How old is your dragon? 3 months
How long have you had your dragon? 1 month
How long is your dragon? 11.5" when I checked the other day
What is the sex of your dragon? Male
What size enclosure do you have your dragon in? 4ft x 18" x 18"
What type substrate do you have on the bottom of your tank? Calci-sand
Do you use UVB lights? Yes
If so, Is it a coil, compact, fluorescent tube, or Mercury Vapor bulb? Fluorescent tube
What is the brand name and number of your bulb? Wattage (if MVB)? Did have Reptiglow 10.0 but just put in a Reptisun 10.0 today
How old is your UVB bulb? not a day old. Had the Reptiglow 10.0 for a month
How close can your dragon get to the UVB? about 9"
Do you use a separate basking bulb? What kind and what is the wattage? Think its EuroRep 100w Neodynium
What are the basking temps? 105F
What is the cool side temp? 74F
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 with 2 probes
Where exactly are you taking your basking temps? the cool end and where he would sit basking
Do you use a heat rock or heat pad? No
What do you feed your dragon? Please be specific. Crickets and the occasional mealworms
How often do you feed and what time do you feed (morning, afternoon, night)? Twice a day bout 1pm and 8pm
Do you gutload (feed) your crickets, worms, etc? Yes, I stick different leafy veg and the occasional fruit in their tub
Do you use vitamin or calcium supplements? What brand(s)? How many days a week do you use each of them? Use Dragon Dust by T-rex on every feed.
Is your dragon having regular bowel movements (poops)? Yeah everyday
Do you bath your dragon? How often? Maybe once a week
Do you mist your dragon or offer water other than in the bath? Water available at all time but mist the cage 1 or 2 times a day
Does your dragon share an enclosure with another dragon? Nope
Have you gotten a vet check and fecal done? Nope
As you can see I have had my BD a month now and seems to be doing well but he has had his stress marks since ive had him, don't think he had them in the reptile shop but dont quote me on that. The only time they seem to go away is if he out of the cage on my bed in different lighting (usually my lamp and light on my roof are on) or when he's coldish on his belly he turns a lighter colour and the marks go away. I have just added an energy saver bulb to the cool end of my viv for more light (isn't producing any significant heat so the temp is ok down that end) because I read somewhere that BD prefer a nice and bright enclosure and are more alert and happier, correct me if this is wrong. Oh one more thing, since ive only had my beardie a month im still messing around moving his furniture about etc trying to get the setup looking nice think this is doing his nut in me moving stuff around every few days?
Thanks alot!
Gary
How long have you had your dragon? 1 month
How long is your dragon? 11.5" when I checked the other day
What is the sex of your dragon? Male
What size enclosure do you have your dragon in? 4ft x 18" x 18"
What type substrate do you have on the bottom of your tank? Calci-sand
Do you use UVB lights? Yes
If so, Is it a coil, compact, fluorescent tube, or Mercury Vapor bulb? Fluorescent tube
What is the brand name and number of your bulb? Wattage (if MVB)? Did have Reptiglow 10.0 but just put in a Reptisun 10.0 today
How old is your UVB bulb? not a day old. Had the Reptiglow 10.0 for a month
How close can your dragon get to the UVB? about 9"
Do you use a separate basking bulb? What kind and what is the wattage? Think its EuroRep 100w Neodynium
What are the basking temps? 105F
What is the cool side temp? 74F
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 with 2 probes
Where exactly are you taking your basking temps? the cool end and where he would sit basking
Do you use a heat rock or heat pad? No
What do you feed your dragon? Please be specific. Crickets and the occasional mealworms
How often do you feed and what time do you feed (morning, afternoon, night)? Twice a day bout 1pm and 8pm
Do you gutload (feed) your crickets, worms, etc? Yes, I stick different leafy veg and the occasional fruit in their tub
Do you use vitamin or calcium supplements? What brand(s)? How many days a week do you use each of them? Use Dragon Dust by T-rex on every feed.
Is your dragon having regular bowel movements (poops)? Yeah everyday
Do you bath your dragon? How often? Maybe once a week
Do you mist your dragon or offer water other than in the bath? Water available at all time but mist the cage 1 or 2 times a day
Does your dragon share an enclosure with another dragon? Nope
Have you gotten a vet check and fecal done? Nope
As you can see I have had my BD a month now and seems to be doing well but he has had his stress marks since ive had him, don't think he had them in the reptile shop but dont quote me on that. The only time they seem to go away is if he out of the cage on my bed in different lighting (usually my lamp and light on my roof are on) or when he's coldish on his belly he turns a lighter colour and the marks go away. I have just added an energy saver bulb to the cool end of my viv for more light (isn't producing any significant heat so the temp is ok down that end) because I read somewhere that BD prefer a nice and bright enclosure and are more alert and happier, correct me if this is wrong. Oh one more thing, since ive only had my beardie a month im still messing around moving his furniture about etc trying to get the setup looking nice think this is doing his nut in me moving stuff around every few days?
Thanks alot!
Gary