I have a new tank and I want to put the right bedding inside. What is the best and what is the name of the best? I just bought a 40 gallon tank what size bulbs should I use? And what watts? Are heating pads the best for night to keep the tank warm? What are some other tips to setting up my tank to keep Donny healthy? I really like the sand look but is it the best? He is about 2 months old I think. I got him from petsmart and he is about 9.5 inches. He eats great and is passing feces normally! I am excited to set up his new home but I want to make it comfortable for him! Should I clean the tank before the new set up? How do I clean it with what? Now I use the carpet is that a good bedding for the new tank? The only thing I don't like about the carpet is that the crickets get under it and I can't get them out! I am just new to bearded dragons and I want to make his home the way it would be safest and the most easiest to take care of him. Any help that I can get would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!
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New home set up help please!
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For a baby, newspaper, paper towels, reptile carpet, non adhesive shelf liner or tile are the best substrates to use. If you like the sand look I would suggest waiting until your baby is over a year old and then using clean sifted play sand. The bulb wattage will depend on the temps in your home as well as how far away the light is from the tank. I always keep a range of wattages from 30 watt up to 100. Under tank heaters aren't recommended for beardies because they can't sense heat on thier bellies and can get burned. You don't need heat at night unless the temps drop below 65*f. If they fall below that I would suggest a ceramic heat emitter. They put off heat without light.
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I am a believer in feeding in a separate area because the crickets are tricky to get out and will bite the toes of the dragon and cause serious problems. I use a small clear storage bin I just have a towel on the bottom that I taped down with double sided tape. Plus this gets the beardie some attention from you and they love that I put a heating pad under the tub to warm it and check the temp to be about 80 and put her in the tub. I turn the pad off when it reaches that temp and that helps stay warm in the cold plastic. She loves it I feed her veggies and fruit in the bigger regular tank though. This is what works for me and I use a towel in the tank for her to run around on, it is softer and she will curl up and fall asleep when the lights go out. I have a log for basking area and a cave for the cool area I make sure the basking is around 90-94 and the cool area around 75 and have a UVA basking bulb and a UVB 10.0 going for 12 hours from 6am-6pm. She has a water bowl that she swims in and will poop in daily so I change it after that happens. She is about 2 months and wonderful I simply adore her
