i got my first beardie last night i got him off a work mate who needed to down size on his reptile collection due to lack of funding.
my new beardie needs a name
he is approx 9 month old and about 10 to 12 inch long.Hes quiet tame and seems healthy enough but being a new mother i need advice. his viv is home made and only about 6 inch bigger than he is. it has 2 logs for him to climb and bask on a water bowl and veggie bowl as you can imagine its very crowded in there for him.he has a heat bulb but no uv bulb. he came with a small bottle of powder to coat the crickets in and was told i didnt need a uv bulb with this powder.
we have ordered him a new 4 foot viv but wont be here for at least another week and intend to put in a 4 foot uv strip light will i need to keep using the powder.he does not seem to drink from the water bowl and gets angry if i sprey him.
due to the size of his viv we let him have free run of the living room last night it was so funny watching him run round licking everything including me and my sons but was worried he was away from his basking heat too long how long is a good time for them to be out of the viv?
any help greatley appreciated mummy debz
ps would post pics of him but dont know how lol
my new beardie needs a name
he is approx 9 month old and about 10 to 12 inch long.Hes quiet tame and seems healthy enough but being a new mother i need advice. his viv is home made and only about 6 inch bigger than he is. it has 2 logs for him to climb and bask on a water bowl and veggie bowl as you can imagine its very crowded in there for him.he has a heat bulb but no uv bulb. he came with a small bottle of powder to coat the crickets in and was told i didnt need a uv bulb with this powder.
we have ordered him a new 4 foot viv but wont be here for at least another week and intend to put in a 4 foot uv strip light will i need to keep using the powder.he does not seem to drink from the water bowl and gets angry if i sprey him.
due to the size of his viv we let him have free run of the living room last night it was so funny watching him run round licking everything including me and my sons but was worried he was away from his basking heat too long how long is a good time for them to be out of the viv?
any help greatley appreciated mummy debz
ps would post pics of him but dont know how lol