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I clean the poops immediately but if I’m not home when it happens they may sit a bit. During the last couple weeks he went though an extensive shed and he always acts weird when he’s shedding. He’s been spending a ton of time in his cave so maybe he’s not getting enough heat to help with...

We got Zig on January 1st so its been about 6 months now. Its been going good but Im always learning. This forum has always been my go to place for info. Zig is about 20 inches long and he's roughly a year old. He's seems to be in a constant state of shed so I know he's growing steadily. His...

My Ziggy is all good now. He's shedding his tail again now and a bit of his head. They are such weird little animals. Some days he's all over the place and goes crazy for crickets and eats all his veggies, some days he's super chill and just relaxes in his hammock or under it all day and doesn't...

How many watts is your PAR38 bulb? Is a flood light or a spotlight better? Also, the bulbs come in Soft White, Bright white and Warm white. Is there better one to use for a dragon?

I believe many people use Mercury Vapour bulbs. They are sold as reptile bulbs so I would assume they provide enough UVB? Im still going to upgrade when I have the money though. One thing I'm not sure on is the length of the bulb I should use? I have a 36" wide tank so I was going to use a 24"...

Anyone ever experience this? Ziggy just finished shedding his entire back a few days ago. Yesterday he seemed completely exhausted. When I picked him he was basically limp. He would open his eyes a bit and look at me but quickly close them and just lay there. He's still got great color and...

Much better. He seems to have settled in. He’s not eating his veggies much but still lots of crickets. I have been giving him a wide variety of veggies and a bit of fruit but he’s not touching it most days. His pooping is ok. He’s doesn’t usually go every day but it looks normal every time and...

Zig seems to be doing ok but he's still resting a lot. He kind of quit eating his veggies too but he's still doing lots of crickets. I have been giving him lots of variety and a little fruit sometimes but he isn't into it right now. When we first got him he would eat veggies and fruit just fine...

Hahaha. He’s seems to be fine now. He’s pooping everyday now. Eating tons of crickets and some veggies. We have a small water dish in there but he never touches it. He doesn’t like baths all that much yet so I’m guessing he won’t use that dish but we’ll see. I have used a dropper and he does...

I'm happy to report that Zig finally had a poo! What has my life come to that I'm excited about lizard poo? Haha. He's way more active and alert today so I think he's coming around. He smashed a bunch of crickets and veggies and he's in his basking spot for some afternoon heat.

Thank you so much for all the advice. You and Copper have been great. I appreciate you.

Could the lack of pooping over the last few days be that Im not feeding him enough? I give him veggies every morning but he doesn't always go for them, sometimes a little fruit. He loves yellow peppers and carrots. Maybe because they are orange? He seems to be very interested in anything orange...

I plan on switching my setup eventually to what Copper is doing with a deeper tank with a Non UVB heated basking bulb and a T5 24" Arcadia 12% or a Reptisun 10.0 bulb. Im a little afraid to make too many changes right now until Zig gets a bit more situated but im going to buy those new lights...

Thanks Karrie. I shut that light off for now to see if it helps. I did a bunch of research last night and Im pretty sure that bulb doesn't emit UVB? Or very little anyway. I know for sure that it isn't labeled as a UVB bulb or a Reptile Bulb. I believe this is the bulb here...

Ok, sorry about that. I shut it off so it won’t come on tomorrow when the timer kicks in. I will see what happens with that light off and I will get an led going instead. I’m getting some conflicting info. Cooper said earlier today it’s not UVB and I could use it no problem. The pet store also...