Hi all! First time beardie owner and post.
Anyway, I've had my girl Ember for a few days over 2 weeks, she just turned 4 months on the 10th. From the looks of it she seems pretty healthy. Active during the day, has pooped every day since I got her. The one thing I'm starting to worry about is shes eating significantly less. I did find some shed from the right side of her face so I'm guessing shes just starting another shed.
I've got her in a 40 gallon 36x18x18 i believe. Her basking bulb is a ReptiHalogen 75 watt and her basking spot sits between 104-110 measured with a infrared temp gun. Her UVB is the reptisun 10.0 24 inch that spans just about 3/4's of the tank. It's in the Reptisun T8 Hood that mounts on top of the mesh screen. I've got a wallmounted digital thermo/hygro reader in the middle of the tank and the ambient seems to sit around 80 with the humidity at its highest hitting 42%.
Now my questions are is that ambient too low?
Is my UVB too high up and perhaps shes not getting enough to ignite her hunger? Or is she just not stoked about eating because of the starting shed?
Right now i've got her on dubias and superworms and when shes not being a brat she'll eat collard greens and bell peppers and butternut squash.
I'm open to any suggestions, just want to give her all the best she needs to keep her happy and healthy. Photos below. Thanks!
https://photos.app.goo.gl/ZTc9G8VvBD4G7EF57
https://photos.app.goo.gl/gBaUNUNxYpdZ1a2r8
Anyway, I've had my girl Ember for a few days over 2 weeks, she just turned 4 months on the 10th. From the looks of it she seems pretty healthy. Active during the day, has pooped every day since I got her. The one thing I'm starting to worry about is shes eating significantly less. I did find some shed from the right side of her face so I'm guessing shes just starting another shed.
I've got her in a 40 gallon 36x18x18 i believe. Her basking bulb is a ReptiHalogen 75 watt and her basking spot sits between 104-110 measured with a infrared temp gun. Her UVB is the reptisun 10.0 24 inch that spans just about 3/4's of the tank. It's in the Reptisun T8 Hood that mounts on top of the mesh screen. I've got a wallmounted digital thermo/hygro reader in the middle of the tank and the ambient seems to sit around 80 with the humidity at its highest hitting 42%.
Now my questions are is that ambient too low?
Is my UVB too high up and perhaps shes not getting enough to ignite her hunger? Or is she just not stoked about eating because of the starting shed?
Right now i've got her on dubias and superworms and when shes not being a brat she'll eat collard greens and bell peppers and butternut squash.
I'm open to any suggestions, just want to give her all the best she needs to keep her happy and healthy. Photos below. Thanks!
https://photos.app.goo.gl/ZTc9G8VvBD4G7EF57
https://photos.app.goo.gl/gBaUNUNxYpdZ1a2r8