NoelBaby503
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We just got a bearded dragon from a customer of my husbands. They just gave him to us. My husband has owned them in the past, but after reading some discussions on here, im starting to think he isnt as knowledgable as i thought he was. We went to petco lastnight and bought the walnut bedding? we also got some large crickets and mealworms, which we fed to him on the walnut?? do you think he will be okay since it was just 1 time? I will be removing the walnut bedding as soon as the dragon wakes up. They gave us a cage for him too, which has tile/slate looking floor. They are removeable, which i see a lot of owners on here believe that is good for them. The tank has a black coil looking bulb that gives off heat, so if its the same bulb ive been reading about on here, its bad?!? its mounted to the side of the wall inside the enclosure, and we put his log under it so he can climb up and sit under it. Theres also an under cabinet light in there. Not sure which bulb is in there, ill be looking into that later today when he wakes up. Ive been reading mixed info on the ideal temperatures. There is a temperature strip on the side where the black bulb is, and a round dial type thermometer on the other side.. what is the ideal temperatures for hot side and cold side, and night and day time? I have everything in his cage off right now, since its night, which is what my husband said to do. I have a gun thermometer its about 75 in there right now.. He is sleeping on his log right now though and has black stripes. Is it safe to leave the heat bulb running all night? I uploaded pics of him earlier with his light on, and one with the flash since his light was off, that was taken a few minutes ago. Im wondering if the dark color is normal. Im not even sure if he is actually a he, or how to tell. He is pretty big though, which is another thing i wanted to upload the picture for, to see if anyone could give a rough estimate of his age. I also added pictures of the bulb and his cage so i could get some advice. Also, are the food and water bowls ok?
I'm guessing that lettuce my husband put in there is no good for him? ?Sorry for the long post, i am just worried about him now because of the walnuts and reading about the bulbs and stuff. He is an awesome dragon! He is soo super sweet and chill and i want to give him the best. I feel like a failure already, especially since i was confident that my husband knew what he was doing?im worried about the dragon can someone please give me some advice before i worry myself to death!!???
The last image is him sleeping right now. The color worries me. Is he too cold? ?