mauler5858
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Hey folks, so we got our new baby beardie the other day and I am trying to optimize his tank setup.
For now we got a 20gallon long critter cage with a zilla fresh air lid over the top of it(double protection from the cats). On the left side we have a hood with reptisun bulb. On the right side we have a double fixture. One bulb is a zoomed basking bulb, the other is a zoo med night bulb(shines red). We do 12hr on of the basking and UVB and 12hr on of the night light. We are using reptile carpet on the ground. We have a climb for him on the basking side as well. On the hood side we have a water bowl and a dish to put some food.
I have a Ryobi IR thermometer, btw, and is a good place to check his basking side temp on the top of the climb itself?
We have been feeding him around 20-25 pinhead crickets a day(but I am looking at switching to dubia's and starting my own colony). We do calcium dust these.
We have tried feeding some vegetation, but he seems uninterested.
I also mist him once a day.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
For now we got a 20gallon long critter cage with a zilla fresh air lid over the top of it(double protection from the cats). On the left side we have a hood with reptisun bulb. On the right side we have a double fixture. One bulb is a zoomed basking bulb, the other is a zoo med night bulb(shines red). We do 12hr on of the basking and UVB and 12hr on of the night light. We are using reptile carpet on the ground. We have a climb for him on the basking side as well. On the hood side we have a water bowl and a dish to put some food.
I have a Ryobi IR thermometer, btw, and is a good place to check his basking side temp on the top of the climb itself?
We have been feeding him around 20-25 pinhead crickets a day(but I am looking at switching to dubia's and starting my own colony). We do calcium dust these.
We have tried feeding some vegetation, but he seems uninterested.
I also mist him once a day.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.