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[Luckyturtle89]

I have a baby beardie that's probably between 3-4 months old. I've had beardies before but never from a baby and I'm very nervous about his eating habits...I've started feeding him in a separate, smaller cage, so i can make sure he's finding his crickets. Is it ok to feed him in a separate aquarium? Also his main home is a 40 gallon aquarium, is this to large for a baby??

Opinions please!
Thanks!

 

[Claudiusx]

Yes its ok to feed in a separate container. IME its actually optimal to do so.

How big is your baby? If the large space seems to be stressing him out, you can put up a divider in the tank so it is smaller.

-Brandon

 

[Luckyturtle89]

He is around 4-5 inches, I have both of his lights on one side of the tank though along with all of the rocks and things, so he stays around there anyway. Would it be better to get a full length uvb light? He's not horribly inactive but he sleeps an aweful lot, it is winter time but i didnt know if its normal for a baby to behave this way...

thank you for the help!

 

[Claudiusx]

What kind of uvb do you have atm? And what is its length?

-Brandon

 

[Luckyturtle89]

Zoo Med ReptiSun Desert Compact Fluorescent UVB Lamp, its time for a new one though and I was wondering if a full length one would be better

 

[Claudiusx]

Only a bazzillion times better lol :mrgreen:

Compact ones are horrible to be blunt. The only one I (and the majority of this forum community) can recomend is the reptisun 10.0 tube.

-Brandon

 

[Luckyturtle89]

lol well anytime I ask anyone they tell me to get the one that I have and it'll be fine,but i'm not seeing good results with it lol thank you!

 

[spurlee01]

Only a bazzillion times better lol :mrgreen:

Compact ones are horrible to be blunt. The only one I (and the majority of this forum community) can recomend is the reptisun 10.0 tube.

-Brandon

I agree 100%, this is the only bulb in the states I'd recommend!

 

[Luckyturtle89]

thank you for the input i will be investing in one tomorrow

 

[spurlee01]

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[Luckyturtle89]

thank you!! :mrgreen:

 

[1sttimebeardiemom]

Good that you are getting the reptisun tube...I'm waiting for my new bulbs...if only I would have waited one more day I would have got the free shipping

What are your temps? What are you feeding? Yes feeding in a separate container while their young is a good thing.