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09-May-08, 10:25 AM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Mar-07 Location: Gold Coast, QLD Age/Gender: 24  | | | New Miss B Beardie and enclosure *PICS*
Hi all, my name's is Dave and last week I bought a Central Bearded dragon from Miss B. The little bub is really cute and seemed to get used to me on the same night I bought her, although all she did was sleep she didn't want to get off my hand into the enclosure at the end of the night, clingy little thing  .
I've got a 4 foot tank and I had to make the hood as the one I had existing was falling apart and wouldn't really suit my needs anyway so I put it together with two pieces of hardwood to hold up the hood on the tank and tacked some flywire to the underside of the hood(although I will have to get stronger wire now I realize just how weak this stuff is).
I made a fake rock platform out of polystyrene with ledges and stairs and even a cubby house cutting out slots for the pieces of poly to fit into, then I used expandable foam for the joins and finally grouted the whole thing with a few coats of grout before I painted it a nice reddish-brown colour. It looks really good, I was happy with the result. It was made using the link on one of the threads on this site, very good link if you search for fake rock platform.
I've got a UVA/UVB reflector light shooting UV on to the top walkway on the platform and a 75W normal lamp for heating (although this will have to be moved as it's making the heat on the stairs too high) and a 60W heat emitter (which might have to be swapped for a 100W). These are being held up temporariry with fishing line though the mesh until I work out a permanent spot for the lights. If you look hard into the pics of the cubby you can see a ladder leading up to a hole at the bottom of the cubby, you will often see the beardie sticking his head out of these holes, unfortunately I havent taken a pic of this yet though.
I also took some pics of the dragon riding one of my turtles pearl, I don't think pearl appreciated being 'ridden' but the dragon seemed to be enjoying him/herself and it made for a couple of cool pics. So here is my pics of the new dragon and his/her castle, any recommendations for the enclosure and/or names for the little dragon, a name normally takes a while for me, thanks for looking, 
Thanks a lot to MissB too, the beardie looked well looked after and I'm really happy with her,           |
09-May-08, 10:28 AM
|  | Regular Member | | | | | mate you should have got some spray on adhesive and stuck sand to it but still it look cool
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09-May-08, 11:38 AM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Mar-07 Location: Gold Coast, QLD Age/Gender: 24 | | | Thats not a bad idea at all Pete, a mate of mine suggested I mix the grout with sand but I didn't have enough time, I might put on a couple more coats of paint so that could still happen, cheers for the suggestion |
09-May-08, 11:50 AM
|  | I love it LOUD! Subscriber | Join Date: Oct-06 Location: Sutherland Shire NSW Age: 32 | | | | Not sure if you are going to need a ceramic heat emitter AND a normal globe for heat. It only needs a hot spot up one end of about 40deg, the other end can be cool. I'm pretty sure a 75w will do it, if not, 100w will. Have you checked the temps with a thermometer and are you using a thermostat?
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09-May-08, 11:52 AM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Jan-08 Location: Victoria Gender:  | | | Cute beardie, she looks like she could get lost in there lol
Ive got a Miss B beardie as well, hoping to add another next year.
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09-May-08, 12:13 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Mar-07 Location: Gold Coast, QLD Age/Gender: 24 | | | | The Heat Emitter is just for night time when I turn the globe off, I wasn't going to get one but it's been a bit cool the last few weeks and it's only going to get worse. Yeah I've checked temps with a thermometer on the stairs it's nearly 50 degrees so I'll have to move the light so it's not so hot, I haven't got a thermostat yet, it's on the list though, do you know any good ones? |
09-May-08, 02:20 PM
| | I love it LOUD! Subscriber | Join Date: Oct-06 Location: Sutherland Shire NSW Age: 32 | | | | Id use a Habistat 'Diming Thermostat' from the Herp Shop.
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Want: FEMALE Strophurus taenicauda (Goldentail gecko) - Tiliqua nigrolutea (Blotched Bluey) - Furina diadema (Red Naped Snake)
Have: Dwarf and Pygmy Beardies - Spiny Tail Geckos - Kimberley Northern Blueys - Thick Tail Geckos
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09-May-08, 02:31 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: May-06 Location: Hornsby Age: 33 | | | | haha, love the turtleback ride!!!
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09-May-08, 04:54 PM
|  | QUEEN B Subscriber | Join Date: May-07 Location: Brisbane Age/Gender: 23 | | | Looks great, that's an impressive looking enclosure! I'm glad she's settled in
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09-May-08, 05:25 PM
|  | O.o°•Sunshine•° o.O Subscriber | Join Date: May-07 Location: Sydney Age/Gender: 11 | | | | nawwwww so sweet and nice set-up
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11-May-08, 11:55 AM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Apr-08 Location: Sydney Gender: | | | | It loves your turtle. |
12-May-08, 08:49 AM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Mar-07 Location: Gold Coast, QLD Age/Gender: 24 | | | Yeah the turtle and the dragon made for some funny pics, couldn't help myself . Thanks MissB, I think she's settled in too much, always hiding somewhere in the castle. Btw I know it's not suggested that crickets be thrown in to the enclosure with the beardies but is it alright to put a few in, my beardie hasn't been very keen on feeding the last couple of days, thanks | |
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