Hi All!!
My name is Kelley and I am from Wisconsin. This weekend I went and got a beardie here locally from a craigslist ad. He is fairly big. Owner said to be 3 years old. I got the 20 or so gal tank, stand, single bulb spot lamp and the beardie for $125. I didnt need the tank or stand but was a great price for the pet. Got it home looked him over really well and even tho his colors arent right he seems really healthy and easy to handle with my 3 year old so he was handled a ton it appears.
The spot lamp I got I thought would have a heat bulb in it of some nature as this was his only provided light source but it was a 100watt bulb like I would put in my home closet. Nothing beneficial to him at all.
We have a 50 gal aquarium I cleaned up with jurassi clean to make sure all was good. I also baked up the wood piece he came with and the existing driftwood I have. I went to the local menards and picked up some nicely textured tile to put in the bottom of this thing which a buddy is cutting into the right dimensions for me until then I have simple shelf liner there as a substrate right now.
My daughter hasnt name him yet so that is to come Im sure. She is 3 so she only says his name is "dragon" which Im sure is typical or even could be motivated by her current favorite dvd "how to train a dragon" or something of that.......I cant remember the title but I assure you I can quote specific scenes. All of you parents understand that one Im sure.
Okay so.......
Question:
We have a 150watt zoomed basking lamp for the heat source. I was looking for a reptisun 10.0 48" bulb locally to no success until my wifey called and said she found one and was so excited I said great bring it home....I didnt ask, not her fault. We are learning together but its a reptiglo 5.0 bulb. This enclosure is 17" tall and 47" long. I have the basking spot at 95 degrees with the cooler area to the right at 80 degrees at bottom of the enclosure. I have the temps right but not sure he is getting the light needed. Can I leave like this and supplement with the calcium coating for the crickets he is currently getting. There are probably tons of opinions but there are far more experts and experienced people than I out there. Even with all of my research before getting him I still have few questions to search up on and this is one. As things sit right now we are off to get a different holder for that heat lamp as I need a deeper one to get the bulb off the screen. The existing one will be for a radiant bulb as it will get cold here.....Im sure it might get below 65 degrees in some places around my place.
Cant wait to get the lighting right and diet down to see some of his colors brighten up in his body like are in his head. The enclosure is plain and simply right now cause appearance is 2nd to getting everything setup right and get him settled before too many more changes. Pics below taken after feeding a few crickets as he is on the prowl for more......
Any tips would be appreciated.
My name is Kelley and I am from Wisconsin. This weekend I went and got a beardie here locally from a craigslist ad. He is fairly big. Owner said to be 3 years old. I got the 20 or so gal tank, stand, single bulb spot lamp and the beardie for $125. I didnt need the tank or stand but was a great price for the pet. Got it home looked him over really well and even tho his colors arent right he seems really healthy and easy to handle with my 3 year old so he was handled a ton it appears.
The spot lamp I got I thought would have a heat bulb in it of some nature as this was his only provided light source but it was a 100watt bulb like I would put in my home closet. Nothing beneficial to him at all.
We have a 50 gal aquarium I cleaned up with jurassi clean to make sure all was good. I also baked up the wood piece he came with and the existing driftwood I have. I went to the local menards and picked up some nicely textured tile to put in the bottom of this thing which a buddy is cutting into the right dimensions for me until then I have simple shelf liner there as a substrate right now.
My daughter hasnt name him yet so that is to come Im sure. She is 3 so she only says his name is "dragon" which Im sure is typical or even could be motivated by her current favorite dvd "how to train a dragon" or something of that.......I cant remember the title but I assure you I can quote specific scenes. All of you parents understand that one Im sure.
Okay so.......
Question:
We have a 150watt zoomed basking lamp for the heat source. I was looking for a reptisun 10.0 48" bulb locally to no success until my wifey called and said she found one and was so excited I said great bring it home....I didnt ask, not her fault. We are learning together but its a reptiglo 5.0 bulb. This enclosure is 17" tall and 47" long. I have the basking spot at 95 degrees with the cooler area to the right at 80 degrees at bottom of the enclosure. I have the temps right but not sure he is getting the light needed. Can I leave like this and supplement with the calcium coating for the crickets he is currently getting. There are probably tons of opinions but there are far more experts and experienced people than I out there. Even with all of my research before getting him I still have few questions to search up on and this is one. As things sit right now we are off to get a different holder for that heat lamp as I need a deeper one to get the bulb off the screen. The existing one will be for a radiant bulb as it will get cold here.....Im sure it might get below 65 degrees in some places around my place.
Cant wait to get the lighting right and diet down to see some of his colors brighten up in his body like are in his head. The enclosure is plain and simply right now cause appearance is 2nd to getting everything setup right and get him settled before too many more changes. Pics below taken after feeding a few crickets as he is on the prowl for more......
Any tips would be appreciated.
