Recent content by twicky

Appreciate the help. Turned off the lamp. He could have gone to the light outside his tank but he chose to stay inside. About letting him out. He doesn't have the run of the house, only the run of my room when I'm home. He stays in his upper area, almost exclusively. The tank is actually...

Here's some pics of "Kitty" (my kitty) & "Cutie" (my BD). The two together has allowed me to take some of the cutest animals pictures I've ever seen. There's 9 of them and it really shows how 2 completely different animals will adjust to each other.

If the temperature outside is 90-100 degrees and about the same indoors, could the heat lamp be too much for my BD? If the temperature is 100 degrees, is that warm enough to heat his blood? I have a log that allows "Cutie" to enter/exit his tank when he feels like it. I've noticed that he is...

Got Cutie in July of last year. In late Jan, he started a long brumation. Woke up about 2 weeks ago. He's eaten twice, maybe 6 wax worms each time. Drinks water about every 2 days. Still seems a little sleepy but except for the eating habits, everything seems normal. I've checked here...

Appreciate the comments. Seems like everything that is out of the ordinary for humans, is a topic for worry when it comes to the habits of our loved ones. One of the events that really got to me, was the lack of eating for up to 4 days. The first few times, it worried the daylights out of me...

Had Cutie about 2 months. I noticed, about 4 days ago, that the skin leading to the tip of his nose, has changed to a white color. I presumed this was part of shedding but then I started wondering, maybe not. When I give him water, I usually drip it above his nose and his tongue darts in & out...

I will keep the Power Washer in mind. Great idea. I backed off the deal on the salt water tank. It was plexiglass and I was told it had a bunch of tiny scratches that disappeared when water was introduced to the tank. Since I'm not using water, that was a problem. The other problem is it...

Thanks everyone, appreciate the help. Has anyone heard of 'coralline algae'? The guy I'm getting the tank from, says the tank needs a minor cleaning. Anyone aware of any problems with cleaning this up or its residue? Rick

I have a chance to purchase what was used as a "saltwater" aquarium for my BD. It's 100 gal. Is there any precautions I should be aware of before buying it or before I introduce "Cutie" into her new potential enviornment? I like the idea of "Cutie" having a mansion instead of her present VIV...

Looks like I'll be putting "Cutie" on the stairs. That sounds like fun. I might be enjoying the thought more than he will but it's certainly worth a try. I like the vine in the trees idea too. Thanks for the tips. Here's a couple of pics of "Cutie" with my other pet "Kitty". very cute pics...

Looking for different exercises for my "Cutie". Here's the one's I'm using so far. I just changed the sand in his tank. I used about 35 pounds of sand and he is having a ball He had about 10 pounds before). He starts digging where he wants to sleep, then continues thru-out his tank, just...

thanks, that clears up one of my big questions. I'll remedy that right away.

I measure the temp with a probe type digital thermometer. The basking area, air temperature roughly 2" above the log (where Cutie's back would be) is 100-104 degrees. Since the log was hot, I chose to lay the probe on the log itself. The log itself (surface) came up as 129.4 degrees. I would...

Free Ad on Craigslist. Never owned a dragon but animal lover. I wrote this lady and she let me have him. I went over to pick him up and got a enclosure (30-40 gals guessing). They left him for me on the front porch. I didn't get a name, food, instructions or anything. By the time I had...