Wow, that looks much better, good job. What UVB tube light did you get and what is the distance of it from your beardie while in the basking spot?
I suggest that you get a good digital probe thermometer as soon as you can and perhaps hold off on the timers right now. It's very important to know what the basking & cool side temps are. The digital probe thermometers are very inexpensive, as cheap as $6.00. If you have a Walmart near you, they have the Acurite brand that will give you both the basking & cool side temp at the same time as well as a humidity readout for only $12.00. If you'd like to see a picture of it, let me know & I will post one.
If you're not removing the water dish before your baby goes to sleep, I would recommend that you do because they can drown in a very small amount of water and we know how soundly beardies sleep. Unfortunately some babies have drowned over night so I feel it's best to be cautious.
As far as the heating mat goes, it's fine to stick it to the side of the glass but if it's right on the bottom of the tank, be sure to put something over it. Beardies sense heat from overhead so if the mat malfunctions and your beardie is asleep, it could get burned very badly. If you need heat at night, your best and safer thing to use would be a ceramic heat emitter that gives off heat but no light so it won't disturb his sleep.
You have made some great changes and you should be very proud. Have you noticed any change in the behavior yet?
I suggest that you get a good digital probe thermometer as soon as you can and perhaps hold off on the timers right now. It's very important to know what the basking & cool side temps are. The digital probe thermometers are very inexpensive, as cheap as $6.00. If you have a Walmart near you, they have the Acurite brand that will give you both the basking & cool side temp at the same time as well as a humidity readout for only $12.00. If you'd like to see a picture of it, let me know & I will post one.
If you're not removing the water dish before your baby goes to sleep, I would recommend that you do because they can drown in a very small amount of water and we know how soundly beardies sleep. Unfortunately some babies have drowned over night so I feel it's best to be cautious.
As far as the heating mat goes, it's fine to stick it to the side of the glass but if it's right on the bottom of the tank, be sure to put something over it. Beardies sense heat from overhead so if the mat malfunctions and your beardie is asleep, it could get burned very badly. If you need heat at night, your best and safer thing to use would be a ceramic heat emitter that gives off heat but no light so it won't disturb his sleep.
You have made some great changes and you should be very proud. Have you noticed any change in the behavior yet?