kitkat101
Juvie Member
Hi! I just recently got a bearded dragon for Christmas from my dad...I don't think they understood the real price of everything and the constant need of new things for my baby!
My dad bought the whole enclosure, and since I did some research for a while-like a whole year because I have been wanting one for so long-everything he put in it seemed super unsafe! This is what he had it in
-Sand
-5.0 Compact UV
-A black Critter 75watt bulb for basking
-Stick on thermometer
-Heating pad
I took out the sand immediately and replaced it with newspaper, I also took out the heating pad. When I asked for other things such as clamp lamps(the basking bulb was drilled into the glass causing it so shatter), I couldn't since it was too expensive. So I am stuck with a basking bulb that doesn't produce enough heat, UV that is a compact which I learned stops giving rays after 2 months or so, and a tank that is shattered at the top.
I feel like I don't think I have the money to take care of him but I just love him too much!! Is the UV compact dangerous??? Is there a way I can keep it without having to buy another one? Are there cheaper but safer things to buy for my tank??
PLEASE HELP!
My dad bought the whole enclosure, and since I did some research for a while-like a whole year because I have been wanting one for so long-everything he put in it seemed super unsafe! This is what he had it in
-Sand
-5.0 Compact UV
-A black Critter 75watt bulb for basking
-Stick on thermometer
-Heating pad
I took out the sand immediately and replaced it with newspaper, I also took out the heating pad. When I asked for other things such as clamp lamps(the basking bulb was drilled into the glass causing it so shatter), I couldn't since it was too expensive. So I am stuck with a basking bulb that doesn't produce enough heat, UV that is a compact which I learned stops giving rays after 2 months or so, and a tank that is shattered at the top.
I feel like I don't think I have the money to take care of him but I just love him too much!! Is the UV compact dangerous??? Is there a way I can keep it without having to buy another one? Are there cheaper but safer things to buy for my tank??
PLEASE HELP!