Hey everyone!
I just got my bearded dragon today from Blood Bank Dragons. Just wanted to say hello and get some feedback about whether the set-up I have is proper. He's a four inch baby translucent tiger. I haven't decided on a name yet... maybe Nikolai? I'll include some pictures below. I have him in a 40 gallon terrarium and I've blocked off three of the sides with paper towels so he doesn't get overwhelmed. 75 watt exo-terra reptile bulb on his basking side and a 50 watt exo-terra reptile bulb on his cool side. I measure each side with a digital temperature probe -- hot side at his basking spot is between 100 and 106. His cool side ranges between 79 to 84. I also have a 36 inch reptisun 10.0 tube in a repti-sun terrarium hood (built in reflector). The reptisun tube has about 18 inches of distance between it and the floor of the terrarium.
He was really scared when I took him out and was running away from me. He also gets scared when I put my hand in the terrarium, he starts to run the opposite direction. I think the trip took a toll on him. I'm trying not to handle him too much so he can get used to his surroundings with the least amount of stress possible. I saw him glass surfing quite a bit earlier today, it seems like he just wanted to get out and run away. He has stopped glass surfing and has been hanging out at the top of his basking area for a while.
I fed him three baby crickets today but he didn't seem to want to eat any more. I haven't given him a bath yet in fear of stressing him out even more. Here are some pictures of the little guy:
Here are a couple pictures of his set-up:
I just got my bearded dragon today from Blood Bank Dragons. Just wanted to say hello and get some feedback about whether the set-up I have is proper. He's a four inch baby translucent tiger. I haven't decided on a name yet... maybe Nikolai? I'll include some pictures below. I have him in a 40 gallon terrarium and I've blocked off three of the sides with paper towels so he doesn't get overwhelmed. 75 watt exo-terra reptile bulb on his basking side and a 50 watt exo-terra reptile bulb on his cool side. I measure each side with a digital temperature probe -- hot side at his basking spot is between 100 and 106. His cool side ranges between 79 to 84. I also have a 36 inch reptisun 10.0 tube in a repti-sun terrarium hood (built in reflector). The reptisun tube has about 18 inches of distance between it and the floor of the terrarium.
He was really scared when I took him out and was running away from me. He also gets scared when I put my hand in the terrarium, he starts to run the opposite direction. I think the trip took a toll on him. I'm trying not to handle him too much so he can get used to his surroundings with the least amount of stress possible. I saw him glass surfing quite a bit earlier today, it seems like he just wanted to get out and run away. He has stopped glass surfing and has been hanging out at the top of his basking area for a while.
I fed him three baby crickets today but he didn't seem to want to eat any more. I haven't given him a bath yet in fear of stressing him out even more. Here are some pictures of the little guy:
Here are a couple pictures of his set-up: