JUST GOT MY FIRST REPTILE OF ANY KIND. 8 INCH HYPO TRANNY LOL. SEEMS TO BE DOIN WELL. HAVE ONLY HAD HIM. (GUESSING AND HOPEING ITS A HIM) ONLY HAD HIM HOME FOR THREE DAYS NOW. HE SEEMS TO BE GETTIN COMPFY. KINDA DASHES AROUND A BIT LICKIN AT STUFF. I HAVE ONE OF THOSE BACKGROUND WALLS THAT HE CAN CLIMB AND HE SPENDS HIS 'COOLDOWN' TIME AT THE TOP OF IT. BIT OF A LEDGE THAT HE CAN REST ON. I WAS BEIN A PANIC FREAK CAUSE OF FEEDING AND HOW MUCH SHOULD I FEED AND HOW OFFTEN. BUT IM LEARNIN ITS REALLY NOT ON ME... I THROW IN SOME PHEONIX WORMS HE SEES THEM EATS EATS EATS. MAYBE JUST LOOKS AT ONE AND DOSNT EAT. SO I TAKE IT HES DONE LOL. SO SO SO HAPPY TODAY DAY 3 HE ATE SOME SALAD. HAD BEEN TRYIN TO SIT HIM DOWN IN FRONT OF IT THE LAST TWO DAYS AND MOVE IT AROUND AND SUCH GET HIM INTERESTED, DIDNT WORK. BUT TODAY HE SEEMS TO BE A BIT MORE ADJUSTED TO HIS HOME, AND OUTTA NOWHERE AFTER BASKIN HE RAN OVER TO HIS SALAD BOWL AND ATE SOME! SO THAT MAKES ME FEEL GOOD. REPTILE STORE LADY SAID HE EATS HIS VEGGIES SO, I GUESS HE JUST HAD TO ADDJUST TO THE NEW HOME. I DO WANNA ADD PICS AND VIDZZZZZZ. I CREATED A YOUTUBE FOR HIME LOL (BEFORE I EVEN HAD HIM) ZED ZILLA IS THE YOUTUBE CHANNEL. ANYWAY IM NOT GONNA GO CRAZY ASKIN QUESTIONS. I JUST NEED TO GIVE IT TIME AND NOT NIT PICK. ILL FEED HIME AND KEEP HIS TEMPS RIGHT. HIS BASKIN SPOT GETS NICE AND HOT AND HIS OTHERSIDE GETS AS COOL AS IT CAN WITH THAT BASK LIGHT BURNIN AWAY ON THE OTHER SIDE LOL
Hi! and welcome. You've come to the right place if you want to know about beardies X3
Some things to be aware of (because petstores give bad info sometimes)
~ He shouldn't be on loose substrate (sand/walnut chips/calcisand) that he can eat. It will cause impaction. Tile, newspaper, repticarpet- there are alot of safe and cheap options.
~ Make sure that you have a ReptiSUN 10.0 UVB tube bulb. Most other bulbs don't offer the light beardies need, and cause health problems. You can buy these from petmountain.com if you need one.
Glad to see your little one is warming up to you, and likes his veggies! Can't wait for pics!