Recent content by Taterbug

Hi fellow beardie lovers! Its been a while since I've been around these parts, life has taken some twists and turns these last few years! (The forum looks great by the way!) One of those twists is getting into modeling and producing my own miniatures for Dungeons and Dragons (or other games, or...

Pepper has fallen a few times, sometimes on purpose too, never suffered an injury for it though. Still, its an understandable concern. I try to keep the branches dence enough he won't plummet to the ground, and don't use a hard substrate either.

not sure if that was to me? I have 3, only 2 on at the moment since its hot in the house. They each have their own switch/dimmer. I have levels that are setup b the branches. This photo is old, i try to change things up from time to time but is a good illustration of how the setup works. I...

If your willing to invest in furnishings and equipment then 4x2x4 is fine. I have had pepper in one for several years now and aside from needing large branches for him, and needing alot more lights, he uses just about all of it. For reference I have 3 basking lamps, a T5 Arcadia 14% for UVB and...

Helen Cairo does some great work making educational materials from real specimens. She does illustrative dissections to teach about pathologies, and often works on alot of reptiles. A great resource for learning some of their unique physiology. This post in particular seemed like it might be...

Rats are highly social animals and snuggling is part of their social activities. Beardies... not so much. Personally I dont restraint is a great way to bond with them, especially a wiggler. Its more like when you wrap up a cat or bird for vet checks to be done safely. If your dragon seems ok...

Personally, I'm much more wary of supplements than I am of lights. I might be misguided on that though.

I'll be the first to admit my biochemistry understanding is fuzzy at best. Hah. Out of curiosity; your quote from Fran... How does the spectrum of Arcadia/reptisun bulbs compare in those photobiology active wavelengths. She mentions "when the spectrum is different" and "some bulbs". Are...

We do have to make some judgement to choose to err on the side or too much or too little. My research has led me to choose the too much side, and to mitigate that risk with environmental enrichment as best as I can. It's definitely not the only way and I wouldn't even say it's "the right way"...

I think new information and old information/"best practices" get conflated alot, it's unfortunate. People want to help and maybe don't quite understand the details so well. So the telephone game gets played and there ends up some questionable advice going around. I have to disagree on the...

It's gunna be a long time.comming to get the data and studies, unfortunately. In the mean time I think we can make improvments and sort of side step the nuances of blood-data and such if husbandry becomes a more holistic discussion. With dragons, there is a lot of focus on UVB. This makes sense...

Fumes from melting PVC are nasty business. You don’t want have your heat sources close enough to the enclosure, regardless of material, to warm it up that much. Fire hazard and all.

Not mites ... Is it possible they are stains? Berries will.sometumes leave stains, but maybe marker depending on his previous situation?

Will you be in attendance of him at all times? The mesh cages would probably not stand up to preditors such as cats but otherwise seem fine. Might need to be weighted or staked down to avoid an airbirn lizard situation. I like the rabbit hutch. Depending on where you live be mindful of...