Recent content by callum84

Well it sounds like your doing excellent on the hygiene side of things. It may seem like a chore at first but you get used to it and it actually teaches you some good habits for future. Main thing is not to worry! Coccidia is very common and with your cleaning regime and correct meds your...

What multivitamin are you using and does it contain d3? Most multivitamins are high in d3 and could easily cause overdose if combined with daily calcium +d3. Id stick with calcium without d3 5 days and multivitamin 2 days as your dragon should be creating its own d3 with the arcadia 12% tube...

What symptoms made you visit vet in first place? What was appetite like and were stools abnormal? Your doing the correct thing having a bare viv. They may not like it at first but its got to be done. Ammonia is horrible to work with, do you have access to a steam cleaner? As your vet is not...

Completely normal behaviour before or during shed. It's quite alarming first time you see it. What type of UVB are you using?

Tony, distance from heat lamp depends on the wattage and type of bulb. Choose a bulb with enough power to give you the ambient temps you need. You then need to measure the surface temperature directly at his basking spot. Your looking for 110F. If its too cool you need to move lamp closer...

In an emergency I'd say the priority is keeping there body temperature at an acceptable level. UV lighting they could live without for a few days without any harm coming to them. I always keep a few chemical reptile heat packs and have hot water bottles just incase. As you said though, to...

Was going to say thermometers but see you've already mentioned them. 75w may be a bit high for that size of terrarium, you may need to drop down the wattage or use a dimmer stat.

Ah i see. Just checked my bottle and ive been using the Antiseptic solution instead of the disinfectant for cleaning out viv. Glad you mentioned that. On further investigation it appears F10SD and antiseptic solution are the same product. Heres a snippet i found on a UK reptile forum where...

If your interested in purchasing F10 disinfectant I'm more than happy to search suppliers here in the uk for one which delivers to the US for a reasonable price.

Lighting is the simple part IMO. You need a 10% or 12% UVB tube. I can't recommend any brands as I'm in uk but I use Arcadia if you can get them. Fitting a reflector will almost double the output of UVB. It's recommended that tube runs full length of vivarium unless your using higher output...

Prob not what your wanting to hear but you may struggle to get a decent temperature gradient in that terrarium. I'd seriously consider getting something bigger.

I once worked with a guy who put his hand over the nozzle of an industrial steam cleaner to "see if it was hot", worst burn I've ever seen. Would never have believed anyone would have been daft enough but unfortunately thats not the case. Lol

My tiles are floor tiles. 12" square I think. I siliconed tiles directly to bottom of viv and left a very slight gap between tiles. Then filled gap with silicone and cleaned up with a wet cloth. I contemplated fitting tiles to a removable board but decided against as wanted vivarium floor to...

You definately have a T8 so dont worry about that. Its just the size of tube. Was just higlighting that the new arcadia T5 models have double the the UVB to put your mind at ease with the distance your using. If you drop his basking area you would need to make sure the temps were still ok. If...

Incase anyone misinterpets your post id like to clarify - Never ever put your hand directly in front of a steam cleaner! Most cleaners have a nozzle temperature of over 250F and it will cause serious burns. That aside, if you want to check the temperatue use a probe. Coccidia oocysts are...