Fire Hazards?? and....Updated pics of Papoose :)

[Hotnickles96]

Thank you so much everyone!!! Loving my My beardie!

To answer your question, I'm using the oh so expensive for no reason 50 watt Sun Glo by exo terra. Seems to be working fine. Though I do find that the beam of light is very tight and my beardie would rather bask around the perimeter where the temp is in the mid 80's.

My beardie has been going to the bathroom regularly but, Def not eating 20 - 100 crickets a day. The most I have seen him eat is about 4. But, he is very active and alert.

Besides that, everything has been going extremely well, He/she is so funny to watch!

Thanks everyone!

 

[deh05001]

more pictures please thx

 

[Hotnickles96]

Hi Everyone!
Everything has been going well with my little beardie.
Figured I would update with a few Pics as requested.

The Viv.

Let me know your thoughts

 

[Ibdmc6]

Setup and beardie look awesome!

 

[fresnowitte]

Yep lookin' good!

Your little one is adorable and so tiny... :love5:

BTW...when the basking bulb needs replacing you might try a flood bulb from the hardware store. I find that the Phillip's brand works really good for this. They also last about 2 years. :wink:

 

[Chrono88]

She is such a cutie pie! and I love the set up you have for her.

 

[Hotnickles96]

Haven't posted in awhile.

We had a slight mishap in our household with the dragons basking lamp. I keep the lamp on top of the mesh screen on the viv but, some how, ( we think our dog tripped over the cord) it fell on the floor nearly causing a fire. The carpet has a 1/2in diameter burn hole in it. Not good

So I zip tied the lamp to the screen to secure it. Plus Papoose( our dragon) is now on the patio( we live in florida and the patio is screened in). It has been going well for a while now, all temps are fine, and if it does get cold at night we bring him in. I am Looking forward to building a viv or modifying a 75 gallon that I have so we can bring him back inside when he outgrows his current viv.

Any other tips on how to make everything fire-proof or suggestions on how to make a lighting set up safe are much appreciated.

Now... Today I gave him another bath and figured I would take some pics so everyone could see how much he has grown!... He is currently shedding, just finished his tail 2 days ago :0)

You can really see the difference before and after a shed. His colors are gorgeous when he's happy.

 

[Slave2Scarlett]

Wow his colors are really popping!

 

[beardie parents]

He's grown a bit since you first got him. He is cute!

 

[NCSUCarrie]

What great pics! Papoose is so cute So sorry to hear about the burnt carpet... If you so build your own custom viv you can probably design it so all the lights are inside. Until then... they make a clamp lamp stand... it has a flat base that can slide under your tank anthem has an adjustable vertical arm that you can hang your fixture from. Another option would be to look at a hood style fixture tha has a fixture for your uvb and your heat light.
Good luck and thanks for sharing the cute baby pics

 

[fresnowitte]

Papoose is adorable thanks for sharing the new pic's.
So sorry to hear about the carpet....good thing it wasn't worse. :wink: