Am i doing all of this right?

[Kite]

Well to see if everything is up to spec ill take this quiz

How old is your dragon? 2 years
How large/long is she? I would guess that he is around 1 foot 3 inches to 1 foot 5 inches
How long have you had her? 2 years
Where did you get her from? A pet store but it wasn't petco or petsmart. It was a family owned place and the dragons were all active
What size tank is she in? 50 gallons if i remember correctly
What do you use to heat the tank? heating lamp
What are the temperatures in the tank (basking spot & cool side)? 94 hot 71 cool
What do you use to measure the temperatures? thermometers?
What substrate do you use? Vita sand
What UVB light do you use? 250 watt mercury zoo med lamp its supplies UVB and UVA
How old is it? a year old
How close can your dragon get to it? 6- 12 inches away
What do you feed your dragon? Superworms mostly and crickets
How often? every day
What supplements do you use? Calcium and herbavite ( spelling might be off )
How often? once a week
Do you bath or mist your dragon? yup bath
How often? once a week as well

 

[Grixxly15]

Hmm, there are some things that you should be doing differently.

When you say 50 gallons how big is the floor space? Can you give us the length, width, and height?

It's time to change your UVB. Should of been changed 6 months ago. I would suggest a Megaray MVB. They cost $25 plus shipping. It is
UVB bulb that also gives off heat. Very good bulb.

Your basking spot is to cold. Try getting it somewhere inbetween 100-110 not any higher then 110 or you risk dehydration and possible brain damage.

By thermometer do you mean the stick on thermometers or a digital probe or a temp gun? If you are using a stick on thermometer please upgrade to either a digital probe or a temp gun. You can buy a digital probe for under $10 and gives a very accurate temp of the surface temp and not the air temp. For a few extra bucks you can get the temp gun which gives you a temp reading much quicker then a probe.

Your beardie needs to eat more then just superworms and crickets. At 2 years of age it is safe to say that your beardie is an adult. Around 80% of it's diet needs to be vegetables and a small bit a fruit. The other 20% will come from live feeders. Good staple greens are mustard greens, collard greens, turnip greens, dandelion, and endive. What you look for with greens is a balanced calcium to phosphorus ratio.

When you do feed live feeders you need to dust them with calcium 2-3 times and a multi-vitamin 1 time.
Hope that helps.

 

[lacy_black]

Vitasand is dangerous it can cause impaction and it you insist on sand you can use childrens play sand. Most people on this forum use tile, reptile carpet or non adhesive shelf liner.

 

[Drache613]

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[Kite]

Alright next time I'm at the pet store ill get a new stronger bulb and some different flooring but what would you suggest? I would rather not use paper towels it doesn't seem like he would like them. Also ill start putting in greens and fruits i know Nero loves carrots.