Recent content by Eldemarco

Glass surfing is normal in a new environment. I just moved my baby to a larger tank with a better setup, and she glass surfs any time she sees a reflection (only been in new home 1 day). For the feeding, I use an escape proof dish, and just put a few dubia roaches (mealworms will work too) in...

There are 2 ways that you can go about it. You can have a "under the cabinet" fixture inside the tank using velcro, or command hooks, or you can use a Mercury Vapor bulb with a dome lamp. Due to the way your tank opens, I would use the first option. a 24" fixture will be fine if placed near the...

optimal for the 160 Watt is 10-14 inches, but since it's on top of a screen, shouldn't it be a little closer?

Wanted to ask, is this bulb ok for beardies, or should I stick to a tube?

here's a link. It has the option to purchase basically a starter kit. Your best bet is to purchase the colony kit AND enough of the appropriate size nymph for your reptile, as it will take a few months for the colony to be self sufficient. If you need advice on setting up breeding them, let me...

I used a clear Matte sealer, so the look of it is about the same. With the lighting, I'm trying to figure out how to set up the UVB and heating. It's a 36x18 tank, 24" tall, but with the height of the insert, the basking area is about 7-8 inches from the top. So it seems to me like I can't...

I did 2 heavy coats, and let it dry for 2 days. After that, I did a good spray coating of acrylic cure and seal and let it set. Did a test with water droplets and a rub test, and so far it is sound. Now I just have to figure out wtf I'm doing with the lighting.

I would be going for a T5 or a 100W Power Sun. I just need something that is also going to leave room for a heating lamp. That's why I was looking at the Zilla Pro Sol, as it is all in one. I have 36 inches length to work with, but no idea how I'm going to set it up for proper UVB and heat at...

I have a 3ft x 18 inch tank, 2ft tall that I'm setting up for my beardie. I was looking at the 30 inch Zilla Pro Sol for lighting, but there are some bad reviews on it. Anyone have a good heat and UVB setup for a tank this size? basking platform is about 8-9 inches from the top of the tank.

Walnut shells are ditched, Using reptile carpet in the small tank while building the larger one. The large tank will use play sand / topsoil mix on top of polystyrene, with a middle feeding platform, and a 1ft high basking platform.

So I've built the below enclosure insert using polystyrene foam, and using quikrete with liquid color. My question (or rather questions) are as follows: 1. How many layers of concrete should I add to the foam? 2. will the color rub off on my beardie if I don't use a sealant on the concrete?

I just got a juvenile Beardie (only 4-5" long). I made a mistake and got ground walnut shells as a substrate for it, and I'm looking to change it out before any damage is done. I used slate stone to cover most of the walnut shells, and will be feeding in a separate area to minimize risk for now...