morgsjeids
New member
Hi friends!
Meet the newest member of my family, Wallace. After months of planning, I finally took the plunge whilst on spring break back home and got my adorable, 8 inch, 3 month old leatherback beardy from a local reptile breeder/store (Reptile Rapture in Monona, WI). The moment I saw him I knew he was mine, as he peeked out of his enclosure at the store and stole my heart when I first got to hold him.
Wallace currently resides in his 40 gallon breeder with a 160 watt SolarBrite Mercury Vapor Bulb. He has two insect meals a day with about 10-12 small dusted and gut-loaded dubias (I feed them carrots and mustard greens) with each meal. I also give him a few phoenix worms just to give some variety but he is definitely partial to dubias. He is also offered mustard greens with every meal but tends to turn them down. I have included pictures of the probe temperatures but his basking spot stays around 100-110 and his cool side stays between 75-82.
He is quite the adventurous yet calm boy who seems very content with being held. He is my first beardy and also my first reptile so any advice or encouragement would be appreciated (especially as I will be transporting him and his enclosure an hour and a half back to my apartment where I attend school). I have always kept small mammals but have known that keeping reptiles was my end goal.
Here are some pictures of him, his enclosure, and a bonus sleeping position.
** A background to lessen the tank reflection is also on the way!!
Meet the newest member of my family, Wallace. After months of planning, I finally took the plunge whilst on spring break back home and got my adorable, 8 inch, 3 month old leatherback beardy from a local reptile breeder/store (Reptile Rapture in Monona, WI). The moment I saw him I knew he was mine, as he peeked out of his enclosure at the store and stole my heart when I first got to hold him.
Wallace currently resides in his 40 gallon breeder with a 160 watt SolarBrite Mercury Vapor Bulb. He has two insect meals a day with about 10-12 small dusted and gut-loaded dubias (I feed them carrots and mustard greens) with each meal. I also give him a few phoenix worms just to give some variety but he is definitely partial to dubias. He is also offered mustard greens with every meal but tends to turn them down. I have included pictures of the probe temperatures but his basking spot stays around 100-110 and his cool side stays between 75-82.
He is quite the adventurous yet calm boy who seems very content with being held. He is my first beardy and also my first reptile so any advice or encouragement would be appreciated (especially as I will be transporting him and his enclosure an hour and a half back to my apartment where I attend school). I have always kept small mammals but have known that keeping reptiles was my end goal.
Here are some pictures of him, his enclosure, and a bonus sleeping position.
** A background to lessen the tank reflection is also on the way!!