(Tiki is now coming Thursday!)
So I have never had a reptile as a pet before but I have done SO MUCH research! My (about 2 month old) baby bearded dragons is being shipped to me and arriving today. The tank is all set up except some things are missing. Because I ordered most of my supplies from Amazon some items aren't coming today! The two main things are the fixture for the heating bulb and the Dubia Roaches themselves! My solution to the dubia roaches is to just get some small crickets from a pet store and feed Tiki (the beardie) those for the time being until her actual food comes. My main concern is the heating fixture. I know how important a basking light is and I don't want anything bad happening to Tiki because I really care for my little boo... What should I do? Should I wait for it to come (which could be around 1~2 days) or SPEED to a pet store and get a bulb? I would send a picture of my set up but I don't know how and I'm not currently at my house. The tank itself is a 36 x 18 x 18 with (I believe a long 10. 22 inch tube UVB light). Fair warning I have no idea what it is actually called that's most of what I remember. The heating bulb I forget but will eventually update the question and put that on here. I completely decorated the tank with 3 hammocks, green ivy, leaf food bowls, driftwood, rocks, fleece digging strips with the substrate being a custom cage liner I got on Etsy.
If anyone has ANY advice please supply it! I want Tiki to have the best possible life I can give her! She comes from a very kind breeder in Tennessee and she says she's a sweetie.
(Tuesday's and Saturday's = bath + clean cage fully)
Here is my schedule (quickly jotted down):
Morning:
-5:30 am: wake up, take Tiki out and feed dusted down Dubia roaches for 15 mins as much as she can eat. (Turn lights and set everything up for the day)
-5:45 am: prepare salad and put in cage
-6:00 am: socialize for a bit and hang out with Tiki
-7:00~ am: leave for school
Night:
-6:00 pm: feeding ritual again
-6:15 pm: socialize + hang out
---( figure out bed time)-----
Any advice you can give to help me get Tiki to be a loving kind little beardie! Tell me! Anything helps!
Also, are the "stress marks" on a beardies belly actually there as stress indicators or only for gaining more heat?
So I have never had a reptile as a pet before but I have done SO MUCH research! My (about 2 month old) baby bearded dragons is being shipped to me and arriving today. The tank is all set up except some things are missing. Because I ordered most of my supplies from Amazon some items aren't coming today! The two main things are the fixture for the heating bulb and the Dubia Roaches themselves! My solution to the dubia roaches is to just get some small crickets from a pet store and feed Tiki (the beardie) those for the time being until her actual food comes. My main concern is the heating fixture. I know how important a basking light is and I don't want anything bad happening to Tiki because I really care for my little boo... What should I do? Should I wait for it to come (which could be around 1~2 days) or SPEED to a pet store and get a bulb? I would send a picture of my set up but I don't know how and I'm not currently at my house. The tank itself is a 36 x 18 x 18 with (I believe a long 10. 22 inch tube UVB light). Fair warning I have no idea what it is actually called that's most of what I remember. The heating bulb I forget but will eventually update the question and put that on here. I completely decorated the tank with 3 hammocks, green ivy, leaf food bowls, driftwood, rocks, fleece digging strips with the substrate being a custom cage liner I got on Etsy.
If anyone has ANY advice please supply it! I want Tiki to have the best possible life I can give her! She comes from a very kind breeder in Tennessee and she says she's a sweetie.
(Tuesday's and Saturday's = bath + clean cage fully)
Here is my schedule (quickly jotted down):
Morning:
-5:30 am: wake up, take Tiki out and feed dusted down Dubia roaches for 15 mins as much as she can eat. (Turn lights and set everything up for the day)
-5:45 am: prepare salad and put in cage
-6:00 am: socialize for a bit and hang out with Tiki
-7:00~ am: leave for school
Night:
-6:00 pm: feeding ritual again
-6:15 pm: socialize + hang out
---( figure out bed time)-----
Any advice you can give to help me get Tiki to be a loving kind little beardie! Tell me! Anything helps!
Also, are the "stress marks" on a beardies belly actually there as stress indicators or only for gaining more heat?