Recent content by ancapper

Hi there, congrats on the new little buddy. Could you give a rundown on how you are taking temps, what the temps are, and what kind of bulbs you are using for basking/uvb? By the look of your setup I assume you have a coil uvb which isn't ideal, the tube versions like this one provide a...

I do basking bulbs all on dimmers, makes life so much easier I use this https://www.amazon.com/Lutron-TT-300NLH-WH-Credenza-Dimmer-White/dp/B0000DI241

It may be parasites, if it is I suggest with the antibiotics you give him a reptile probiotic to keep his appetite up since it tends to bother beardy bellies Update: this will require a vet visit, they will need a poop sample, bringing it will help a lot, Ziploc a few days and date the bags if...

Follow the space between the eye trick for sizing. Pet smart will probably have 1/4 Inch crickets which should work. Don't forget to dust with calcium and take out any extras as they bite sleeping dragons

I spoil my pair of juvenile males , but I chop the stems out of collards and my other greens then roll them up together 2 slices down the center lengthwise and chop coarsely . Bag it it for 3 days that way for pre mix beardy salad

Are you sure that 10.0, which is what you need, is a t8 bulb? That sounds like the range of a t5 high output Update: you need a reptisun 10.0 t8 bulb for that. Another point is length, you want it about 3/4 to 1/2 the length to give cooler shady spots

any chance you could post a picture of it you can upload here https://www.beardeddragon.org/useruploads/#list and then hit the ximg button on the top right.

make sure its a ceramic fixture, they heat up pretty quickly, like 15 minutes or so

Both my steve and rusty love them, only as treats, and rusty has done a cartwheel off his basking platform for them.

I shake mine in a strainer i made then used a shallow dog bowl

I built one out of rigid foam and sanded grout. if you google diy basking platform theres a lot of good ideas

I use a ziploc sandwich sized container, the only problem is they will crawl up my dragon

The flies are fine to feed them, they dont eat just breed and die. They do have some crazy moves to cath them don't they

I find a course grater works wonders for squash