Recent content by EsmeraldasMother

Thanks Ellen and AHBD. I miss him terribly right now. :cry: :cry: I do have to ask... Can bearded dragons get depressed? His brother, Sherlock, has a tank that was diagonal from Mycroft's. His tank is much larger than Mycroft's was (Sherlock's tank being a 4'x2'x2' tank versus a 40 gallon)...

Unfortunately, Mycroft passed sometime yesterday evening. My partner and I went in to give him dinner and found him. He’s earned his little dragon wings and I just hope he’s somewhere safe, flying free and rid of the pain. Thank you to everyone who tried to help him.

Also, if you're giving it orally, this way is EXTREMELY easy. It was recommended to me by EllenD, and I highly recommend doing it this way. I've tried several different ways of getting my baby to open his mouth for medication, or fluids, and this is by far the easiest. "push up his upper lip on...

The price is actually right in line with most of the other T5 HO sockets that are sold on Amazon. If you don’t want to spend that much, get a normal under the counter fluorescent light holder like this...

Depending on the light fixture you get, either heavy duty command strips or zip ties. I got 2 new light fixtures from Carolina’s at NARBC last month that’s LITERALLY just the light socket for the fluorescent bulb, took 2 zip ties and zip tied the unit through the metal mesh at the top. I’ve also...

I would switch both lights. Carolina Designer Dragons sells solid hammock options if you don’t sew. If you do, you can pick up fabric and use her current hammock as a base for her solid one.

No, don’t transition to sand. I agree with AHBD on changing the light to a fluorescent. However, I recommend mounting it inside the tank. It’s much easier to mount it if you get a cheap fluorescent bulb holder from somewhere like Lowe’s or Home Depot if you have one around. Also, do you have a...

There are several different types under the brand of Reptisun. There’s the compact coil bulbs, the T5 fluorescent bulbs in 2 different sizes and the T8 in 2 different sizes. Is it a fluorescent bulb or coil bulb? If it’s a fluorescent bulb, is it a T5 or T8? The photos AHBD mentioned is just...

Hi! :D I order mine from Timberline (they come in cups of 25) or from dubiaroaches.com! If ordering from Timberline, they're called Calciworms, and if ordering from Dubiaroaches.com, they're called Nutrigrubs or Black Soldier Fly Larvae. Dubiaroaches.com also have a variety of cup sizes you...

Either the Reptisun 10.0 Fluorescent light or Arcadia seem to be the most recommended. Is it a strip, or coil bulb that you're using? If it's the Reptisun 10.0 coil, I recommend replacing it for a Fluorescent bulb, and making sure that it's under the lid of your tank, where there is nothing...

In my experience, if a vet can catch it super early and get them started on calcium shots, they have a very good chance of being able to "overcome" it. My first dragon had the starting stages of it, and is good now. He doesn't pick himself super high off the ground, but he's not dragging himself...

The Pedialyte seems to be boosting him up since he's become more active and visually responsive over the last couple of days. I've been giving probiotics and pedialyte in the afternoon and, while he still is iffy on eating a lot for dinner, his appetite around lunch has definitely perked up and...

Hi Ellen, First off, I just want to say thank you for such an amazing, educating post! I am revamping his tank, and thoroughly disinfecting it. For some reason, I didn’t even think about his tank needing to be changed out. :( Yes, I’m still giving him probiotics, though he doesn’t seem to...

Definitely looks great!! I'm curious how you're getting it to stay on the back like that. How do you make it stay? I've got a tank very similar to yours that I've always had difficulties getting the lights to stay mounted in the tanks. I've given up on it temporarily and made it a tank for the...