Deluxe Bearded Dragon Kits
Keeping a docile, inquisitive bearded dragon is an ideal way to begin a reptile hobby, and the Deluxe Kit gets a new pet started on a long, fascinating life. It's all here: a glass terrarium for plenty of running room and three reflective dome light fixtures and bulbs that provide healthy amounts of both heat and light.
•All-in-one starter kit has everything needed to begin caring for a bearded dragon
•The proper light and heat is also included inside the kit
•Included inside: Reptile Rebates, up to $99 savings!
•Glass enclosure is Made in the USA
<<< converted fish tank .... not good
•Kit includes: ◦3 Reflective Domes for heat, light and UVB
<<< the domes can be handy IF they have ceramic high temperature light fittings built into them
◦Day Blue and Black Night Heat Incandescent Bulbs
<<< blue day lights are NOT ADEQUATE for a bearded dragon (the basking light should be either a good MVB , or a good colorless incandescent par38 spot globe or equivalent
<<< black infrared globes not SUITABLE for bearded dragons (esp if used at night as they give off visible light that will disturb a bearded dragon's sleep - best to use a CHE which gets hot but gives off no visible light or even a film style heatpad that slips under the glass tank).
◦20 Watt UVB Fluorescent Coil Bulb
<<<< ZILLA UVB CFBs are rubbish . made in china , they are claimed to produce sufficient UVA and UVB but because of poor quality phosphors used in their manufacture and the lack quality control , they are known emit dangerous wavelengths of UVB and UVC and have been implicated with bearded dragon eye problems and health issues as a consequence,
and their Desert 50 Compact is claimed to create 50 microwatt UVB at 12" , this is inadequate for a beardied dragon , equiv to a 5% UVB bulb by a quality brand so the bearded dragons get a bad spectrum of UV (A,B and C) , UVA and UVB are cut because it shine through a mesh lid and the UV bulb is too far from the dragon to be effective (beardie is unable to properly metabolise dietary calcium make vitD and hence bones and new tissues = bad)
◦Screen Cover
<<<< very cheap and nasty , very poor tank design,
>very hard to maintain a good thermal gradient as heat created by lights is immediately lost as the warmed air rises through the screen cover unimpeded
and
>they expect the owner to mount all the lights ontop the mesh, BAD , the mesh wlll block a large part of any UVA and UVB created by the UV bulb.
◦Humidity/Temperature Gauges (two with 40 Breeder)
<<<< 40 Gal Breeder (glass tank) only suitable for a hatchling and juveniles to about 12 months old.
and those dual analog dials are - WORTHLESS & HIGHLY INACCURATE , can not rely on the readings given by them as they can be out by more than 25% ==> you will have absolutely no idea the temperature and humidity in the tank if you rely on them
◦Lizard Lagoon Stone Bowl
<<< that's OK
◦Bearded Dragon Food
(total 42% = fat + protein + moisture , 48% other additives of dubious benefit to a beardie.).
.... might be OK as cricket or mealworm or superworm or roach food , maybe.
◦Reptile Bedding & Litter
<<<< particulate stuff (sand and chips and litter pellet type materials) that can accidently be ingested ARE HIGHLY INAPPROPRIATE for a bearded dragon expecially young ones ==> high risk of impaction if it can't be digested or passed in poo. = BAD/ inappropriate
