Recent content by BC86

thank you all...he just started ate about 10 minutes ago...not very many crickets but it is a start...all i need to get now is a UV tube... and if someone could just answer that one last question: what should the humidity be at? it never gets lower than 40% and never higher than 50%...if that...

ok thank you...and what should i keep the humidity at in the tank? it generally bounces between 40% and 50%

ok i got rid of the coil UV bulb, i assume that they sell the reptisun UV tubes at a general pet store??

one more question...how many hours a day should they get light?

so i should get rid of the UVB coil bulb, and get a tube one??

ok, im using a 10.0 UV coil bulb by Exo Terra, a 100 watt basking bulb by Zoo Med...I have a thermostat (digital), with a probe, the probe sits against the glass on the backside of the tank, about 3" lower than his highest basking point....could you answer a few questions i have: -what amount of...

and i dont think it is the thermomistat because i just bought a new one today

i have a 100 watt , the tank is a tall enclosure, it is 48" Length, 19" Tall, And 13" Wide... the lights sit on top of the screen which is 19" to the bottom...the spot where he basks is about 6" from the light....I use a Exo Terra 10.0 UVB Light, and a 100 watt Zoo Med basking bulb from 6:30 AM...

thank you... just to start... this is the first time i have ever had a b.d. i got him from somebody who didnt want it, he was kept in a box with lights before i got him, the box wasnt even a terrerium, and this person never even really acknowleged him, just fed him once a week, and he asked me...

o and i wanna say he is almost a yr...but not sure, person i got him from didnt take care of him

ok thank you both... just to start... this is the first time i have ever had a b.d. i got him from somebody who didnt want it, he was kept in a box with lights before i got him, the box wasnt even a terrerium, and this person never even really acknowleged him, just fed him once a week, and he...

Ok Its been almost 2 wks...i feed him 6-8 crickets at a time...all the sudden about two wks ago he just stopped eatin...wont even acknowlege them...he has become very lazy and wont move off his basking branch....i dont know what to do...and also it seems like his growth has just stopped...and he...