M-Van86
Active Member
Monitors are a bit big for the amount of space I have available to me.
Only really have enough space for another roughly 100cm long enclosure.
Only really have enough space for another roughly 100cm long enclosure.
A 3 foot tank is not big enough for a pair of adult ackies imo, they are just as big as Beardies and far more activeThat's not ideal for a beardie. Generally people recommend 4x2x2 feet. In that space you can house a pair of ackie monitors. Just sayin....
Okay.That's not ideal for a beardie. Generally people recommend 4x2x2 feet. In that space you can house a pair of ackie monitors. Just sayin....
Oh okay.Sorry, I was saying a 4 foot was enough. Wasn't very clear. Just trying to point out that ackies require roughly the same space as beardies.
Also, buy from a private breeder. Between here, herptrader, gumtree, petlink and petpages you will find something far cheaper and in better health than what you'd find at totally reptiles. I go in there occasionally as it's my local reptile store to get emergency crickets. Their bearded dragons look terribly unhealthy as do most of their animals. Tiny enclosures and insufficient lighting for most of them.
One of the issues I've had with this place is, I have often walked in to fine 3-4 staff members standing around, chatting to someone else in the store, presumably a delivery guy they know well. Whilst this is happening there is usually atleast 2, sometimes much more, uncleaned poos in the lizard enclosures.
Basically by 'seen better', I mean I've seen better in peoples homes.... I imagine it is very hard to run a viable shop whilst still keeping the animals in the kind of condition we enthusiasts like to keep them.
I went in there the other day actually, and I thought about my comments, and I was certainly a little harsh on the place. The enclosures all looked clean and nearly all the animals seemed to be in great shape. The bad looking ones were 2 or 3 adult beardies who seemed to have very little condition on them at all, especially one who was brumating.
I could be wrong about the staff member thing, maybe it was delivery people etc there as well so I won't guess any further!
One thing I don't agree with is the use of compact UV globes, but that's a personal thing based on research I've done, they might very well be fine. I've also read that using a uv bulb without another source of bright light in the enclosure can cause retina damage to bearded dragons - and the shop seems to use red and blue bulbs mostly in the beardie enclosures from what i've seen.
That's just one thing though, and a small thing. I was harsh, and I'm sorry about that. I think I was just bored...
I would like to know if the next time your in the shop buying crickets, will you put your hand up and say,
''Im jbowers, Im the one that tried to discredit the shop on an open forum''
Next time you feel the need to try and discredit someone, go out to your car, open the door, place your typing hand in there and slam the door shut.
Please do this before you start typing your BS again.
beardies are the best!!
active, affectionate and easy going.
if u have time to put them in a sink half filled with warm water daily (or every second) you wont have to deal with a stinky enclosure. (warm baths make them poo, mine have a bath and shower while im getting ready for work.)
beardies are the best!!
active, affectionate and easy going.
if u have time to put them in a sink half filled with warm water daily (or every second) you wont have to deal with a stinky enclosure. (warm baths make them poo, mine have a bath and shower while im getting ready for work.)
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