iainmurray
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Hey folks!
My little 7 week old beardie arrived last night (a day early). I had ordered that the Viv arrived a few days before the dragon, but unfortunately they all arrived together yesterday evening. I got the whole lot set up and Falkor making himself at home within an hour. But as you may expect from a newbie I have questions! Like I said before, the tank is 48x15x15 but I have it sectioned off so that the beardie is only occupying 24 x 15 x 15.
1. Tank Temperature...the thermometer I ordered didnt arrive, so im flying blind a bit until it arrives. Room temperature day time here at the moment is about 22C / 70F, Night time Room temperature is about 10C / 50F. I have a UVA / UVB bulb, a yellow 40W Basking light and a heat mat underneath 50mm of substrate. I know the arguements against heatmats (thanks to the advice and posts in my previous topic day before yesterday) and I agree, so I have ordered a ceramic heat emmitter and it is on the way, should be here early next week. I am concerned that the tank is too hot during the day...feels like a sauna when you put your hand in..with heat mat off!, and too cold at night even with the heat mat on! (And Bulbs off) Am I correct in turning the bulbs off at night? In terms of body language, the dragon is climbing right up to the very top of Viv into a shaded corner (i think its the coolest part of the tank). During last night, he didnt move from that spot. Are they intelligent enough to know to go to the ground if its too cold higher up? What should I expect in terms of body language?
Feeding: I put in 10 crickets(very small, no bigger than distance between eyes) this morning after turning the bulbs back on, crickets were dusted in a calcium and multivitamin powder. He didn't seem interested. I figure he might still have been too cold after last night. or settling in, getting used to new surroundings? Again not sure what to expect here. I suppose I sort expected him to go on a mad eating burst and anhilate the crickets one by one but after half an hour he had only eaten one and the rest were climbing around over his back...very brave or intelligent crickets, dont know which. Should I remove uneaten crickets immediately? If so after how long?
any other advice you deem relevant would be greatly appreciated. I thought I had done a lot of research and reading but now that he has arrived I am very nervous about getting in wrong. Please Help! :?
My little 7 week old beardie arrived last night (a day early). I had ordered that the Viv arrived a few days before the dragon, but unfortunately they all arrived together yesterday evening. I got the whole lot set up and Falkor making himself at home within an hour. But as you may expect from a newbie I have questions! Like I said before, the tank is 48x15x15 but I have it sectioned off so that the beardie is only occupying 24 x 15 x 15.
1. Tank Temperature...the thermometer I ordered didnt arrive, so im flying blind a bit until it arrives. Room temperature day time here at the moment is about 22C / 70F, Night time Room temperature is about 10C / 50F. I have a UVA / UVB bulb, a yellow 40W Basking light and a heat mat underneath 50mm of substrate. I know the arguements against heatmats (thanks to the advice and posts in my previous topic day before yesterday) and I agree, so I have ordered a ceramic heat emmitter and it is on the way, should be here early next week. I am concerned that the tank is too hot during the day...feels like a sauna when you put your hand in..with heat mat off!, and too cold at night even with the heat mat on! (And Bulbs off) Am I correct in turning the bulbs off at night? In terms of body language, the dragon is climbing right up to the very top of Viv into a shaded corner (i think its the coolest part of the tank). During last night, he didnt move from that spot. Are they intelligent enough to know to go to the ground if its too cold higher up? What should I expect in terms of body language?
Feeding: I put in 10 crickets(very small, no bigger than distance between eyes) this morning after turning the bulbs back on, crickets were dusted in a calcium and multivitamin powder. He didn't seem interested. I figure he might still have been too cold after last night. or settling in, getting used to new surroundings? Again not sure what to expect here. I suppose I sort expected him to go on a mad eating burst and anhilate the crickets one by one but after half an hour he had only eaten one and the rest were climbing around over his back...very brave or intelligent crickets, dont know which. Should I remove uneaten crickets immediately? If so after how long?
any other advice you deem relevant would be greatly appreciated. I thought I had done a lot of research and reading but now that he has arrived I am very nervous about getting in wrong. Please Help! :?