Hello All,
I'm new to the forum and Bearded Dragons. I got my dragon (Jub-Jub) a few weeks ago. I've been thinking about getting one for quite some time now. I had an empty 40 gallon breeder that was just calling for one. So, while we were at a herp show in the beginning of Dec., my girlfriend bought one for me, along with all the supplies, as an early Christmas present. I've learned quite a bit from reading posts. Shortly after I got him home, I took him to the vet and found out he had coccidia. He's almost all the way through his treatment, and is feeling much better. I've also been playing with the lighting. I started with a Repit Glo 10.0, then switched to a Repti Sun 5.0 (all the store had), and I just ordered a Repti Sun 10.0. I was also using a Fluker thermometer to measure the temp of his basking spot. It read at about 110 with the dimmer switch down a little bit. I ordered a digital therm over the weekend, and borrowed a friends in the mean time. Using the digital (infra red), I found out that his basking spot was only at 95. So, I turned the dimmer all the way up, and got it to 105. I'm going to check it again tomorrow. If that's as high as it will go, I'm going to get a larger bulb. I have a 100 watt Zoomed right now, and I'll use the dimmer to adjust it. Whew, didn't mean to get so long winded. Anyhow, hopefully I'll have him all straight this week. It's been quite a learning experience. Here is a pic of my little guy taking a bath.
I'm new to the forum and Bearded Dragons. I got my dragon (Jub-Jub) a few weeks ago. I've been thinking about getting one for quite some time now. I had an empty 40 gallon breeder that was just calling for one. So, while we were at a herp show in the beginning of Dec., my girlfriend bought one for me, along with all the supplies, as an early Christmas present. I've learned quite a bit from reading posts. Shortly after I got him home, I took him to the vet and found out he had coccidia. He's almost all the way through his treatment, and is feeling much better. I've also been playing with the lighting. I started with a Repit Glo 10.0, then switched to a Repti Sun 5.0 (all the store had), and I just ordered a Repti Sun 10.0. I was also using a Fluker thermometer to measure the temp of his basking spot. It read at about 110 with the dimmer switch down a little bit. I ordered a digital therm over the weekend, and borrowed a friends in the mean time. Using the digital (infra red), I found out that his basking spot was only at 95. So, I turned the dimmer all the way up, and got it to 105. I'm going to check it again tomorrow. If that's as high as it will go, I'm going to get a larger bulb. I have a 100 watt Zoomed right now, and I'll use the dimmer to adjust it. Whew, didn't mean to get so long winded. Anyhow, hopefully I'll have him all straight this week. It's been quite a learning experience. Here is a pic of my little guy taking a bath.
Just a note - if you do end up needing to upgrade your heat bulb, you can use a regular lightbulb or a halogen flood light (my preference because it kicks out more heat per watt), no need to pay extra for a pet store heat bulb when those others do the same job and cost much less.
