Lowrenz":8luvzqdg said:So I inherited my friend's Beardie over a year ago and at the time she was full grown, morbidly obese, and in a 20ga tank with a incandescent and compact fluorescent. I wanted to give her a better home.
So after research I moved her up to 40ga tank with now just a Mega Ray MVB 100W/120V.
At first I also used an incandescent as well and sometimes a ceramic but since the MVB puts off heat I now just use the MVB. One question is the heat from a MVB enough?
So my dilemma is the basking temps are around 87-75 but in the past when I had them higher like 95-105 she would avoid the light completely
<<< 105 degF at the basking spot is OK , provided you are absolutely sure of the measured temperature , if the real temperature is higher , she will avoid going there , see this :
viewtopic.php?f=5&t=233516
Above about 41 degC bearded dragons actively avoid the spot.
. Now at these lower temps she is avoiding the light and likes to hang out under a branch. My thought is maybe she jsut likes it cooler?
My concern is that the MVB is too strong for her. It is about 13" away from her and I know it says minimum 12" away.
There was a time where she was in our bedroom and was more thin and more active and maybe that was because she in front of are lot of more natural light. Now we moved her to behind a wall so she does not see as much light.
Her diet is about 15 crickets a week (I know that's low),
<<< I give my adults 8 crickets + 2 large silkworms EACH every day (I grow my own silkworms).
lettuce
<<<< lettuce has zero nutrition value to a bearded dragon , see this for better greens and veg : http://www.beautifuldragons.com/Nutrition.html
and blueberries.
<<< OK for a treat.
The vet told me to give her 25mg a day of L carnitine but that is hard to administer so I do not do it.
<<< why ?
<<< how ?
I'm trying my best so I am sure someone out there can see a flaw in what I am doing, thanks for any help!
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