Well thats good that you dont have to go to work tonight.As for the dome if its a ceramic fixture rated 250watts then its fine.There is no need to worry about the dome itself being ceramic its the socket that has to be.The bulb has to be 12 inches between the beardie and the bulb so keep that in mind when your setting up the bulb.bdgal":a84db said:I have one of those silver coated light reflector domes with a ceramic socket. Is this okay? It says on the socket 250V 660W. It DOES NOT have a ceramic dome. I used it for an infared bulb for my leopard gecko a few years ago.
I have the overnight shift tonight until 6am and then another job (working at a vet clinic) every Saturday from 9am-3 or 4pm. I just called another girl and got her to work my overnight shift. Now we can stay at home tonight and I can feed him and bath him before I go to my 9am job. Then I will only be gone 1/2 a day and back to feed him again.
The wooden addition is almost finished!! I hope that this works. How far away should the actual bulb (not the dome) be away from his basking spot? 12 inches away? OR should I remove his basking rock and just put a towel down or a ricesock or something. I think that hubby built the top to be another 12 inches from the top of the 12 inch glass tank.
Glad to hear he had a cozy nights rest.You really want to make sure he has some probiotics to help cool his tummy down especially if he is having loose stool.How is he doing with the Solar Glo?As for the crix there really isnt anything to do but just offer them daily and hope he takes them.It is possible he has grown tired of them as well and may need a break from them so just try offering worms instead.I knew you were going to get Phoenix worms,any luck?bdgal":c9a26 said:I gave Sherman a bath this morning (which lasted about 1.5 min) as he pooped yellowish diahrrea (maybe urine too) in the bath. All it took was one good below rub and "there she blows!!"
He did lick some more a/d from a syringe this morning and then I put him back into this tank with about 4 dusted crix. He wasn't even the littlest bit interested! They were crawling between his feet in front of his face...I mean...if he wanted to get them...it wouldn't have been hard! But absolutely no interest. Gr....it is so frusterating!!
Sherman is trying out his new 125W solarglo MVB this morning. We left it on all night and put sherman in an extra large rubbermade bin next to our bed. He was so cozy all snuggled up in blankets...I had to wake HIM up!
What can I do to make him more interested in the crix? If he puked 2 days ago...shouldn't he be hungry by now? Is he waiting for butterworms that aren't coming? I may be able to get phoenix worms this weekend (or possibly monday the supplier said). Should I try him on those?
Maybe he is being filled up with the 5 or 6 licks of a/d food he eats? Hmmm....What to do? What to do?
The only issue I see is the cool end is about 5-10 degrees to hot.I prefer 75-80F to realy give them a good gradient to cool off in.I think I already posted about this in your other thread.bdgal":411da said:The phoenix worms I bought a few weeks ago I put in the fridge (***** mommy!) I was going to place an order for phoenix worms Monday. Someone else in the city was mentioning that there may be some in at a local reptile shop this week also. So...we will see what comes first...they keep for a while, don't they (as long as they aren't in the fridge?)!!!
They really only last a week or two.Keep them in a cool(unrefridegerated place)dry place and they will keep for a bit.
Sherman still won't eat on his own. I switched to the carnivore care because it had 45% protein and much higher levels of calcium than the a/d canned food the vet prescribed. I will probably switch between the two. No poops since this morning. I put him in the office this afternoon and he ran around like a "wild child"!! It was good to see him do that! It was a first for me as I have been afraid that he would get into something...even with supervision he tried to!! We don't really have an open room that he can run freely in (where cats and dogs couldn't get him!!)
I do prefer the carnivore care over the A/D myself so thats good.It is noce to see them run,isnt it?
I did not get the probiotic. What type of yogurt is ok? soy yogurt? I wonder if our grocery store even carries that. I will post if something new happens. I hope that he is just being fed up with crickets. One local reptile breeder told me that I should NOT syringe feed him but keep tossing crix in and soon he will get hungry enough to eat. I am not sure if this is ok. The vet told me to keep the nutrients in him...but at the same time he seems less impressed with the crix more than ever!!! Geez!!
Yes SOY yogurt is what you need.Stonefield farms makes a good one and mone prefer blueberry.I get it at my local stop and shop but I have heard Walmart carries it as well.The Walmarts by me do not have supermarkets so I cant be sure of this.
So far the MVB hasn't burned the house down. He really seems to be liking the heat. His cool side is still staying below 85F and his hot side fluxes between 101-105F. I also put up more climby things and he has been hopping all over them...from the cactus to the cave to the ledge to the log....I will try to post a pic a bit later of the new "layout".
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