Please help my new baby dragon

[Meatyjj3991]

I got my new digital thermometer and in my 10gallon tank my hot side is 85-90 from a 100watt bulb and cold is 80-83 for my baby dragon, is that good, I thought my thermometer could be bad but my tank is in my basement cause someone said not to use 100 watts....so does that sound good?

 

[Livey]

is it a probe thermometer?
Hot side really should be at 98-103 there abouts,

 

[MALIBUSMOM]

Copy,paste and answer.
How old is your dragon?
How long have you had your dragon?
How long is your dragon?
What is the sex of your dragon?
What size enclosure do you have your dragon in?
What type substrate do you have on the bottom of your tank?
Do you use UVB lights?
If so, Is it a coil, compact, fluorescent tube, or Mercury Vapor bulb?
What is the brand name and number of your bulb? Wattage (if MVB)?
How old is your UVB bulb?
How close can your dragon get to the UVB?
Do you use a separate basking bulb? What kind and what is the wattage? Is it a white or colored bulb?
What are the basking temps?
What is the cool side temp?
Do you take the temps with a stick on thermometer, a digital thermometer with a wire and a probe end or a temp gun?
Where exactly are you taking your basking temps?
Do you use a heat rock or heat pad?
What do you feed your dragon? Please be specific.
How often do you feed and what time do you feed (morning, afternoon, night)?
Do you gutload (feed) your crickets, worms, etc?
Do you use vitamin or calcium supplements? What brand(s)? How many days a week do you use each of them?
Is your dragon having regular bowel movements (poops)?
Do you bath your dragon? How often?
Do you mist your dragon or offer water other than in the bath?
Does your dragon share an enclosure with another dragon?
Have you gotten a vet check and fecal done?

 

[Meatyjj3991]

its a probe thermometor by zoo med and i was moving the probe around just now and the temp will actully go up to 107 and on the cool side go to 77 so its depending on were the probe is....how do i post a picture of my tank set up so i can show you guys?

 

[MALIBUSMOM]

The probe goes directly on basking spot.....might need some tape or wrap it around so flat little probe at the end of the wire is directly on spot.101-105 is good for a baby.....

 

[Meatyjj3991]

How old is your dragon?--it is a month and a half old
How long have you had your dragon?--Going on the second week now
How long is your dragon?--About 6-8 inches I think
What is the sex of your dragon?--Im not sure
What size enclosure do you have your dragon in?--10 gallon tank
What type substrate do you have on the bottom of your tank?--Reptile carpet
Do you use UVB lights?--Yes
If so, Is it a coil, compact, fluorescent tube, or Mercury Vapor bulb?--Florecent tube
What is the brand name and number of your bulb?--Wattage (if MVB)?
How old is your UVB bulb?-- repti-glo 5.0 until my reptisun 10.0 comes in the mail next week
How close can your dragon get to the UVB?--The closest is 17 inches away
Do you use a separate basking bulb? What kind and what is the wattage? Is it a white or colored bulb?—100watt sun-glo tight beam basking bulb from exo terra and is not colored
What are the basking temps?—the hottest is 107 depending on were I put the probe witch I need help on knowing were to put it
What is the cool side temp?—77 also depending on were I put the probe witch I need help on knowing were to put it
Do you take the temps with a stick on thermometer, a digital thermometer with a wire and a probe end or a temp gun?—digital thermometer with a probe(digital thermometer by zoo med sold at petco)
Where exactly are you taking your basking temps?—all over my hot side of the tank I need to learn were ecsacty I should
Do you use a heat rock or heat pad?--no
What do you feed your dragon? Please be specific.—he dosent eat much but im trying to feed him more crickets but he prefers meal worms, hel eat like 2 crickets but then a bunch of meal worms, could be how im feeding him, im not sure
How often do you feed and what time do you feed (morning, afternoon, night)?--6am then again at 6pm
Do you gutload (feed) your crickets, worms, etc? –im not sure what this means
Do you use vitamin or calcium supplements? What brand(s)? How many days a week do you use each of them?—reptical with vitamin d3, one day I use it next day I don’t, and just repeat one day on next day off
Is your dragon having regular bowel movements (poops)?—not sure how often he should etc so I don’t know
Do you bath your dragon? How often?—havent gave him a bath yet since I don’t want to stress him out but im not sure when I should start bathing it
Do you mist your dragon or offer water other than in the bath?—it has its water bowl witch unlike most dragons he will actually go to it
Does your dragon share an enclosure with another dragon?--no
Have you gotten a vet check and fecal done?--no

 

[Meatyjj3991]

and how do i post a picture so i can show you guys?

