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Hi Destiny, The UVB is a 24" tube, and his basking light is a 75 watt high intensity basking bulb. I'm using a ZooMed probe thermometer laid directly on his basking spot. I also used a couple of other thermometers to double check the temperature, and they all came out about the same.

I'm worried about my new baby Lilo. I bought him on June 29, and he seemed alert and active for the first few days, but has declined in the past week or so. He is 8" long and weighed 11 grams when he came home. He is now down to 9 grams. He is in a 40 gal breeder tank, Reptisun UVB light a...

Hi everyone! I'd like to introduce our new baby Lilo (our last beardie was named Stych....). We're guessing by his size that he is about 3 months old. We hope to have many years of good times!

Please make sure you put your dragon on some sort of a leash before taking him outdoors! I learned that the hard way last spring. I took Stych outside and as long as I was holding him he was perfectly calm. I got the bright idea to set him down on the deck and take his picture. As soon as...

I found something that literally drives Stych wild....Healthy Herp dried grasshoppers. He never ate anything that wasn't a live feeder before, but now, just the sight of the bottle causes him to go crazy. When I add it to his salad, I have to put them in outside of the tank, otherwise he...

Thanks all! I figured that the skittle would be harmless, but the way things have been going around here lately, I could just see him developing a horrible impaction because of the stickiness! It was rather funny to see him eat it......he had a diabolically evil glint in his eyes...

Hi all, Stych was out of his tank wandering around the family room, and found an orange Skittle under a table. He had it chewed and swallowed before I could get it away from him. :shock: Is this something I should worry about, or will it just pass through his system like the rest of his...

Well, I got another bulb and hood ordered for Stych. I decided to go back to the tube fluorescent UV instead of a MVB. I also decided to go with a longer bulb so had to get a longer fixture, too. Hopefully he will soon have adequate lighting again. I went through LLReptile, and agree...

Dear Beardie owners: Beware of ordering anything on-line from Reptile Depot. I have had nothing but problems with them, and after doing some checking (after I ordered, of course) I discovered that they have an F rating from the Better Business Bureau in California and are considered to be...

I have done business with Abel-Keppy for over 30 years and would recommend them highly. We had a leopard gecko that we took to Dr. Manwiller a couple of years ago, and were satisfied with the care he received. They are on the higher end of the price range, so you may want to take that into...

I had what I thought was a great idea the other day. Stych's viv needed cleaning and it was a gorgeous afternoon, so I put his basking log and food dish into his old tank and hauled things out to our deck. I figured he could soak up some natural UV rays, and thought since so many other people...

That is how my Stych got his name. A couple of days after I got him, I was unraveling a scarf I had started, and he went nuts in his viv...trying to get out to get to the pile of yarn. When I let him out, he did the same thing as yours......snuggled down for a nap. I made him a small...