HeatherO
Bearded Dragon Egg
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Hey everyone! I’m Heather and my little guy is Oscar. He’s about 3 1/2 years old, but I’ve only had him since May. Previously he belonged to a coworker’s son and was named Spike.
When my coworker brought him over, his setup was pretty bare bones. He had a hide that he barely fit in, a small plant, and food/water dishes. The terrarium was a decent size, maybe 30 or 40 gal, but there was no cover so his heat lamp was clipped to the top edge and sort’ve pointed down into the tank. It didn’t do a lot for him so he had a couple heat pads on the underside. The “UV” light was a CFL UV blacklight bulb—basically just a party light, and the substrate was sand. He also wasn’t getting a lot of variety in his diet. I didn’t know what I was doing but I knew he needed a much better home than that.
In my quest to upgrade his living situation, I turned to BDF many times because this site frequently popped up in my Google searches with answers to questions I had. His current home is a 50 gal tank with a proper basking light, a UVB bar, a hide he can actually “hide” in, homemade salads on the daily, and generally living like a spoiled king! I decided it was finally time to just join and be part of the community since you all helped so much without even knowing! But I’m definitely not an expert, so it’s nice to have a variety of knowledge and information available to see what other people’s experiences have been, what works, what doesn’t, get some advice, etc. I look forward to being a part of it! Thanks for reading!
When my coworker brought him over, his setup was pretty bare bones. He had a hide that he barely fit in, a small plant, and food/water dishes. The terrarium was a decent size, maybe 30 or 40 gal, but there was no cover so his heat lamp was clipped to the top edge and sort’ve pointed down into the tank. It didn’t do a lot for him so he had a couple heat pads on the underside. The “UV” light was a CFL UV blacklight bulb—basically just a party light, and the substrate was sand. He also wasn’t getting a lot of variety in his diet. I didn’t know what I was doing but I knew he needed a much better home than that.
In my quest to upgrade his living situation, I turned to BDF many times because this site frequently popped up in my Google searches with answers to questions I had. His current home is a 50 gal tank with a proper basking light, a UVB bar, a hide he can actually “hide” in, homemade salads on the daily, and generally living like a spoiled king! I decided it was finally time to just join and be part of the community since you all helped so much without even knowing! But I’m definitely not an expert, so it’s nice to have a variety of knowledge and information available to see what other people’s experiences have been, what works, what doesn’t, get some advice, etc. I look forward to being a part of it! Thanks for reading!