frenchfrie000
New member
Hey all,
Im am new to bearded dragons, im looking at getting one but want to make sure my tank is set up properly first so im certain i dont do any damage to the little guy.
I have a few questions so ill try make them nice and quick for you...
1. I found a light bulb at the pet shop that says on the box it emmits, heat, UVB and also UVA. Would this and a heat mat be sufficient in a 20gallon tank for a baby dragon???. or do i have to purchase a UVA and heat bulb separately. Its all soooooo confusing because i keep reading different things everywhere.
2. How close to the dragon does the lighting have to be. My tank is quite tall i think so how low down will i have to hang the lighting for the beardie to bask properly?
3. How many crickets per day does a dragon eat, roughly? and how can u tell if theyre still hungry? With vegies and greens like that, do you just put it in at feeding time? or should you have some there all the time for him to continuously nibble on whenever hes hungry?
sorry if these questions sound a bit silly....but ive never done this before and im really keen to use my tank for something other than fish!
Im from Australia so if u write any temps etc in F....let me know because ill need to convert them to Celcius hahahahha
Thankyou so much for your time!!!
Im am new to bearded dragons, im looking at getting one but want to make sure my tank is set up properly first so im certain i dont do any damage to the little guy.
I have a few questions so ill try make them nice and quick for you...
1. I found a light bulb at the pet shop that says on the box it emmits, heat, UVB and also UVA. Would this and a heat mat be sufficient in a 20gallon tank for a baby dragon???. or do i have to purchase a UVA and heat bulb separately. Its all soooooo confusing because i keep reading different things everywhere.
2. How close to the dragon does the lighting have to be. My tank is quite tall i think so how low down will i have to hang the lighting for the beardie to bask properly?
3. How many crickets per day does a dragon eat, roughly? and how can u tell if theyre still hungry? With vegies and greens like that, do you just put it in at feeding time? or should you have some there all the time for him to continuously nibble on whenever hes hungry?
sorry if these questions sound a bit silly....but ive never done this before and im really keen to use my tank for something other than fish!
Im from Australia so if u write any temps etc in F....let me know because ill need to convert them to Celcius hahahahha
Thankyou so much for your time!!!