Alright so I finally got me a beardie! Shes a cutie, I picked her out from the rest because she was the only one with a stub tail and I thought that that singled her out and makes her special or w/e hah...
Anyways, I picked her up last night. I set up her enclosure before and all that but I didnt have a thermometer so I wasnt sure about the temps. This morning I got one and I put it on the floor and man it flew! All the way to ~120!! And this is on the floor imagine if it was on the rock!
I think that because of this she has been hiding in the little hole under her rock(got at petco, what a rip off).
I also just put some romaine lettuce and collard greens and the breeder told me I should put a boiled egg in there as a treat and to entice her to eat in a new enclosure. Im gonna go grab some crix in around 20 mins from a pet store nearby for her tonight.
Since my main concern is the lighting... I use a 100W bulb that I saw branded as "Basking Spot Lamp" from Zoo Med.
What should I do about it? Lower the wattage to what number? Put it higher up from her tank?
Heres some pics:
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j19/funker666/DSC02969.jpg
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j19/funker666/DSC02970.jpg
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j19/funker666/DSC02971.jpg
I want to get her a log or something but its hard to find wood in NYC and I simply refuse to pay $10 for a piece of drift wood at petco...
Thanks a lot!
Anyways, I picked her up last night. I set up her enclosure before and all that but I didnt have a thermometer so I wasnt sure about the temps. This morning I got one and I put it on the floor and man it flew! All the way to ~120!! And this is on the floor imagine if it was on the rock!
I think that because of this she has been hiding in the little hole under her rock(got at petco, what a rip off).
I also just put some romaine lettuce and collard greens and the breeder told me I should put a boiled egg in there as a treat and to entice her to eat in a new enclosure. Im gonna go grab some crix in around 20 mins from a pet store nearby for her tonight.
Since my main concern is the lighting... I use a 100W bulb that I saw branded as "Basking Spot Lamp" from Zoo Med.
What should I do about it? Lower the wattage to what number? Put it higher up from her tank?
Heres some pics:
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j19/funker666/DSC02969.jpg
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j19/funker666/DSC02970.jpg
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j19/funker666/DSC02971.jpg
I want to get her a log or something but its hard to find wood in NYC and I simply refuse to pay $10 for a piece of drift wood at petco...
Thanks a lot!