Hello and welcome to the wonderful world of bearded dragons!HeyyItsNay":2y8nawlo said:Her basking spot stays between 80-90 during the day and the cool side is about 75-80. I have a Zilla round thermostat. It measures humidity and temp. The humidity has been around 35-40% which I think is high and I can’t figure out how to get it down to 20-25. The UVB is a 10.0 I believe and it’s on 8 hours off 16 for the first two weeks to get her adjusted then I’ll switch it to 12-12. She’s in a 20 gallon until she gets just a tad bit bigger and then she’ll move into her 40 gallon. I just feel like she’s too small for the 40 right now. I have reptile carpet as a substrate. They’re normal I think..? Solid, dark with the little white tip. They do smell yes but I thought it was just because all poop smelled.
Gormagon":2en8r1q8 said:Hello and welcome to the wonderful world of bearded dragons!HeyyItsNay":2en8r1q8 said:Her basking spot stays between 80-90 during the day and the cool side is about 75-80. I have a Zilla round thermostat. It measures humidity and temp. The humidity has been around 35-40% which I think is high and I can’t figure out how to get it down to 20-25. The UVB is a 10.0 I believe and it’s on 8 hours off 16 for the first two weeks to get her adjusted then I’ll switch it to 12-12. She’s in a 20 gallon until she gets just a tad bit bigger and then she’ll move into her 40 gallon. I just feel like she’s too small for the 40 right now. I have reptile carpet as a substrate. They’re normal I think..? Solid, dark with the little white tip. They do smell yes but I thought it was just because all poop smelled.
Gizmo's basking temps should be around 100° to 105°
Humidity can range between 40% and 60% safely
Her UVB should stay on during the day along with the basking light for 12 to 15 hours a day.
<<<< my gang have the lights on for 16 hr per day.
Keep in mind that a good quality uvb is a must, as those coil compacts don't provide proper uvb and can cause severe eye issues.
<<< 26W UVB200 globes are OK , but a T8 or T5HO 10%-12% UVB is better.
I use a linear tube type which are highly recommended, mine is a Reptisun 10.0 T5HO 36".
<<<< I'd stear clear of Zoo Med T5HO tubes for now, there have been issues with recent production runs see viewtopic.php?f=6&t=236122&p=1815225#p1815225 resulting in
>>> poor phosphor life
>>> lower output in UVA & UVB
, Arcadia T5HO tubes seem more reliable .
It is always better to have plenty of room for the to explore, I would recommend a 2'x2'x4' vivarium. A 40 GB is the bare minimum and, very cramped.
best to avoid using a globe that throws red light , this will make it hard for her to find her food, and will convince her it's time to go to sleep ( the light is more red just before night once the sun has dropped below the horizon ).HeyyItsNay":2m0ls91z said:The UVB is a T8 10.0 tube. I don’t like that the coil bulbs hurt them so I won’t use it. I adopted her a week ago so she’s still adjusting. I took her out of her terrarium for about an hour and just held her and she just slept. She wasn’t eating her crickets so I completed coated/dusted them in calcium powder so they were all white and dropped one by one in and she went nuts for it.
<<< that's a v-good indication. And yes no more than 2 or 3 crickets in with her at a time, keep offering them a 2 - 3 at a time til she looses interest ==> she's satisfied / full.
<<< don't need the calcium dust caked thickly all over the crickets - I dust lightly , enough so I can there is calcium all over but it's not a thick coating.
So she’s starting to eat again. I keep a red heat lamp on her at night so if she gets cold she can just lay up on her rock.
<<<< the red heat lamp will disturb her sleep.
>>> a ceramic heat emitter like this https://www.amazon.com/BYB-Ceramic-Infrared-Emitter-Brooder/dp/B00IOBZT80/ref=pd_lpo_vtph_199_bs_t_1?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=JS3SBB8HZY40CNG54RH6
is better. Produces heat BUT NO VISIBLE LIGHT. Heats the viv by radiant heat and thermal convection (in a closed viv with a solid lid).
But during the day I think I might have both the day and night bulbs on so the temp will go up.
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