile for the bottom. Realizing I was running out of room, it was either lose some rocks or get a bigger enclosure. So I got a bigger enclosure.
I went with a 40 gallon front opening enclosure. This "essentials" kit did actually come with a few useful things such as the 150 watt fixtures the hide and the corner bowls some of it will definitely be put to use!
I also realized after this just how much the hide that was included actually matched my real red rock so I went out and got more from the same cliffside and switched it out to get a nicer theme going. I still need a branch and background but for the most part pretty close to finishing.