Recent content by starlake

Pretty low. She has a heat lamp at one end, and a water bowl at the other. She can control her own humidity.

How did this turn out? My beardie is getting the same symptoms.

Could he touch the bottom? I've heard that some beardies love swimming.

My beardie did this about 6 months ago when I provided her a place under a box. I knew about brumating, but I still panicked a bit. It seems very weird when it is so sudden. I've heard that some beardies are still on a southern-hemisphere brumating cycle, so I would not worry about it. Just...

Pogona is about 1 1/2 years old.

I would say businesses that deliver a lot of large appliances or stereo equipment would be good. I've never done this for styrofoam, but I have for boxes. In most cases, they are pleased to have someone else worry about disposing of them for a change. It helps if you can work out a way to do...

I'm wondering what types of wood are un/safe for beardies. I've heard that pine and other softwoods are a no-no because of the resin in them. Are there any other restrictions? I'm trying to find a cheap way to build an enclosure that is sufficiently large for my beardie. What type of wood is...

I use play sand from the hardware store, and my beardie loves to dig in it. I would want to pasturize any sand from outside to kill any living things in it, but with sand I'd be afraid of melting it. I would say put the sand in a pan you don't care about, and heat it in the oven at a temp...

My beardie does this all the time. I'm not an expert, but I'll tell you how I interpret it. It depends what else she's doing when she sticks out her tounge. If she licks something: she's curious If she is basking: she's opening her mouth to help release excess heat If she's puffed up or...

My beardie, Pogona, was extremely touchy yesterday. She puffed up when I went near her tank, then actually hissed as I put some lettuce in it. Later, I needed to sift through her sand (play sand, not the type that clumps up and causes impaction). She puffed up, made her beard black, and...

I agree that your dragon probably just calmed down. If you just got him, he may have been stressed from the move. My Pogona will react that way to moves, a large amount of noise, or high-pitched sounds. Heather

What do you use for the main tub? Just a dishtub? sink? Does the towel need to be at a particular angle? I ask because if I just experiment and Pogona physically can't use the facilities, she tends to get bad associations and react negatively to anything similar. She just doesn't need the...

I think this is normal. There is an article about brumation somewhere on this site. Check "Care Sheets and Articles". My beardie didn't quite sleep, she was just very, very inactive and didn't eat much until she woke up once with the sun in her eyes. Her internal clock seems to have decided...

The Roach Guy has a video of a beardie chasing down a dubia from across the room, so I would say they can see that far. From what I've heard, I think you've got the evaluation of the situation correct. I've only ever had a female, so I don't know whether not letting them see each other would...

Wait, swim? Tell me you mean splash. I didn't think beardies could swim?