I would shoot for 80's during the day-the 70 is a good sleeping temp are you using a basking bulb for your main basking area? Heat projectors are not good for basking bulbs-
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Lighting for 40g
- Thread starter Dk638
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Ok the tank will go to temps in your daughter's room at night- so the 68 is good- watch your temps as we progress into winter- you can use a low watt regular house hold bulb like 40 watt or so that will bring them up you don't want something hotter than 85 tho -
Ok to be clear, another 75w basking in the middle wouldn’t bring up the cool side a bit during the day. It’s hanging around 73 right now. I’m debating getting a cheap dime and another 75w basking for this.
Yes that would bring up the cool side and should have the middle of the tank in the 90's -
Thinking of getting a zilla screen cover but I’m afraid it will interfere with the doors opening. The plastic frame across the front is only 1/2 thick on the terrarium
You want a screen cover that has the wide hole type -- so your saying the cover is going to catch on the front doors?
wide hole type
Yea possibly the doors could catch it if I buy one that goes over the top. Current screens insert into the top
I may be able to prop it up across the back and sides with some adhesive foam strips though.
Ok prop what up? The screen or the UVB?
The screen
Ok as long as the dragon can get directly under the UVB w/ it the screen either being wide holed or unobstructed - that is what your aiming for -- w/ a T 5 the UVB can sit on top of that screen you may haft to prop the screen off if opening the doors and they are catching - first I have encountered this issue
so got the wide hole screen, removed the screens that came with the enclosure. As you can see I had to prop it up about 3/4 inch so the doors will open in the front but it looks fine
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Ok so move your log thats in the middle directly under it 8-10 inches is what you want for distance --
It’s about 10” now
He’s eating well, just very skittish. Not really wanting to be handled
Hes little give him time - he needs to learn to trust -- you only want to handle him a little at a time- try hand feeding his some small super worms for treats - or you can use BSFL as well -
He doesn’t love the bsfl but we leave them in the bowl and they’re gone in the morning. He loves the dubia. We dust them every other day. Repashy calcium plus. My daughter hand feeds him squash which he likes but we don’t want to spoil him with hand feeding. He does like her more than me though lol. H s also eating about 6-8 crickets a day.
