IswearIsawadragon
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- Beardie name(s)
- Elliot
Welcome -- I would recommend getting the Zen Habitats mat that they sell - and you can also put in a couple of tile pieces to keep the nails down -- make sure its textured no real coarse or smooth stuff - I would go to the store and rub your hand across it -- you will need to hang the UVB inside the tank I would utilize the bars under the screen -- it will need to be 12-15 inches directly above the basking decor and you can use fishing line --- long plastic zip ties--- picture wire hangers-- or 3M Velcro fasteners -- what is the biodude solar glow light for? Please get 2 digital probe thermometers - you want actual surface basking temps - 95-100 for the 6 month old -- and you will need a digital probe hygrometer as well placed on the back center wall of the tank - optimal humidity is 40-50% nothing under 20 or over 70% - I am thinking your basking light is good but you must have those probe thermometers to get temps they are a must! the groove liner you showed is going to be hard to clean w/ the grooves in it -- I would look at Zens mat they have --Welcome, i love your user name lol. Hanging inside is almost always preferable, unobstructed is best. Work with Karrieree she can help you get your lighting correct. It is the most important thing, if the lighting isn't right nithing else will be either.
Feel free to ask as many questions as you want and about whatever you need info on, we all want every beardie to thrive and will help as much as necessary to achieve that.
The uvb fixture has a reflector in it? Never mind it looks like it does@xp29 @KarrieRee Thank you for the quick responses!
Ah half and half on the substrate! I like that idea! Gotcha, I'll definitely hang up the uvb light inside the tankAs for the solar grow light, I was hoping to use the fixture as the holder to put the reptisun uvb light in. Oh I forgot to mention that! I have the thermometer/hygrometer probes and a temp gun on the way- thank you for all of the suggestions!! I really appreciate it! I'm so excited to set this all up for him
It's funny, I'm actually getting him from a hair stylist at a place I just happened to stop in at on a whim. She was looking to rehome him and I told her I would take himWhere are you getting your new pal? If you haven't picked out one yet, there are some fantastic online breeders and morphmarket.com is great as well. That's were i got my last dragon.
What size tanks?Oh! I just remembered there was something else I wanted to ask: I know that relocations can stress them out, so I was wondering if I should keep him in the enclosure that he's coming in for awhile for him to get acclimated to his new surroundings before moving him into the enclosure that I've prepared for him? Or should I do it all at once? I'm not sure what one would be harder on the little guy
No that popping sounds like a RI-- what is the humidity in the tank? Digital probe hygrometer is the most accurate placed on back center wall - did you get your uvb properly placed? Can you post a video of the popping noise please YouTube then post link - if he does have a RI it's best to keep overnight temps around 80- do you have a ceramic heat emitter?Thank you! I'll definitely send pictures soon!As for the tank, now that I've picked him up I can see that I would like to move him to his new enclosure, unfortunately some of my items aren't going to make it here until tomorrow and the next day but I also have a new question: so I know that moving wasn't fun for him and he could be pretty ticked about that for awhile- I noticed that he was doing this puffing thing with his beard and then would open his mouth, but what concerns me is that whenever he opened his mouth there was an audible popping-esque noise? is that normal? or could it be some sort of mouth infection making it all mucus-y in there?
When I received him he didn’t have a hygrometer in his tank, and my probe won’t be here until Tuesday unfortunatelyNo that popping sounds like a RI-- what is the humidity in the tank? Digital probe hygrometer is the most accurate placed on back center wall - did you get your uvb properly placed? Can you post a video of the popping noise please YouTube then post link - if he does have a RI it's best to keep overnight temps around 80- do you have a ceramic heat emitter?
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