J4ckdaw-
Sub-Adult Member
- Beardie name(s)
- Leo
Hi there
I’m curious, is there anything I could do to better Leo’s husbandry or quality of life? I’m looking for anything, really, that I could improve on. Here is his set up so far:
He is kept in a 40 gallon.
His UVB is a tube lamp by the brand Arcadia, it is a 39w 14% D3+ proT5 set with a reflector and all. It covers the entire tank, placed above the mesh 7-9” away from decor.
His basking bulb is a 100w Flukers light, 8” away from basking decor. Basking temps sit at 95-100 degrees with a humidity of 32-46% measured with a ZooMed digital probe.
UVB is 1 month old, basking bulb is 1/2 a month old. UVB will be replaced in 9 months, basking bulb will be replaced when it burns out. All from reptile specialist store.
Ambient temps on warm side are 86-94 degrees, temps in the middle at 83-91 degrees and temps on the cool side are 76-81 degrees. Night temps are 73 degrees.
Lights are on from 6:30AM to 8:30PM so he gets 14 hours of constant heat and UVB, his first feeding is at 7:00AM and his second at 4:30PM. I’ll go into detail in his diet now:
His diet consists of crickets, black soldier fly larvae, super worms, collard greens, kale and a rotation of peppers and squash. He gladly eats a full salad a day, sometimes even two!
He gets 30 crickets a day over the span of two feedings, they are supplemented with calcium and D3 5x a week and multivitamin 2x a week only once per feeding.
He gets 20-30 BSFL occasionally whenever I have them, 3-5 super worms a day. Each of these are not dusted with any supplements. Treat days are 1x a week.
His salads are misted in the mornings 5x a week, he is bathed 1x a week for 15 minutes in lukewarm water as well. His crickets are gut loaded 24/7, 12 hours prior to feeding.
Their gut load consists of: calcium and multivitamin dusted oats, collard greens, kale, pepper, squash, cucumber, cauliflower leaves, lettuce, apple, blueberry, carrots, etc…
Onto general hygiene: his enclosure is deep cleaned monthly, spot cleaned as needed and has a partial clean weekly with a 50/50 formula of vinegar and water.
Poo is cleaned up asap. Glass is cleaned with reptile friendly enclosure cleaner (it also provides a natural scent which I like about it, Leo seems to as well) as needed.
That’s about it, let me know if I missed anything. What do you guys think? How can I make this better? I want to ensure my guy has the best life he can get
Leo and I say thanks,
I’m curious, is there anything I could do to better Leo’s husbandry or quality of life? I’m looking for anything, really, that I could improve on. Here is his set up so far:
He is kept in a 40 gallon.
His UVB is a tube lamp by the brand Arcadia, it is a 39w 14% D3+ proT5 set with a reflector and all. It covers the entire tank, placed above the mesh 7-9” away from decor.
His basking bulb is a 100w Flukers light, 8” away from basking decor. Basking temps sit at 95-100 degrees with a humidity of 32-46% measured with a ZooMed digital probe.
UVB is 1 month old, basking bulb is 1/2 a month old. UVB will be replaced in 9 months, basking bulb will be replaced when it burns out. All from reptile specialist store.
Ambient temps on warm side are 86-94 degrees, temps in the middle at 83-91 degrees and temps on the cool side are 76-81 degrees. Night temps are 73 degrees.
Lights are on from 6:30AM to 8:30PM so he gets 14 hours of constant heat and UVB, his first feeding is at 7:00AM and his second at 4:30PM. I’ll go into detail in his diet now:
His diet consists of crickets, black soldier fly larvae, super worms, collard greens, kale and a rotation of peppers and squash. He gladly eats a full salad a day, sometimes even two!
He gets 30 crickets a day over the span of two feedings, they are supplemented with calcium and D3 5x a week and multivitamin 2x a week only once per feeding.
He gets 20-30 BSFL occasionally whenever I have them, 3-5 super worms a day. Each of these are not dusted with any supplements. Treat days are 1x a week.
His salads are misted in the mornings 5x a week, he is bathed 1x a week for 15 minutes in lukewarm water as well. His crickets are gut loaded 24/7, 12 hours prior to feeding.
Their gut load consists of: calcium and multivitamin dusted oats, collard greens, kale, pepper, squash, cucumber, cauliflower leaves, lettuce, apple, blueberry, carrots, etc…
Onto general hygiene: his enclosure is deep cleaned monthly, spot cleaned as needed and has a partial clean weekly with a 50/50 formula of vinegar and water.
Poo is cleaned up asap. Glass is cleaned with reptile friendly enclosure cleaner (it also provides a natural scent which I like about it, Leo seems to as well) as needed.
That’s about it, let me know if I missed anything. What do you guys think? How can I make this better? I want to ensure my guy has the best life he can get
Leo and I say thanks,