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http://www.petmountain.com/product/reptile-fluorescent-bulbs/11442-504983/zoo-med-reptisun-10-0-uvb-bulb.html This is a link to the Reptisun 10.0. It is the best flourescent bulb on the market and comes in a variety of lengths. It is much cheaper to buy from Pet Mountain, even with shipping. It...

I was told last spring that brumation is triggered by weight, not necessarily age. My girl, Embyr, went down at eight months starting in April, and Spark went down at eight months in October of last year. Spark is sleeping again and Embyr has slowed down quite a bit. It's beginning to get cold...

you can also find a list of recommended foods and how frequently you can feed them (I wouldn't feed corn) at www.beautifuldragons.com/nutrition. It has been a life send for me, you should check it out.

Okay, this morning she came out, ate 10 big butter worms with calcium, about a tsp of squash babyfood, basked for 45 minutes and then went back to her hide. She was curled up asleep when I left for work. I hope she comes out and basks some time today. If not, should I wake her up when I get home?

I haven't had her checked, since her poops look solid and firm, not any more smelly than before and her urates are bright white without being chalky. I'll run a sample into the vet next time she goes. Maybe that's what's going on . . . she hasn't lost any weight . . . she's gaining about 10...

Okay, I'll give it until after our vacation. Our neighbor who has watched our animals a lot will be staying here to take care of them, and she's really good about calling if anything doesn't look right. About the sand, Embyr only scratches when she's going to bed. She makes herself a little...

We are supplementing with calcium five times a week unless the feeders are high calcium count. The Repti-sun will be six months old the end of June and I plan on replacing with the 60 watt EB Megaray. She is about eight inches away when she is on the top of her basking spot. I wasn't sure if I...

Hi all - my dragon Embyr is almost a year old and for the past two months has been off. She is sleeping more, scratching at the floor of her viv, wanting lower basking temps, and on and off her feed. I need some help with diagnosis. She is in a 48X25X20 viv with a Repti-sun 10.0, 75 watt...

Reptisun 10.0 flourescent tube light. Not the compact bulbs. Order from Pet Mountain.com

As sick as he sounds, if you don't get him to the vet, he probably will die. His mouth staying open and his choking on anything you put in his mouth are signs he is beyond anything you can do for him. Take him to a good herp vet.

If you don't have the break treated, she might need the leg amputated . . .

Hey Jane - phoenix worms are a wonderful staple and better for Crush then crickets. If he likes them, you don't have to worry about dusting with calcium.

When I had a 40 gallon tank I was using a 50 basking bulb (even the 50 watt halogen was too hot) and wrapping the tank with a towel during the winter (during the summer it didn't need the towel). That way I got the warmer temps on the hot end and a cool enough temp on the cold end. You might not...

About heating at night, . . . unless your house is colder than 60 degrees F at night, you shouldn't need to provide heat. I keep my house temps at 64 all the time and the vivs at night drop to about 66. If your house is cold and you are losing temp at night, you can wrap a thick towel around the...

cool side temps do better at about 80, as well.