I know it needs some work, I need to see about getting that ceramic heating element for night time instead of the nocturnal bulb. I thought I could turn it off with the other lights at night but his tank will drop below 70F. I also need to see about getting a log or something for him to chill in on the shade side.
Took awhile to get a good UV light, the large ones I found would not fit, the zoo med one was dead. I then had to track down a mount that could be secured inside with the correct ballast to prevent flicker. Finally got that mounted today instead of on top.
I have noticed a odd thing....I feed him a few meal worms starting off each meal 3 times a day, then go to the cricket method of feeding til he stops in a small time frame as suggested. If I am going to be gone for lunch I leave some freeze dried meal worms in his salad dish to the side. Past few days I found he will take them and hide them eat half and hide the other half in the basking rock cave.
He will also cock a attitude if I do not feed him his fill. This morning I gave him the last 5 crickets....then he wanted more. I offered a meal worm and it turned his head away and started circling the area I drop the crickets in....then when I tried to change his water (I do after feeding) he ran up got on the water dish and just kept staring at me with his mouth slightly open....like he wanted more and would not let me do anything til he got them. I just moved him to the basking rock and finished and went to go get him more.
These standard behaviors?
Took awhile to get a good UV light, the large ones I found would not fit, the zoo med one was dead. I then had to track down a mount that could be secured inside with the correct ballast to prevent flicker. Finally got that mounted today instead of on top.
I have noticed a odd thing....I feed him a few meal worms starting off each meal 3 times a day, then go to the cricket method of feeding til he stops in a small time frame as suggested. If I am going to be gone for lunch I leave some freeze dried meal worms in his salad dish to the side. Past few days I found he will take them and hide them eat half and hide the other half in the basking rock cave.
He will also cock a attitude if I do not feed him his fill. This morning I gave him the last 5 crickets....then he wanted more. I offered a meal worm and it turned his head away and started circling the area I drop the crickets in....then when I tried to change his water (I do after feeding) he ran up got on the water dish and just kept staring at me with his mouth slightly open....like he wanted more and would not let me do anything til he got them. I just moved him to the basking rock and finished and went to go get him more.
These standard behaviors?