Is this setup ideal for a one month old Beardie?

[littlegreendog]

I bought my Beardie from a pet store about a week ago. I'm pretty sure it is about a month old, maybe slightly younger. Anyway, I am wondering if I am doing everything right so far.

It lives in a 20 gallon terrarium with a sand mat (not actual sand). A section for the basking area as well as a cool side.

However, I only have one light for the tank. I use the 125 watt Solar Glo lamp. https://www.amazon.com/Exo-Terra-So...qid=1480784771&sr=8-1&keywords=solar+glo+125w

It emits heat and UVB and UVA. Is this all I need? I tried buying a Zilla brand UVB tube light, but it kept flickering and just turned off altogether, even after I bought a second one. So now I only have this one (and a 75watt for night).

Is this acceptable? The beardie is active and loves to eat.

 

[PatsyB]

I believe it is okay. I am not 100 percent sure on that particular brand of MVB bulb since I don't use them. As long as the basking temp is around 107 and there is a cool side of around 80 degrees you should be good. They grow fast so a 20 gallon isn't going to last for long before you need to get a bigger tank.

Did you contact Zilla and tell them about the bulb? I know with ZooMed, I bought a T5 UVB fixture and bulb and the ballast on the fixture blew out a few months after I bought it. There is a 1year warranty on the light so I called ZooMed and they sent me out a new one after I emailed them proof of purchase.

 

[littlegreendog]

I believe it is okay. I am not 100 percent sure on that particular brand of MVB bulb since I don't use them. As long as the basking temp is around 107 and there is a cool side of around 80 degrees you should be good. They grow fast so a 20 gallon isn't going to last for long before you need to get a bigger tank.

Did you contact Zilla and tell them about the bulb? I know with ZooMed, I bought a T5 UVB fixture and bulb and the ballast on the fixture blew out a few months after I bought it. There is a 1year warranty on the light so I called ZooMed and they sent me out a new one after I emailed them proof of purchase.

The thermometer by the heat lamp says it's around 90 degrees. The log that it basks on is about seven inches away from the lamp. The lamp is 125watts. However, it (the BD) always seems to be just on the side of the log instead of directly under the light. Could it be too hot? I don't want to get a stronger bulb because 125 seems very hot as it is.

 

[PatsyB]

Is the thermometer an analog that sticks to the glass? If so then it's only measuring the temp at the glass and of the glass. You need something that you can put right into the basking spot like a digital probe or the best is IR Temp gun.

 

[Mom2Dovakiin]

you can get an infrared temp gauge (the one I got is small pocket size lol) then you can test the temp of the basking spot more accurately as well as your cool side.