New to the forum getting a dragon tomorrow

[renich]

Your cool side should be around 85F and the basking side 105-110F. You can try a normal household bulb to replace your basking light. As long as your temps hold, that is all you need.

What UV make and model are you using?

 

[weewane]

I put that in the first part of the thread i thought, but I have a repti-sun 10.0. I am gonna try a reg 75w build and see what happens.

 

[weewane]

Well renee I took your advise and swapped out the 75w flood light fora reg old 75w bulb and after ahour the temps inside are now 85.5 on the cool side and 104.8 on the hot side and that is on top of the slate. So it looks like that was the ticket. Now tonight I willsee what the night temps get too with all lights off and see if I need a CHE. Again thanks for all ya'll help so far

 

[zebraflavencs]

Our pleasure.. now.. more pictures pleaaaaaaaase ?
Janie

 

[weewane]

Ok guys and gals after monitoring the temps last night the temps got down to about 74.2 inside, so I think I am good. The ceramic tile floor and slate in there I think really helps keep the heat in. I checked the tank about 4 hrs after I turned the lights off ans it had dropped to 79 inside.
On a side note I made a salad for him this morning that has squash, apple, and turnip greens finely chopped. I showed it to him and too my surprise he started eating some of it within seconds. I called my wife and told her and she said "what can I say we have weird kids...they all like there greens".

I tried taking some better picts last night but I gotta figure out what setting I need on my camera, as the ones I took lastnight did not turn out that good. I will get some tonight I promise

 

[zebraflavencs]

*does the happy excited bouncy bouncy thing*
Can't waaaaaaaaaaaaait ! lol
Janie

 

[weewane]

I took some more picks of "sonny" that is what me and my wife have decided to name him (him?)

Here is sonny getting some veggies

Sonny stalking a cricket

Not the best pict but here he is jumping up onto one of the pieces of slate. Wow he can jump

Showing some of his pattern

here he is basking on some wood. He gets closest to the uv light on this

 

[renich]

Aw, so cute. I'm glad you were able to get the temps regulated.

 

[DragonMom]

Sonny is really a cute little guy/gal! We love babies! ;D

 

[wiiiroc]

HE'S JUST SOOO DARN CUTE! ;D

 

[zebraflavencs]

lol...Lickle one... *reference Redwall series of books..*
Janie

 

[ladyknite]

LOL..............oh that stalking pic.............how cute

Shaken, not stirred.......................James Bond.

 

[weewane]

Thanks sonny is settling in nicely. he is eating alot of his veggies and is chowing down on crickets. He is real good at stalking the crickets. he seems to like chacing them. If they run towards him he will just watch them like I can't believe this thing had the nerve to run that close to me. Then once they get a little ways away from him he will sneak up behind them and grab umm. I am deff growing quite fond of this little guy. He has alot more personality than any of my past reptiles.

 

[renich]

Lol...sounds like Sonny is quite the hunter. These little guys are full of character.

 

[weewane]

Just a little update on sonny. When I brought him home 10 days ago I weighed sonny and he was 5 grams. Now 10 days later and I just weighed him and he is now 8.8 grams. I think he is growing alot and looks like he may be starting to shed again. How often do they shed? I am sure it is more often when they are young.

 

[zebraflavencs]

Very much so... Mine at arriving at 8 weeks old would shed right from one into the next... no gaps... But then... I fed roaches... lol...
Janie
5 grams is awfully small... just keep feeding and weighing weekly... that gives you the best chart for progress... Oh... and make a log of weekly weights. Quite a useful tool...
Janie

 

[Michele654]

Great VIV...and the little one is absolutely beautiful....

 

[weewane]

he was 8.8 on wed night, tonight he is up to 10.1. He has a fat little tummy. I think it is cute.

 

[weewane]

weighed sonny 2 days ago and he is up to 19.5 grams now. he seems to be growing about 5 grams a week. he is shedding again which is happening every week as well. I think the baths are helping him with that. He still does not seem to happy in the bath but I guess he will get used to it. He is eating his greens pretty good some days better than others and he is eating between 25 and 40 crickets a day. I have been skiping 2 days a week on the crickets is that what I should be doing? Other than that he is doing great and is a active little guy.

 

[zebraflavencs]

What are you feeding on those two days ?
Keep feeding daily, you'll see the growth and weight increase. It's okay, at this stage they NEED all the protein !
Janie