Greetings from NE England

[Moggy]

Hi folks,

I've been browsing the forum a bit over the past week researching the best set up for a beardie and thought i'd sign up and join in.
I had a leopard gecko for around 14 years (from a few months old) but he sadly died a couple of weeks ago.. a few pics here

http://s166.photobucket.com/albums/u86/mogg-y/lizard/

nehoo, i've now got a larger viv (l36"xd19"xh21") to set up for a bearded dragon. i need lighting, heating, flooring and furniture and have to say the info on this site has been very very helpful and has given me plenty of ideas.

i was thinking of setting up with a 24" reptisun 10 tube and a ceramic heating lamp for basking. also possibly a smaller pygmy lamp for some extra light at the cool end of the viv. once everything is set up i'll start looking for a beardie to enjoy it.

well, nice to meet ya
Moggy

 

[tgolden]

Hi moggy!!! welcome!!

~tommie

 

[GlueStick]

Welcome to the site Moggy!

I'm so sorry to hear about your Leo =( Its always hard to have a beloved pet cross the rainbow...
It sounds as if you are on the right track with the bearded dragon care. I would use white lights for basking and cool lamps during the day. If you would like to use the ceramic heat emitter at night (if your house gets below 65F - 18.3C) or for the cool side you can during the day you can. Are you able to get the reptisun 10.0 in England? If not, you can get an even better bulb that we here in the US cannot get - the arcadia 12% UVB.

-Glue

 

[Moggy]

thanks for the welcome and the tips. i have ordered a 30" arcadia and the starter/controller to go with it. also a 75w halogen basking spot light. going to get some decorations and set up the temps over the next week

 

[GlueStick]

Oh good! I'm glad you were able to find it.

Just make sure that as you are setting it up, that you use digital thermometers to read your temperatures.

Decorating, I think, is the funnest part. Have fun decorating! But don't overcrowd, obviously =P

-Glue

 

[Moggy]

well i'm all set up and now have Slartibartfast. Just picked him up today but he already seems to love his new home. he's eaten some hoppers and fruit, spent time basking and doesn't mind being handled at all...

http://s166.photobucket.com/albums/u86/mogg-y/Slartibartfast/

 

[tazznzeppelin]

What a cutie pie! He looks pretty healthy too. Nice fat stores in his tail already. Congrats on your
new baby!

 

[pyffersnpaws]

What a cutie pie! He looks pretty healthy too. Nice fat stores in his tail already. Congrats on your
new baby!

I totally agree.... congras on your new family member

 

[Moggy]

thanks, i took him to the vets yesterday for a generl health check and the vet said he was in great shape. he's still a little stressed in his new surroundings but appetite is up and he seems really happy.