I rescued my first beardie over the weekend.Norbert is his new name for his new life. We've been told hes 18months, but is small. Hes in pretty rough shape but perking up nicely. Hes never had UVB bulb and doesn't have the appropriate basking temps. He was being fed dry dragon pellets, and livng in cali sand that hadn't been cleaned in at least a month. I can feel his ribs when he is picked up. The only thing that was done correctly was he is in a 75 gallon tank.
First thing I did is order a reptisun 10.0 tube light and fixture, and it will be here tomorrow. I dumped the sand and cleaned the tank, and gave him a good soak in warm water to get all the sand and old poop off. I tossed the pellets after watching him devour greens and crickets.
We are getting tile for the bottom of the tank, setting up the lights, and temp gauges, and purchasing a new basking light this weekend. He seems to have a great appetite and is eating greens VERY well. I am ordering roaches, to get him a staple bug source in the next few weeks.
I'm glad to have found the forum, and am enjoying reading.
First thing I did is order a reptisun 10.0 tube light and fixture, and it will be here tomorrow. I dumped the sand and cleaned the tank, and gave him a good soak in warm water to get all the sand and old poop off. I tossed the pellets after watching him devour greens and crickets.
We are getting tile for the bottom of the tank, setting up the lights, and temp gauges, and purchasing a new basking light this weekend. He seems to have a great appetite and is eating greens VERY well. I am ordering roaches, to get him a staple bug source in the next few weeks.
I'm glad to have found the forum, and am enjoying reading.
my beardie had no UVB until i got her in January and she has no sign of MBD! but she is only 13 inches long. I hope to see some pictures soon 
