Recent content by lisa127

I find using a rheostat or lamp dimmer much easier than adjusting the height of the fixture when I need to adjust temperature. And I agree. You need a temp gun!

I agree that you definitely need a temperature gun to measure your temps. As for the wattage, what you can do is buy the 75 watt but also buy a lamp dimmer with it. That way if the 75 watt ends up being more than you need you can just dial down the heat. A lamp dimmer or a rheostat is what...

Three weeks ago a tragedy occurred in my family. My nephew died on Mother's Day and the following 10 days were hectic and stressful. Therefore, I was not able to spend much time with any of my animals. The reptiles got their lights turned on and fed but that was about it. When I finally was...

How about the non adhesive shelf liner? That comes in different colors and patterns.

I use superworms as a staple, with something else thrown in occasionally for variety. IMO, crickets are no better nutritionally than supers they are just not as high in fat. Since my beardie tends to the lean sign I don't worry about the higher fat content.

My dragon's name is Oscar. I named him that because I have two leopard geckos named Bert and Ernie. There is also a blue tongued skink and 2 box turtles. But their names don't match the theme! :)

I love the cage! I use newspaper myself. Tiles probably wouldn't work I imagine with the ridges. Do you even need to put anything down?

I use newspaper myself.

Yes, he does like to be handled. In fact tonight he wanted to come out while I was making dinner for my husband. By the time I could get to him his beard was the blackest black I had ever seen and he was scratching at the glass. I took him out and as he sat on me his beard turned from black...

Oscar (4 years old) has been in my home for exactly one month today. Just yesterday he started the arm waving thing at me. Most times a black beard goes along with it. While the arm waving is adorable, I'd like to know if there is anything I can do to make him feel more secure and...

He's very cute! I love his name. That was my dad's name!

Newspaper is not toxic. Not nowadays anyway. I use newspaper for my beardie and for my leopard geckos. My blue tongued skink uses shredded paper from the paper shredder. I've been keeping reptiles for almost 20 years and never had a problem with newspaper. I use it because it's cheap...

No one told my beardie he's not supposed to poop on his blanket. :(

I'm not worried about it, just curious. He is a 4 year old dragon, so I'm thinking it's not coming into his colors. I was thinking either environment or less stress?

Oscar, my beardie rescue has been with me for 3.5 weeks now. Up until this point his beard color has always been grey. The last two days the beard color has been more yellow. I never noticed yellow spikes on his beard until the last 2 days. What does this color change mean? Is he just less...