can He Pull It Off?

[ImAguy]

when i was coming up to my mums classroom, shes a teacher , i found him on the porch leading into her room. reminding you, i live in ireland, its cold here 250 days a year. luckily, school just started. its always sunny when school starts. i found him basking in the son. still, it was only 20 celsius, so not hot enough. i put him in a box and brought him home. i had only a uv light. i put in a low wattage bulb and the only bad thing is heat. can he survive 2 days without heat? please answer. and what light should i get? ps its a heat light and only the one that fits the exo terra compact top. thankyou.

 

[dEEjHaY]

Heat is very important to them, you can use a regular household bulb to accomplish this. UV recommendations are pretty straight forward, ReptiSun 10.0 tube, avoid the compact coiled ones.

Also;

Are you getting him a perm home like a tank? How are you checking his temps? How old is he/she?

 

[ImAguy]

are the coiled teh twisty 1s? ill use da tube

 

[dEEjHaY]

are the coiled teh twisty 1s? ill use da tube

Yes they are the ones that look like this.

Avoid these. The only bulb anyone will recommend is the ReptiSun 10.0 tube. Stay away from the " ReptiGlo 10.0 " these are no good.

 

[ImAguy]

thankyou so much. he will live beacause of you, just remember that

 

[Judah'sHuman]

If you dotn have a tank for him yet and are having a hard time keeping him warm, you can also place him on a warm rice sock. Just put some rice into a sock and heat the sock in the microwave for about 40 seconds. Then place him on it, it will help warm him up a bit. Make sure the sock is not too hot!

 

[dEEjHaY]

Do you plan on getting him out of the box? There are a few things you'll need to address soon to ensure he has a healthy environment. How do you plan to take the temps? Make sure he can get within 6-8 inches of the UVB, what do you plan on using as a substrate? Are you going to supplement his food? Do you have crickets? roaches? Fresh salads daily? Provide as much info as you can. You can use a regular household bulb for heat, bright white is best, or a flood / halogen. You'll need to make sure the temps are good.

 

[ImAguy]

Hes in a proper viv, with light a little cactus (fake).
Newspaper substrate. Hes a little big for it but ill get him a big one soon

 

[Goonie]

[Moved from Beardie ER to Health]