Zeus92":fea02 said:you shouldn't use a uvb coil light just use a normal one
BDMom22":5bc8f said:Very cool pic's i'm glad your happy w/ your new BD. I have always cut up my bd food. If I gave mine salad like yours has he would look at me like, um ma, why did you just put that giant thing in my tank?
hey, i like that list of questions, but i feel like a horrible mother when i say my answers to myself
I know its just the pet store lady said she uses them and she has 10 in the store that are doing great, and she uses it at home....so i think its like getting bitten by a shark, the odds are are not very good that I am, and i live in Florida 3 miles from the beach, so....
yes ur right it was a bit to hot so i down sized to a 75watt.......and i and like i said 25% vitamins and 75% calcium....i use rep-cal, i mixed them myself so its not pre-mixed......diamc":90905 said:I totally agree with Thor's Mom and Zeus92 that the coil UVB's should not be used. You need to read this dangerous info about them: [ Invalid URL Removed / p= t=65424 f=1 ] And having that bulb 7" from your baby is doing damage.I also noticed that you're using a product that has calcium & vitamins mixed together. That can also cause some problems because your baby should be getting more calcium than vitamins & you can't regulate it when they are mixed together. With your aged beardie, you should be dusting the live food with calcium with D3 but is phosphorus-free 5 days a wk but only 1 feeding a day and with vitamins the other 2 days a wk but only 1 feeding a day.
A 100 watt basking bulb is an awful lot of wattage for a 15 gallon tank, so I'm guessing that your digital thermometer DOES NOT have a long wire & probe end, because your temps are more than likely a lot higher than the 110 basking/86 cool side temps. This is the type you need, does yours look anything like this?
The only other way to get an accurate reading is with a temperature gun.
I will add some other info later, have to sign off for now.
WATTT???? THERE IS NO WAY THAT MY BEARDIE WOULD EAT 50 TO 100 A DAY!!!!!! HIS STOMIC EXPANDS ALOT WHEN HE ONLY EATS 5...Thor's Mom":f2e63 said:I know its just the pet store lady said she uses them and she has 10 in the store that are doing great, and she uses it at home....so i think its like getting bitten by a shark, the odds are are not very good that I am, and i live in Florida 3 miles from the beach, so....
Are you serious? I'm just going to tell you that you can not trust everything the pet shop tells you. I never take my pet shops advice as true, many, many times they are wrong. They just want to sell you a product. Mine said the same thing, but after reading numerous studies and reports online and also talking to many other members online I would not touch a coil light with a 10 foot pole.
I suggest you research this further before assuming that the odds are not very good that you will have a problem with a coil bulb. Many of the beardies who come here with health problems are under coil lights and their problems resolve once the lights are changed. It's widly proven and documented that the coils cause serious health issues and it is most likely the reason that your baby is only eating 5-6 crickets a day, rather than the 50-100 that it should be eating.
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