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  1. neacail

    Puppy Mill of Beardies

    I checked the Facebook page expecting to be appalled . . . but I'm not. In only saw juvie that might be a bit underweight. I saw a lot of really nice looking beardies that I'd be more than happy to plunk down cash for. I don't like that the babies are kept on sand. But, my beardie came from a...
  2. neacail

    Red Dandelion?

    Wonderful. :) Greens definitely aren't a problem with this guy. Bugs are a problem with this guy. But, it was so difficult to get him eating salad that I hate to take it away from him. He has lost weight (he's 300 grams at 18.5" long), so I've resorted to sneaking chicken baby food and vitamins...
  3. neacail

    Need Help searching for cheap fluorescent light fixtures

    Can you get a 20" T5 UVB 10% or 12% bulb? Are you planning to use it for UVB or do you have a different UVB bulb and are intending to use the included 10000K bulb for additional light? Sunlight at noon is 4000K - 6500K. You might not want to swing as far to the cool side as 10000k. It can be a...
  4. neacail

    Red Dandelion?

    I just ran over to Safeway to get Orion's collards and dandelions. They only had red dandelions (which I've never seen before). A quick Google search in the produce section didn't turn up much in the way of information. Is there any reason I can't give him the red dandelions I bought him? I was...
  5. neacail

    Seasonal Lighting

    You've planted a seed in my head that I'm excited about, Taterbug! I have a pair of AI Sol Blue lights (http://www.theaquariumsolution.com/ai-sol-blue-led-4070-module). They're discontinued now and they have almost no resale value. I paid almost $1000 for the pair when I bought them new a few...
  6. neacail

    Seasonal Lighting

    Thanks for the feedback, folks. :) I know it isn't a huge issue, but I'm just a major geek who loves her gadgets. My reef aquarium was a great outlet for my love of gadgets (lights, heaters, pumps, skimmers, automatic top-up and dosing systems), but I lost everything in it during a prolonged...
  7. neacail

    Reptiworms as staple? Confused by other forum

    After I've got a cricket purchase home, I put them in the fridge for 10-20 minutes. This really slows them down. Once they're slowed down, I dump to contents of the package (the crickets, cardboard, and food/hydration) into a big cricket keeper. When I go to feed, I put the cricket keeper in...
  8. neacail

    Transluscents

    I have a translucent (Hypo Trans) who is just over three years old. I had read that they were more sensitive to UV rays and that they required higher humidity. His breeder (a well known and very respected breeder in Canada) advised me that those were not issues that I had to be concerned about...
  9. neacail

    Reptiworms as staple? Confused by other forum

    They are a great staple. But, feeding a baby Reptiworms/Calciworms/Phoenix Worms as a staple could be incredibly costly. Silkworms are another great staple (my favourite), but they can be very hard to come by, and they are costly. You'll need pretty deep pockets to avoid crickets with a baby...
  10. neacail

    Seasonal Lighting

    I use a HerpKeeper by Digital Aquatics to control lighting and heating in my beardie's enclosure. In case you're wondering why I use a HerpKeeper, it is because I have had reef aquarium in the past, and I have a lot of confidence in Digital Aquatics products as a result. That I don't use a...
  11. neacail

    Lighting help for a Canadian

    Where in Canada are you located? And, is it the T5 or T8 Reptisun you'll be using? Do you have the bulb already? I'm in Calgary. I was in a Big Al's location today, and a Petland location today. Both had good stock of t8 bulbs. If you want an external fixture, you should be able to find one in...
  12. neacail

    MVB lighting

    Sorry, AWN. I didn't realize that you already had the MVB. I thought you were in the "shopping for it" phase. I have a 24" tall enclosure, and I honestly wish I had more height to give him a lot of varied terrain. I just have a 75w basking bulb in that fixture right now. If I toss in a 100w...
  13. neacail

    Beardie's fall asleep every which way,I want pics!

    I have an arboreal bearded dragon.
  14. neacail

    HypoTrans Black Bearding

    I've have one beardie, and he is a three-year-old HypoTrans. I had always assumed that he couldn't black beard: with the reduction in black pigment. In the 2.5 years he's be with us, I've never seen him black beard. But, last night when I was giving him his bath, the skin on his beard looked...
  15. neacail

    Finding Crickets that Beardie Missed

    I've got the bug trapped. I couldn't get it out, as it is wedged in the tiny space where the tile floor meets the wall of the enclosure. I tried wedging a little dustpan in there to kill it, but the dustpan was too thick. I laid a row of tile on top of the crack to keep it trapped it there. It...
  16. neacail

    T5 5.0 versus 10.0 and reflector impact

    Please excuse the filthy glass. I'm out of vinegar at the moment (and it keeps him from glass dancing). In those photos (which are from today), it is almost 14" between his back and the (crooked) t5 fixture, with the reflector and the 5.0 bulb. Normally, he'll hang out between that green...
  17. neacail

    T5 5.0 versus 10.0 and reflector impact

    Lol. I just went to dig out the post I had read about how a reflectors change things . . . and it is your post, Taterbug. :) I got hung up one the one sentence ("Essentially the 5.0 . . .") and the rest of the post didn't sink in. So, in re-evaluting this, the 10.0 with the reflector is...
  18. neacail

    Overcoming severe stunted growth - Long post with pics

    Wow! I got my boy when he was 8 months old. He was around 18". At just over four years old, he is still 18". He's a little thin right now as he just came out of a very long brumation (he's one of those beardies who sleeps through baths while bumating and doesn't eat a thing), but he didn't get...
  19. neacail

    Effective, beardie-safe ant killer/repellent?

    We get thousands of tiny ants in our house during July and August. They're a problem through our whole neighbourhood. No one has been able to keep them at bay. After years of battling this, we found a solution that works for us. We make up a couple of pitchers of Kool-Aid Ice Blue Raspberry...
  20. neacail

    Finding Crickets that Beardie Missed

    I did the monthly strip down and clean of my beardie's enclosure yesterday. I pull everything out, clean everything, then put everything back in starting with the tile flooring. After putting the tile back in yesterday, I decided to put Orion back in the enclosure and feed him his crickets...
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