 

[MALIBUSMOM]

How old is your dragon?--it is a month and a half old
How long have you had your dragon?--Going on the second week now
How long is your dragon?--About 6-8 inches I think
What is the sex of your dragon?--Im not sure
What size enclosure do you have your dragon in?--10 gallon tank AKA-VIV-(YOU WILL NEED A BIGGER ONE SOON
What type substrate do you have on the bottom of your tank?--Reptile carpet
Do you use UVB lights?--Yes
If so, Is it a coil, compact, fluorescent tube, or Mercury Vapor bulb?--Florecent tube
What is the brand name and number of your bulb?--Wattage (if MVB)?
How old is your UVB bulb?-- repti-glo 5.0 until my reptisun 10.0 comes in the mail next week (GREAT JOB ORDERING REPTI SUN)
How close can your dragon get to the UVB?--The closest is 17 inches away(ONCE YOU GET REPTI SUN 12 INCHES IF ITS ON A SCREEN TOP
Do you use a separate basking bulb? What kind and what is the wattage? Is it a white or colored bulb?—100watt sun-glo tight beam basking bulb from exo terra and is not colored
What are the basking temps?—the hottest is 107 depending on were I put the probe witch I need help on knowing were to put it(PUT DIRECTLY ON BASKING SPOT...PLACE SQUARE BOX THAT ATTACES TO IT ON COOL SIDE)
What is the cool side temp?—77 also depending on were I put the probe witch I need help on knowing were to put it
Do you take the temps with a stick on thermometer, a digital thermometer with a wire and a probe end or a temp gun?—digital thermometer with a probe(digital thermometer by zoo med sold at petco)
Where exactly are you taking your basking temps?—all over my hot side of the tank I need to learn were ecsacty I should
Do you use a heat rock or heat pad?--no(GOOD)
What do you feed your dragon? Please be specific.—he dosent eat much but im trying to feed him more crickets but he prefers meal worms, hel eat like 2 crickets but then a bunch of meal worms, could be how im feeding him, im not sure
How often do you feed and what time do you feed (morning, afternoon, night)?--6am then again at 6pm(FEED AS MUCH AS HE WILL EAT IN 10 MINUTES
Do you gutload (feed) your crickets, worms, etc? –im not sure what this means(THIS IS A GEL THAT SOMETIMES HAS VITAMINS YOU FEED THE CRICKETS BEFORE HE EATS THEM)
Do you use vitamin or calcium supplements? What brand(s)? How many days a week do you use each of them?—reptical with vitamin d3, one day I use it next day I don’t, and just repeat one day on next day off
Is your dragon having regular bowel movements (poops)?—not sure how often he should etc so I don’t know(TRY TO BATH DAILEY IN LUKE WARM WATER...HE WILL MOST LIKELY POO IN BATH....IF HE DOES GOOD RINSE HIM DRY HIM.bEARDIES CAN BE POTTY TRAINED TO GO IN BATH...FILL SMALL TUPERWARE OF NEW KITTY LITTER PAN W/ ABOUT 3INCHES OF WARM WATER
Do you bath your dragon? How often?—havent gave him a bath yet since I don’t want to stress him out but im not sure when I should start bathing it
Do you mist your dragon or offer water other than in the bath?—it has its water bowl witch unlike most dragons he will actually go to it
Does your dragon share an enclosure with another dragon?--no
Have you gotten a vet check and fecal done?--noMeatyjj3991
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[Meatyjj3991]

For my florescent tube should I place it diagonal on my ten gallon tank or just normally going across the back of it like how fish tanks are displayed?

 

[MALIBUSMOM]

Malibus Viv....Uvb across backside...household 40watt in the front over basking spot....

 

[Meatyjj3991]

Ok thanks, and May I ask how do yo post a picture up so I csn show my setup

 

[MALIBUSMOM]

Open up a photobucket account its free...www.photobucket.com.....
upload pic from your computer to photobucket and then click on bottom of four choices to copy....come back here and hit left curser to paste.

 

[Meatyjj3991]

What should the humidity be for my dragon?

 

[MALIBUSMOM]

i really do not pay to much attention to humidity...as long as you are not misting your dargon...which you shouldn't if you are....humidity is not an issue.

 

[Meatyjj3991]

So now my new situation is that I've been feeding my Dragon crickets and it's been such a hassle. Is there any substitutes feeding my Dragon so many crickets everyday and it's so annoying...is thier anything that I can feed him everyday like crickets but less a mess and hassle ? And if so what's the website or place?