momof2boys":64a6b said:Okay, we set up Beardie's tank today and just got him. I read a book about beardie care and it mentioned an incandescent household bulb as well as a fluorescent bulb... The guy at the store suggested to my husband a black light for basking because our home gets down around 60-65 degrees at night. He says then we can leave it on all night and the beardie will be able to get warm.
The fluorescent light stretches the length of the tank except where the ceramic fixture is that is set above the basking spot (a little bridge type thing). Is this okay? Thanks for helping a newbie. I just want this guy to thrive.
momof2boys":7c5e5 said:Okay, I need to go out to recycling and get the boxes before trash goes out tomorrow! This is a very good pet store and the guy who worked there called the owner to be sure we had enough of the fluorescent light and we got what the owner recommended. I will come back tomorrow and tell you all exactly the brands.
As far as my basking light, what wattage should the lightbulb I put in there be? The black light I got was supposed to be okay for day and night... But I'll call the owner of the store tomorrow and I'm sure he'll take it back if it's not good for the dragon.
As for a temp probe, what brands are good? I didn't get a thermometer at all... I think the kid working there wasn't as good as the owner would have been. He said he's been keeping lizards for many years, and seemed to know a lot.
It won't hurt the dragon tonight, though, right? I don't really have any option but to go with what we have now!
momof2boys":443fc said:Okay so I went to the recycling and got the boxes for all the lights and lamps. Our basking lamp fixture seems like it will be great. However, the box for the basking bulb definitely says for maintaining "Night time temperatures" so you can imagine I was not pleased with that.
The tube lights we got are indeed ReptiGlo so that is a relief. However the fixture they're in is for two bulbs and they're both 5.0, not 8.0 as you recommend. The tube fixture does not cover the entire lid of the tank, so I'm thinking this all needs to go back to the store and replaced with a longer leaner model that will cover the entire top of the tank. I'm glad my husband didn't break down all the boxes, so I can return them. We already had to put the cost of this tank on a credit card, which we don't like doing, so I don't want to put even more on there.
But if I'm taking the lights back, will the lizard be okay in the time it takes me to bring them back and set up the new ones?
BeardedDad":5d518 said:Its very annoying when u come home with everything u think u need for ure pet because the Pet shop owner has sold u the best of everything and ALL ull need. It wasnt till i found this site that i realized how much money i had wasted on harmefull and useless products!
Its not cheap to set up a Beardie home but once u have everything its worth it seeing them live healthy strong lives. I personally think theres a lot of pet shop owners/employees out there that know nothing about the animals they sell!
Hope u enjoy ure new guy, they make wonderful family members Lol.
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