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Hi all,
Im not new to owning reptiles, my dad always had at least one in the house while i was growing up. I am new to this forum though!
I found this forum from a link in tortoise forum. I'm sure some of you guys also have torts and use that forum too. I also have a redfoot and my username is Spoilers over there
Anyway, I just got a beardie today and wanted to show smaug off and maybe get a few pointers too! It's been a while since I've had a beardie, i was like 7 and didn't actually care for it, my dad did for me. I was told smaug is 8-10 months old but he's a pretty good size even though he isn't full grown yet.
The previous owner luckily had done research so i got the good uvb lights instead of curly bulbs and a nice heat lamp as well as a custom hide and a built in area for water in the 75 gallon tank. He had the water area a little high so i didn't fill it up all the way and put a stone in it for better access. I know some people don't even keep water in their enclosures but i like giving my pets access to it even if they don't use it.
His cold side reads 75° right now and his basking side says 82° but my heat lamp can go higher if i adjust the dial.
Smaug was previously eating dried worms for sure and maybe some other stuff?
I gave him some live crickets, kale and yellow squash today and he loved it.
I also added some succulents to his enclosure and a few fake plants. He hasn't tried to eat them yet so i think they are good to stay!
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Im not new to owning reptiles, my dad always had at least one in the house while i was growing up. I am new to this forum though!
I found this forum from a link in tortoise forum. I'm sure some of you guys also have torts and use that forum too. I also have a redfoot and my username is Spoilers over there
Anyway, I just got a beardie today and wanted to show smaug off and maybe get a few pointers too! It's been a while since I've had a beardie, i was like 7 and didn't actually care for it, my dad did for me. I was told smaug is 8-10 months old but he's a pretty good size even though he isn't full grown yet.
The previous owner luckily had done research so i got the good uvb lights instead of curly bulbs and a nice heat lamp as well as a custom hide and a built in area for water in the 75 gallon tank. He had the water area a little high so i didn't fill it up all the way and put a stone in it for better access. I know some people don't even keep water in their enclosures but i like giving my pets access to it even if they don't use it.
His cold side reads 75° right now and his basking side says 82° but my heat lamp can go higher if i adjust the dial.
Smaug was previously eating dried worms for sure and maybe some other stuff?
I gave him some live crickets, kale and yellow squash today and he loved it.
I also added some succulents to his enclosure and a few fake plants. He hasn't tried to eat them yet so i think they are good to stay!
