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I have thermometers on the hot and cool side of my beardie's enclosure (digital not the analog ones) and lately the weather in my area has reached the 80s and I've noticed that the cool side has been in the 90s with the warm side hitting 100. I have a rheostat on the basking lamp but it only...

I look at the crossfire and while I like it, I really want hinged doors. I'm not sure why but sliding just bugs me. I feel I'd have a harder time reaching it all without sliding back and forth. Still nervous about the wiring, regardless of the instructions. But my father has experience building...

I have never built a single thing made of wood and screws and nails before, but I'm excited to undertake this building projects for my beardie. The funds are in so now all I need to do is prepare my shopping list, get the items, and get to work! Trouble is: I don't know how to plan for what I'll...

I'm not absolutely certain of his age. He's a rescue from a coworker who claims she's had him for 5 or so years so he's certainly in his adulthood.

Perhaps I made too many changes at once. I put down ceramic tiles as well as the two hides and a commercial faux tree branch.

Thanks for the advice. I started feeding him butternut squash cut up into slivers but this morning his poop was bright sqaushy orange. Is that a good sign or does it mean his body is unhappy with digesting the squash?

These past two days, my beardie has begun to scramble along the perimeter of his enclosure, clawing at the wall and not settling down much at all. He especially gets into one corner on the basking side and glass surfs like he wants to climb or get out. He has a backdrop and it almost looks like...

It's been about 4 weeks since Mizu has become a family member and my brother has been a huge help. Along the way, he realised how much he adores bearded dragons and wants one to call his own (he's 17). It just so happened I was scheduling a purchase with a guy selling reptile tanks and he...

Superworms should definitely be a snack, one or two of them every few days. Dubia roaches are much better staple protein that you can give him regularly but make certain to provide him green veggies daily as well. Check this webpage for the fine details on what beardies should have regularly...

Beardies don't often associate still/standing water with drinkable water. Often what I do is fill a glass with water and dip finger in it then let the droplets fall on the tip of my BD's face so it runs down his mouth and he'll start lapping it off himself. I also rinse his mixed greens off and...

So I just came back from the grocery store with fresh bell peppers, a butternut squash (whole), and three cactus leaves. How should I prepare these three so they are easiest for my Mizu to munch down. Especially the cactus as I don't know if he can eat the outer skin fine or I need to peel it?

I'm new to being his owner but his previous family didn't maintain a healthy diet for him. Crickets roughly every three weeks. Kale only when they remembered to put it in his dish. No water dish or misting for providing him drinkable water. And his tank was a 5 gallon with only a heat rock. No...

Okay, that's good to know. If I'm concerned about him falling off ledges, do you think it's reasonable to make the height of the enclosure less than 2' ? Say 18", that way a basking shelf wouldn't be as high from the floor of the enclosure (to make sure the basking spot is still 10"-12" from the...

Definitely don't fret too much over humidity. So long as you aren't drenching the walls of the enclosure and increasing the humidity intentionally, any natural fluctuation in that range is fine. I live in a moderately humid climate so, especially if that's the case where you live, it will...

As I'm going to be getting my tax refund back in the coming weeks, I want to start laying down solid plans for a DIY enclosure for Mizu. I wanted to know if MDF is a suitable plywood to build with instead of lumber and, one of my major paranoia concerns, if anyone has experienced their beardie...

Thank you for your thorough reply! Exactly what I was looking for. I need to vary my greens. I think the most challenging part between him and I will be seeing which things he likes and what he doesn't. His previous owner fed him on crickets once every three-ish weeks and only kale for greens...

What DIY hides do people have or what materials do you recommend for building a hide for their beardie? Shoe boxes? Small plastic bins? I currently have rock slaps made into a little hut but 1) the space for my dragon boy isn't optimal and 2) I don't want to imagine the rocks slipping while he's...

Just ordered an IR temp gun! Along with thermometers with probes, and a hygrometer (for peace of mind).

So starting off (on a budget), a rheostat should be decent coupled with an accurate thermometer in the area of the lamp and regular monitoring of the basking area temp?

I think it's good for my brother to manually unplug them. Allows him to engage with Mizu and the tank since part of the bed-time routine is to check the tank to make sure it's clean, the water dish is fresh/no fecal matter, and that none of the decor is gone awry. He then has to put a check mark...