Recent content by Kevinjareczek

Hello all. My bearded dragon is about 9 months old now, and I've had him since he was about four months old. Recently when I started to take him out of his tank, he began to get extremely dark and stressed. Not only does he start to get darker, but his eye lids begin to droop (he is bathed often...

Thanks for the advice Toddzilla! I'll try that out first thing in the morning and update you on how it goes :)

Hello! A little over a week ago I bought my new beardie, Alphonse, and I absolutely love him. He's worrying me a bit however. He's 4 months old, and about 8.5 inches long. He's in a 4x2x2 with perfect basking temps/cool side temps, and a 2 foot Reptisun 10.0 on his basking/warm side. He's...

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Hello all! I just got my new/first beardie on November 7th, and I'm not sure if his current behavior is normal (I might just be paranoid). He's about four months old, and is in a wooden 4x2x2 viv. His temperatures are perfect, and I have a 2 foot Reptisun 10.0 set up on the ceiling. He eats just...

Yeah, the more I've been reading online the more I've been leaning towards a juvi :P It seem like a better option as a first time owner!

I knew there was something I was forgetting in my last message. I do have vents, but I haven't installed them. I have four 3 inch circular vents, although I'm not sure how many I should use yet. As for breeders, I'm going to this expo: http://allanimalexpo.com/directions/. A friend of mine...

Thanks! That means a lot, since it's my very first one and I made it on my own :D That's really funny about your female beardie. I actually haven't gotten one yet, but I really hope he/she as energetic as that :D Do you think if I used a CHE for the middle that would do the trick? Otherwise I'll...

Sure thing! Sorry if I seem disorganized in what I've been typing. I'm running on very little sleep lately :P I should have mentioned that right before you replied to my original post, I had returned the 5.5 inch deep dome fixture and exchanged it for a 8.5 inch 150W fixture. So as of right now...

You know what, now that I think about it, the ground temps are too cool on the "hot" end because my basking platform is so big. The ground isn't getting much light because it's getting blocked. Would it be okay to have the the entire "hot" side be elevated along with the basking area? The...

So much fun! :D Hahaha. I'm currently using the T5HO bulb. It's mounted on the ceiling from the inside (was recommended to do that by someone else). I was told to mount it there, and actually to mount it in the front (above the glass) instead of the back. I'm starting to think maybe having the...

Disregard that last reply completely. Switched bulbs back to normal (90W on warm side, 60W on cool side) because I realized I wouldn't get the gradient temp set up I need. Quick question, does the basking area have to be close enough to the UVB bulb? I can get the temps in the viv a lot better...

Update: I got a 60W incandescent bulb, and it successfully got the cool side to about 82. The only issue is that this is in a particular area and not the entire cool side. I tried switching the bulbs, and that worked out better. The very center of the circle under the 90W Halogen is about 88...

Thanks a ton diamc! I'll be trying this out first thing in the morning! One more question, and anyone can answer this one: I recently bought a Zilla programmable timer power strip. It's the one with two day time outlets, two night time outlets (one will be used for a CHE at night during the...

I'll try that asap, thanks! Would you recommend hanging the 60w inside, or just on top? Maybe try both?