BeardieFather04
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I posted on your other thread so I am going to answer on this one--- with mouth open hes gaping which is good he adjusting his body temp --- how are you getting the surface basking temp? You want 2 digital probe thermometers --- place the probe where hes sitting 10 min or so get the temp 105-110 -- 120 is way too hot please take the foil off the top of the tank you want low 80's on the cool side --- the UVB needs to be directly over him back wall of the tank is not effective --- 6-8 inches directly above him -- as suggested a T 5 is better but the T 8 will work for now -- heater? Are you talking about the basking bulb or a CHE ceramic heat emitter ?
If he can get the correct distance from your UVB (6-8" unobstructed, going by @KarrieRee 's recommendation) the light should not hurt his eyes.No there isn’t anything cover the UVB fixture also is but bad if he closes his eyes while basking?
Okay so does in the pictures does he looks healthy? or??If he can get the correct distance from your UVB (6-8" unobstructed, going by @KarrieRee 's recommendation) the light should not hurt his eyes.
Mine closes her eyes and dozes while basking sometimes.
I haven't been a keeper long enough to give much in the way of an opinion based on your pictures.Okay so does in the pictures does he looks healthy? or??
He looks good - we want to keep him healthy - w/ correct surface basking temps and correct placement and distance of the uvb he will do good- his appetite will be off till he acclimates to the tank and surroundings as he adjusts the appetite will increase- as mentioned feed insects ni bigger than the space between his eyes- are you dusting the insects?Okay so does in the pictures does he looks healthy? or??
He looks good - we want to keep him healthy - w/ correct surface basking temps and correct placement and distance of the uvb he will do good- his appetite will be off till he acclimates to the tank and surroundings as he adjusts the appetite will increase- as mentioned feed insects ni bigger than the space between his eyes- are you dusting the inse
also before i forget he has like idk a twist or like his tail looks wierd it isn’t straightYes i am dusting all the crickets with repti calcium but i went to a store called repti zone and the said i should feed him black soldier fly larva because they have a lot of nutritional value what do you think??
The bsfl are excellent to feed- they are another staple feeder- use them as salad lures drop them on his salads in front of him feeding as many as you want- he needs salads every morning-- hopefully the tail will straighten out- we can have ahbd look at it see what she thinks- the calcium needs to be dusted on his crickets 5 x per week lightly coated one time per feeding/ day and vitamins w beta carotene 2 x per week ONCE per feeding/ dayalso before i forget he has like idk a twist or like his tail looks wierd it isn’t straight
Please get 2 digital prober thermometers - IR guns can be off you want the probes they are the most accurateHi okay so i’ll set the UVB in top of him and the bulb is a repti sun 150w basking bulb and i removed the foil his basking temp is now on 100 degrees im using a temp gun
Looks like shed--- you can find the probes at Pet Smart or Petco or on line like pet mountain etc -- the basking bulb is good as long as its a solid clear bright white bulb and is keeping temps to what they need to be --- please get the probes before doing anything else w/ the basking bulbAlso is this healthy??
Okay thank you so much for this information i’ll replace the crickets with bsfl and hopefully the tail isn’t badThe bsfl are excellent to feed- they are another staple feeder- use them as salad lures drop them on his salads in front of him feeding as many as you want- he needs salads every morning-- hopefully the tail will straighten out- we can have ahbd look at it see what she thinks- the calcium needs to be dusted on his crickets 5 x per week lightly coated one time per feeding/ day and vitamins w beta carotene 2 x per week ONCE per feeding/ day
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Get some dubia roaches- they are a great staple feeder- and will compliment the bsfl- those are small larvae and he's going to eat a ton so it best to have another staple feeder- you need to dust the roaches- if you need websites to get the I can post- cheaper on line than pet stores- get the roaches no bigger than the space between his eyes- he will eat anywhere between 10- 15 of them depending on how many bsfl he eats- that's the first feeding in the morning- I fed blaze around 25 bsfl w/ salads and 1-3 medium super worms in the morning then around 10 roaches about 1 hr later- I also fed silk worms as well - those were fed occasionally another good staple feeder-Just found out he hates crickets i’m gonna try bslf
yes please post the websites also how do i take care of the bugs?Get some dubia roaches- they are a great staple feeder- and will compliment the bsfl- those are small larvae and he's going to eat a ton so it best to have another staple feeder- you need to dust the roaches- if you need websites to get the I can post- cheaper on line than pet stores- get the roaches no bigger than the space between his eyes- he will eat anywhere between 10- 15 of them depending on how many bsfl he eats- that's the first feeding in the morning- I fed blaze around 25 bsfl w/ salads and 1-3 medium super worms in the morning then around 10 roaches about 1 hr later- I also fed silk worms as well - those were fed occasionally another good staple feeder-
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