Need advice

[Futurebeardiemummy]

Yay another fellow Aussie!
With the basking globe do you have a mount for it or a dimmer? I have a 40gal tank so I was thinking I was going to need about a 70W? Or do you use the 60W

Did you get your reptisun online??

Thanks

 

[label]

I swap out the 60w, 75w and 100w depending on the season. I use a thermostat to control the heat light and a timer for the whole enclosure. My flat doesn't get cold enough to need night-time heating. On the Australian beardie board a lot of people just use timers and their experience to decide when and for how long the heat light is on but I don't want to risk roast lizard, especially since I'm not home all the time. I also use fake grass (trimmed close) from Bunnings as the substrate. As she demands to be taken out when she needs to poo, it stays clean.

 

[Futurebeardiemummy]

Ahh okay thanks why do you swap them around? Donesnt it always need to be the same temp

And what do you mean how long the heat light is on? Isn't it 12-14 hours a day and just have it on when the uvb is on

 

[label]

Because my flat's temperature varies some with the seasons and I like to have the basking light on a lot of the time, I use a lower wattage globe in the summer than winter (it's on the thermostat). On the Aussie board a lot of people work out how much time the lights need to be on and switch them manually or with a separate timer than they use for the UV. If you use a mercury vapour bulb to provide both UV and heat then you have to use a timer; you can't run them on a thermostat.

 

[Beardiequeen098]

Hey, So I am going to get a beardie soon and I have a few question like is it bad to get a beardie from a breeder where it has a nipped tail, and is it okay too have a 6 1/2 inch baby in a 40 gallon bredder.

 

[VenusAndSaturn]

Might be best to make your own post, but just to answer your question. Nip tails are mostly unavoidable with raising beardies from what i know of, so to answer that part no, its completely fine to get a beardie from a good breeder if it has a nipped tail.

As for the next question its also completely fine to have a baby in a 40 gallon as well, even a 75 gallon if its comfortable and healthy.