MyAmigoTigo
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So, I had seen a post on Facebook beginning of June about someone recently having a newborn baby so they had to let go of their 5yr old beardie. I didn't hear back till a few days ago. Unfortunately I don't get paid till this Friday so I couldn't purchase a daylight or food.
It came with the tank, a basking light, 3 water dishes. A dome rock enclosure thing. A stick enclosure and a slate rock with a big piece of wood attached.
And an exoterra cheap thermometer and humidity thing. He came with some sort of red sand also and what looks like mossy dirt idk. She also gave me superworms for him. I have questions about caring for these guys.
Question 1: I have read that it is better to line the tank with Tile or something flat, he has sand in it and seems pretty contempt so I dont really want to change the substrate.
Question 2: He is located in my room, which isnt small but also isnt big. It gets really cold in the winter and really hot in the summer. Today it spiked at around 41 Celsius with the humidity and its only supposed to get worse. I know he is cold blooded and like humid temps but I am unsure if he will be alright till i get paid this friday to purchase a proper lid and temp readers. His current lid only covers 3/4 of the tank. I have his "cool spot" on the open side. I put the humidity/thermom on the cool side aswell, it is reading around 80-90. I keep the basking light on a 12 hour cycle, it may stay on an extra hour or two depending on if i get held at work so I may be purchasing a timer. I am unsure of the Wattage but he does seem fine with it. I turn it off at night and unfortuantely i have no other heating source for him while it is off that doesnt produce light until i get paid. His humidity level was reading around 80% today and i was worried so i googled and read it should be between 50-60% , i held a fan to his tank to bring down the humidity levels because the fan running in the room wasnt excactly working, it stabilised at around 40 but he is fine it seems.
Question 3: When i pick him up, he still kind of jitters backwards, but i have him by all limbs, hes fine once on my shoulder though. Just wondering if this is normal.
Question 4: How often should I bathe him? I did it today for the first time since i had him, he drank a bit which I also read is good. And I also brushed him down with a childs soft bristle tooth brush, i have read that it helps with the shedding.
Question 5: Dont know if im over reacting or never noticed at first but his bottom eyelid seems to be dark or got darker, is this normal?
Question 6: I smoke the good stuff and the bad. The previous owner did so while he was inroom/ on her shoulder and I REFUSE to make the little guys lungs suffer like mine are, so i stopped smoking in my bedroom to help, but we still smoke through out house. I keep door closed for most part but because as i mentioned previously, it gets hot, i do have it open to let a breeze through.
Sorry for the novel, I had a baby one die on me back in the day and have only owned aquariums since but I saw this guy and couldnt resist so I want to finish raising him in the correct circumstances/ environment.
Any advice on what to purchase or change is accepted.
Below are images of him and his set up. Im making due with what i have given to me until friday. Thanks again!
PLEASE NOTE THE TEMPERATURE YOU ARE READING IS THE NIGHT TIME TEMP, TURNED LIGHT ON IN ROOM FOR PICTURE
It came with the tank, a basking light, 3 water dishes. A dome rock enclosure thing. A stick enclosure and a slate rock with a big piece of wood attached.
And an exoterra cheap thermometer and humidity thing. He came with some sort of red sand also and what looks like mossy dirt idk. She also gave me superworms for him. I have questions about caring for these guys.
Question 1: I have read that it is better to line the tank with Tile or something flat, he has sand in it and seems pretty contempt so I dont really want to change the substrate.
Question 2: He is located in my room, which isnt small but also isnt big. It gets really cold in the winter and really hot in the summer. Today it spiked at around 41 Celsius with the humidity and its only supposed to get worse. I know he is cold blooded and like humid temps but I am unsure if he will be alright till i get paid this friday to purchase a proper lid and temp readers. His current lid only covers 3/4 of the tank. I have his "cool spot" on the open side. I put the humidity/thermom on the cool side aswell, it is reading around 80-90. I keep the basking light on a 12 hour cycle, it may stay on an extra hour or two depending on if i get held at work so I may be purchasing a timer. I am unsure of the Wattage but he does seem fine with it. I turn it off at night and unfortuantely i have no other heating source for him while it is off that doesnt produce light until i get paid. His humidity level was reading around 80% today and i was worried so i googled and read it should be between 50-60% , i held a fan to his tank to bring down the humidity levels because the fan running in the room wasnt excactly working, it stabilised at around 40 but he is fine it seems.
Question 3: When i pick him up, he still kind of jitters backwards, but i have him by all limbs, hes fine once on my shoulder though. Just wondering if this is normal.
Question 4: How often should I bathe him? I did it today for the first time since i had him, he drank a bit which I also read is good. And I also brushed him down with a childs soft bristle tooth brush, i have read that it helps with the shedding.
Question 5: Dont know if im over reacting or never noticed at first but his bottom eyelid seems to be dark or got darker, is this normal?
Question 6: I smoke the good stuff and the bad. The previous owner did so while he was inroom/ on her shoulder and I REFUSE to make the little guys lungs suffer like mine are, so i stopped smoking in my bedroom to help, but we still smoke through out house. I keep door closed for most part but because as i mentioned previously, it gets hot, i do have it open to let a breeze through.
Sorry for the novel, I had a baby one die on me back in the day and have only owned aquariums since but I saw this guy and couldnt resist so I want to finish raising him in the correct circumstances/ environment.
Any advice on what to purchase or change is accepted.
Below are images of him and his set up. Im making due with what i have given to me until friday. Thanks again!
PLEASE NOTE THE TEMPERATURE YOU ARE READING IS THE NIGHT TIME TEMP, TURNED LIGHT ON IN ROOM FOR PICTURE