CooperDragon":2e28z2yh said:That sounds pretty good. That's the 100w PowerSun? 12'' is about right but i'd try to remove the mesh from under it because that will intercept some of the UVB. Maybe suspend it from an adjustable stand and keep the top off? Only if you don't have other animals in the house though.
Overall I think you'll want a wider tank. 13'' is pretty narrow for an adult. Not much room to turn around. 4'x2'x2' is a good size to build for an adult. Larger if you can. Your temperature gradient sounds good so I'd keep that as it is.
Thank you. I certainly willCooperDragon":26ykwmz2 said:I have some suggestions for improvement on that design so let me know when the time gets near and I can help you. That's the general idea for the build though.
PodunkKhaleesi":2dmo95aa said:Aww, he’s a cutie. I’m a sucker for the “flawed” beardies. One of mine has a cleft palette and is missing several toes (presumably from some less than congenial clutch mates when she was a tiny hatchling). The irony is that the beardie no one else wanted is now the sweetest, most social beardie I’ve ever owned. I’d definitely recommend moving your guy to a bigger enclosure. I’m a big fan of the 4x2x2 size. Superworms are pretty fatty and don’t offer a lot in the way of nutrition, so I recommend getting him some dubias, BSFL, silkworms, crickets, and hornworms. And kale and fruit are considered occasional treats. Collard greens, endive, dandelion greens, mustard greens, and turnip greens are good daily staples. I’m including a link to a great nutrition chart so you can see which insects and veggies are best to have in regular rotation: http://www.beautifuldragons.com/Nutritionframeset.html
Congrats on your new beardie! His face has a lot of personality.
PodunkKhaleesi":1gtpd30e said:I admit that when I first learned about dubia roaches as potential feeders I had the “ick” reaction too. But when I finally brought myself to order them they managed to upend all my negative expectations. They don’t “skitter” the way quick-moving roaches do so they’re very easy to deal with. And unless you order huge adults, they actually look like little pillbugs/roly polys. My boyfriend didn’t even realize they were roaches when he first saw them. So my no roach policy went out the window pretty quickly, especially once I realized how nutritious these insects were. And unlike crickets, dubias don’t smell (which is a godsend compared to always having a massive amount of crickets on hand. No matter how adamant I was about cleaning my cricket tank, the smell was extremely unpleasant). Dubias also don’t have the high die off rate that crickets do. And they have a longer digestive tract than crickets and many other feeders, which means gutloading is more beneficial with these guys. You can essentially turn them into little vegetable turduckens for your beardie. So while I’m a big believer in variety when it comes to insects for my beardies and I still have crickets in rotation, I rely on dubias pretty heavily because they’re so easy to keep and they’re a stellar source of protein for my lizards. I went from not wanting a roach within a 2-mile radius of my home to handfeeding them to my beardies daily. So I recommend ordering a small amount of medium sized dubias and trying them out. My guess is that, like me, you’ll become an immediate fan. As will Maverick.
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