I've decided to keep a little journal here of my baby (who's not quite a baby) Tensi!
I got him a week ago. According to the pet shop he's a year old, but had never been handled! And had never eaten anything but crickets! So I'm still getting him used to being handled, but luckily he's never done anything more than puff his beard at me
His tail looks like it was probably nipped as a hatchling, and he's missing a toenail on his back leg, but he's my sweetie all the same C:
As you can see, he has some veggies in his food dish, but I couldn't get him to eat anything but crickets until last Saturday! He's my first beardie, so I was a little paranoid about getting everything right - this forum was a huge help! He originally had ground walnut as a substrate, but as soon as I heard it was bad for him I took it out and replaced it with reptile carpet. His nails get caught in it sometimes though... I want to replace it with some tile (I've seen some cool setups in the enclosure section!) so that will be Tensi's next upgrade.
I'm using a 100 watt Repti Basking Spot Lamp bulb for the warm half of his tank, and a 5.0 Reptisun UVB compact fluorescent bulb for his uv light. I read on the forum after I had his tank set up that a 10 is better though! Should I swap it out or just wait til it's time to get a new bulb? I also have a 60 watt ceramic bulb that only gives off heat to keep him warm at night since my roommates prefer it to be a little cooler in our apartment.
Here's another picture of him from above!
He loves blackberries, but hates getting his head touched (thus the purple stain on his lips that I can't wipe off in the bath without him getting upset). He likes scratches under the chin though!
Anyways, I hope to help Tensi live a happy healthy life, and I look forward to the day he finally gets used to human contact! I'll post more pictures and update this journal as things happen!
I got him a week ago. According to the pet shop he's a year old, but had never been handled! And had never eaten anything but crickets! So I'm still getting him used to being handled, but luckily he's never done anything more than puff his beard at me
His tail looks like it was probably nipped as a hatchling, and he's missing a toenail on his back leg, but he's my sweetie all the same C:
As you can see, he has some veggies in his food dish, but I couldn't get him to eat anything but crickets until last Saturday! He's my first beardie, so I was a little paranoid about getting everything right - this forum was a huge help! He originally had ground walnut as a substrate, but as soon as I heard it was bad for him I took it out and replaced it with reptile carpet. His nails get caught in it sometimes though... I want to replace it with some tile (I've seen some cool setups in the enclosure section!) so that will be Tensi's next upgrade.
I'm using a 100 watt Repti Basking Spot Lamp bulb for the warm half of his tank, and a 5.0 Reptisun UVB compact fluorescent bulb for his uv light. I read on the forum after I had his tank set up that a 10 is better though! Should I swap it out or just wait til it's time to get a new bulb? I also have a 60 watt ceramic bulb that only gives off heat to keep him warm at night since my roommates prefer it to be a little cooler in our apartment.
Here's another picture of him from above!
He loves blackberries, but hates getting his head touched (thus the purple stain on his lips that I can't wipe off in the bath without him getting upset). He likes scratches under the chin though!
Anyways, I hope to help Tensi live a happy healthy life, and I look forward to the day he finally gets used to human contact! I'll post more pictures and update this journal as things happen!
