Torchlewis
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Baby beardie climbing HIGH
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Amazingly enough, that huge tank will feel tiny when he's an adult =). The little guys love to climb. You may find that the background starts to fall apart or bugs hide behind it using the wire channels. I wound up removing mine just to add some more space. That part is up to you. Since they do love climbing, I suggest installing some driftwood or grapevine or similar to allow him to climb around and explore. You don't want to let him get so close to the light that he will get burned though, so keep modifying the decor so that he can climb but not too close to the lighting.
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Yes! We fed him earlier and two of the crickets escaped to behind the wall:| I will see about removing and installing something else to climb on!
The bulb is a 100W PowerSun so it says it has UVA/UVB/HEAT all in one. Do those work sufficiently?
The bulb is a 100W PowerSun so it says it has UVA/UVB/HEAT all in one. Do those work sufficiently?
It depends on the basking temp -- sometimes they are too hard to control the basking temp --- you need to get a temp on where he sits for his basking area --- take w/ a infrared heat gun for the most accurate temp-- I dont use the all in one never have --- my UVB and basking lights are separate - so it just depends --
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KarrieRee":5ve8anbk said:
The bulb is a 100W UVA/UVB/HEAT PowerSun. It’s supposed to be an all in one//do those work sufficiently?
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Okay thank you!KarrieRee":35rmc38i said:
The mesh tops on those tanks will intercept quite a bit of the UVB and deflect heat so I'd take that into account. With a 100w PowerSun, taking into account the mesh top, I'd say it should sit about 8'' or so above the main basking platform/area for best results. Without the mesh, 12'' is about right for those bulbs. These distances are for UVB exposure. As mentioned, you'll want to double check surface temps to make sure those are sufficient as well. The PowerSun may or may not be producing proper heat gradients at that distance.
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