NEWBIE! Baby dragon new habitat.

KarrieRee":3lxsmytx said:

He should be under his basking light- please tell me what your using for taking basking temps--- no stick ons you need a digital.probe thermometer-- what size tank? Uvb is it a coil or tube? These questions I asked are the most important things in the tank-- they control the overall health and behavior

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KarrieRee":3leeolts said:

You want your basking temps 105-110F taken w/ a digital probe thermometer- the UVB has a controller on it? I am not sure what that controller is being used for unless its for your basking light-- the UVB bulb I would swap out for this Arcadia Desert 12% bulb --- place it inside your tank w/ a distance of 12-15 inches that would be a T 5 -- the one you have does it say on the bulb if its a T 5 or T 8? If its a T 8 of which I am think it is your going to need a new fixture -- you can get a Arcadia Desert 10% bulb that is a T 8--- that would fix the T 8 fixture you have now if I am thinking correctly- the bulbs T 5 and T 8's have different placement distances thats why I am trying to clarify this -- also does the UVB fixture have a reflector on it? that would be the shiny part behind the bulb-- all these things I am asking are crucial to your little one- the bulb UVB bulb your using now I see has been discontinued --- the Arcadia bulbs are a way better bulb but we need to get it set up correctly for them to be effective --- your tank is a 4 ft tank what is the height of the tank ?

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KarrieRee":2oz7nmme said:

Here is the link for posting -https://www.beardeddragon.org/useruploads/ click on the XIMG at the top of the message box then click on the pic it should post
Ok you will need to get a reflector for the UVB --- https://www.reptiles.swelluk.com/arcadia-t8-fluorescent-reflectors/
Since you have a 16" high tank please stay w/ the T 8 -- it needs to go inside the tank w/a distance of 6-8 inches directly above the basking decor-- please get the reflector ASAP--- those rays need to be directed downward to him as of now they are not ---- this is a issue -- please keep him hydrated either by dropping water on his nose or misting him or by syringe -- if giving by syringe administer VERY SLOWLY you dont want him aspirating -- you need to get the temps up for basking using a digital probe thermometer and the UVB corrected --- those things will keep him from not eating if not corrected unless hes got something else going on that we dont know about yet --
nutrition website http://www.beautifuldragons.com/Nutrition.html ignore the kale thing its a great staple feeder along

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