Spoony
Sub-Adult Member
Not trying to be rude, but I've noticed a lot of this happening:
[Newbie]
I have a question! This that and the other...
[Anyone else trying to help]
How old is your dragon?
How long have you had your dragon?
How long is your dragon?
What is the sex of your dragon?
What size enclosure do you have your dragon in?
What type substrate do you have on the bottom of your tank?
Do you use UVB lights?
If so, Is it a coil, compact, fluorescent tube, or Mercury Vapor bulb?
What is the brand name and number of your bulb? Wattage (if MVB)?
How old is your UVB bulb?
How close can your dragon get to the UVB?
Do you use a separate basking bulb? What kind and what is the wattage? Is it a white or colored bulb?
What are the basking temps?
What is the cool side temp?
Do you take the temps with a stick on thermometer, a digital thermometer with a wire and a probe end or a temp gun?
Where exactly are you taking your basking temps?
Do you use a heat rock or heat pad?
What do you feed your dragon? Please be specific.
How often do you feed and what time do you feed (morning, afternoon, night)?
Do you gutload (feed) your crickets, worms, etc?
Do you use vitamin or calcium supplements? What brand(s)? How many days a week do you use each of them?
Is your dragon having regular bowel movements (poops)?
Do you bath your dragon? How often?
Do you mist your dragon or offer water other than in the bath?
Have you gotten a vet check and fecal done?
Does your dragon share an enclosure with another dragon?
A lot of these questions can be unrelated to the Newbie's question at hand and can be overwhelming. I know the couple times I've been presented with this long list I've sort of thought "I really don't want to get grilled on all of these questions before you answer my 1 question"..
Basically I'd just like to reference this thread that I found in Health. Essentially it says that these are all important questions, but not all of them all the time. I dunno, I guess just kinda pick and choose the ones for the situation so we don't bombard all our newbies into never coming back.
This isn't to say I don't appreciate everything everyone does, just maybe tone it down a wee bit?
:love5:
[Newbie]
I have a question! This that and the other...
[Anyone else trying to help]
How old is your dragon?
How long have you had your dragon?
How long is your dragon?
What is the sex of your dragon?
What size enclosure do you have your dragon in?
What type substrate do you have on the bottom of your tank?
Do you use UVB lights?
If so, Is it a coil, compact, fluorescent tube, or Mercury Vapor bulb?
What is the brand name and number of your bulb? Wattage (if MVB)?
How old is your UVB bulb?
How close can your dragon get to the UVB?
Do you use a separate basking bulb? What kind and what is the wattage? Is it a white or colored bulb?
What are the basking temps?
What is the cool side temp?
Do you take the temps with a stick on thermometer, a digital thermometer with a wire and a probe end or a temp gun?
Where exactly are you taking your basking temps?
Do you use a heat rock or heat pad?
What do you feed your dragon? Please be specific.
How often do you feed and what time do you feed (morning, afternoon, night)?
Do you gutload (feed) your crickets, worms, etc?
Do you use vitamin or calcium supplements? What brand(s)? How many days a week do you use each of them?
Is your dragon having regular bowel movements (poops)?
Do you bath your dragon? How often?
Do you mist your dragon or offer water other than in the bath?
Have you gotten a vet check and fecal done?
Does your dragon share an enclosure with another dragon?
A lot of these questions can be unrelated to the Newbie's question at hand and can be overwhelming. I know the couple times I've been presented with this long list I've sort of thought "I really don't want to get grilled on all of these questions before you answer my 1 question"..
Basically I'd just like to reference this thread that I found in Health. Essentially it says that these are all important questions, but not all of them all the time. I dunno, I guess just kinda pick and choose the ones for the situation so we don't bombard all our newbies into never coming back.
This isn't to say I don't appreciate everything everyone does, just maybe tone it down a wee bit?
:love5: