Hi everyone!
I finally finished my enclosure yesterday, after many many delays... But I would feel better if one or more of you took a look to tell me how I can improve it even more (I do have a few concerns).
I have an ordinary LED light on the left, to provide more light, and a heat bulb on the right. I have to work with a dimmer for the heat bulb, as it got too hot without, but I still have to fiddle with it a bit to get the right temps (24-29°C on the cool side, 35-38°C on the basking platform, right?) I also have a Reptisun T5HO, spanning half the enclosure.
The basking platform on the right and the hide on the left, as well as the bridges, can be removed for easy cleaning.
Yes, that's a toy lizard (my mum thought it was funny)
I am worried that the basking light is too close to the platform. It's about 14 cm/5,5 inches away from the platform. Is that too close? If it is, I can either take out the platform, or see about cutting a hole in the top of the tank (it's a glass top), so I can lift the basking lamp a bit.
I also worry about the tiles; they are rather small, a leftover from re-tiling the bathroom. I'm worried that my beardie will catch his/her nails between the tiles... Anyone have any experience with that?
I can't wait to get my beardie! I'm going to adopt one from the reptile rescue centre nearby. They offer extra help to reptile owners who adopt (like information and counselling).
Some extra questions: how often do you have to feed insects (I'm going with dubia) to an adult? How often do you have to use multivitamin powder and calcium powder? How big does the daily salad have to be?
Thank you so much for any help/remarks/counsel!
Callista
I finally finished my enclosure yesterday, after many many delays... But I would feel better if one or more of you took a look to tell me how I can improve it even more (I do have a few concerns).
I have an ordinary LED light on the left, to provide more light, and a heat bulb on the right. I have to work with a dimmer for the heat bulb, as it got too hot without, but I still have to fiddle with it a bit to get the right temps (24-29°C on the cool side, 35-38°C on the basking platform, right?) I also have a Reptisun T5HO, spanning half the enclosure.
The basking platform on the right and the hide on the left, as well as the bridges, can be removed for easy cleaning.
Yes, that's a toy lizard (my mum thought it was funny)
I am worried that the basking light is too close to the platform. It's about 14 cm/5,5 inches away from the platform. Is that too close? If it is, I can either take out the platform, or see about cutting a hole in the top of the tank (it's a glass top), so I can lift the basking lamp a bit.
I also worry about the tiles; they are rather small, a leftover from re-tiling the bathroom. I'm worried that my beardie will catch his/her nails between the tiles... Anyone have any experience with that?
I can't wait to get my beardie! I'm going to adopt one from the reptile rescue centre nearby. They offer extra help to reptile owners who adopt (like information and counselling).
Some extra questions: how often do you have to feed insects (I'm going with dubia) to an adult? How often do you have to use multivitamin powder and calcium powder? How big does the daily salad have to be?
Thank you so much for any help/remarks/counsel!
Callista