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So my dragon is going through a bit of a fast right now. She came out of brumation in January, and since then is quite active, but really isn't eating much. I picked up a hornworm a week or so ago and she gobbled it up, it was the last thing she ate (probably 7-10 days ago). I was at the pet...

Its been awhile since I've posted here, things were going well and not much to chat about. Quick backstory, when I inherited our 8yo dragon, she didn't have any proper lighting/heat. So with advice from here I went off to a reptile store in town (that's fairly highly respected across the...

I have two feeding questions tonight. 1. I got an acorn squash today to add to my girls salad. Only I'm not sure what the best way to serve/preserve it is. I was thinking I'd cut it up, deseed it, and then use a grater to grate the flesh. Would that work? Or do I need to cook/blanch it first...

So I bought a new tub of 100 superworms from my local petstore today, and our of curiosity decided to count them. The last tub I bought seemed to last forever. There were 150 superworms! I imagine they 'count' them into tubs by weight? But hell of a deal, an extra 50%!! Or maybe I just got...

So I wanted to do an update on Spike since she came to live with us, but first I'm a bit worried about her. We've had her for about 4wks now. She is 8 years old. She never had any uvb in her last home. Her set up with us is 90gal tank MVB Powersun, basking spot about 97 non-adhesive shelf liner...

Spike is 8yrs old and has been with us under two weeks. We have left her alone as much as possible in this time, she does seem to be more relaxed in general now. She was handled a lot as a baby, but then not really as an adult. She hisses at me every time I need to put my hand anywhere near...

Spike is 8yrs old and has only been fed mealworms. Occasionally she was given crickets, but she only has one eye and had a hard time hunting/catching them as they would run away and she couldn't see them. She's been hand fed the worms (dropped right in front of her seeing eye). I was told they...

So I know the emphasis is on providing the equipment they need (light, heat, etc), but that's all I've been thinking about (stressing about) since Spike arrived. I'm staring at the new big tank to set up for her and I need to take a break from the 'needs' and have some fun thinking about the...

So I'm having issues finding a light fixture for the UVB bulb. I can get a 36" T5 fixture, but the Reptisun 10.0 T5 bulb is "HO" (high output). The pet store girl told me I can't use a T5HO bulb in a regular T5 fixture. I'm reading contradicting info on this (no surprise). And I've only been...

With Spike coming to us on short notice, I was able to borrow a 45gal tank to put her in. She had lived in a smaller enclosure before (they were sold a taller mesh enclosure and thought they upgraded, damn pet stores). So I've been checking out the stores and saw a 75 I liked, but it was full...

Spike is 8yo, we just got her this week. She has only been fed meal worms for most of her life. She's blind in one eye, so when given crickets, often they run away and she can't see them, so she was rarely given them (maybe a few times a month). She only had meal worms as she was in a small town...

Ok, so with Spike coming to us a bit last minute, I feel like I'm scrambling trying to get her enclosure set up. She has never had UVB light, so I ran out and bought a fixture from Walmart, and ran out and bought a bulb from my local independent pet store. Well, turns out I bought a T5 fixture...

So Spike has been with us for a few days and I'm still trying to work out the heating/lighting. I replaced the red light 'party bulb' she came with, with a 75w halogen flood bulb. I also removed the heat rock she had. I have a digital thermometer with a probe, and at the top of her basking spot...

I picked up a tub of superworms today. What is the best way to keep them until I go through them all? When I got Spike yesterday, she was eating mealworms (only choice in the small town she was living in), and they were in a container with some dirt and added veggies (worm castings make awesome...

I was browsing through the viv thread, and saw a few examples of people putting dig boxes in their viv's. Is this a common thing? With starting from almost scratch with Spike, and knowing she hasn't had much in the way of any enrichment in her long life (she's 8), I'd like to include anything...

I have paper towel down in Spikes tank right now as 'substrate'. But I'm thinking about other choices. Slate tile, ceramic tile, vinyl tile (like the peel & stick kind), and shelf liner. My question is when they do their business, what's the easiest substrate to clean? Do you just wipe it up...

Hi everyone! I introduced myself in the newbie forum, but I'll give a quick background. I have a family member who has an 8yo beardie, and while deeply loved, they're moving and I have now inherited said beardie. Unfortunately while loved, there are a few key elements missing from the equipment...

Hello everyone! I just wanted to take a minute and introduce myself. My name is Jen, I'm a mom to two great boys, I have a fabulous (and patient!) husband, a dog, a cat, three gerbils and a happy fish tank. I have also just today inherited an 8yo beardie on pretty short notice. I have some...