bearded dragon tank

[Trench]

Here is my home made bearded dragon tank, enjoy

 

[bucket]

looks good what heat lights a you going to use

 

[Trench]

It's not finished yet,
It is for a baby bearby it is 64cmX28cmX38cm
What heat/uv lights would you recomend?

 

[melluvssnakes]

If it is for a baby beardie, please don't use those rocks. Chances are they will eat a mouthful of them while trying to catch the crickets and get an impaction in the gut. Until they are about 1 year old, you should use newspaper, paper towel, astro turf or something similar that they can't eat.
As for lighting, you will need a hot bright basking light such as the reptisun in you're prefered wattage (about 50 or 75 for the size tank). Alternatively, from woolworths or big W you can get phillips spot bulbs for a fraction of the cost, that do just as good a job. With that size tank you'd only use a 40w phillips bulb. Just make sure it is a spot bulb, so that it directs the heat and light straight down, rather then spreading it out.
UV - I use a 10.0 UV compact fluro bulb.

 

[knobtailedgecko]

If it is for a baby beardie, please don't use those rocks. Chances are they will eat a mouthful of them while trying to catch the crickets and get an impaction in the gut. Until they are about 1 year old, you should use newspaper, paper towel, astro turf or something similar that they can't eat.
As for lighting, you will need a hot bright basking light such as the reptisun in you're prefered wattage (about 50 or 75 for the size tank). Alternatively, from woolworths or big W you can get phillips spot bulbs for a fraction of the cost, that do just as good a job. With that size tank you'd only use a 40w phillips bulb. Just make sure it is a spot bulb, so that it directs the heat and light straight down, rather then spreading it out.
UV - I use a 10.0 UV compact fluro bulb.

sorry for butting in, but you know how you said dont use lighting and stuff till they are babies...well does that also go for geckos?
thankyou

 

[BigWillieStyles]

sorry for butting in, but you know how you said dont use lighting and stuff till they are babies...well does that also go for geckos?
thankyou

Knob-tailed geckos wont require UVA lighting as they are nocturnal but you will need to dust a vitamin suppliment containing calcium . And just use sand for geckos so they can dig in it. It wont matter if they eat a little bit of sand. Make sure you get real sand and not crushed rock sand.

 

[Trench]

If it is for a baby beardie, please don't use those rocks. Chances are they will eat a mouthful of them while trying to catch the crickets and get an impaction in the gut. Until they are about 1 year old, you should use newspaper, paper towel, astro turf or something similar that they can't eat.
As for lighting, you will need a hot bright basking light such as the reptisun in you're prefered wattage (about 50 or 75 for the size tank). Alternatively, from woolworths or big W you can get phillips spot bulbs for a fraction of the cost, that do just as good a job. With that size tank you'd only use a 40w phillips bulb. Just make sure it is a spot bulb, so that it directs the heat and light straight down, rather then spreading it out.
UV - I use a 10.0 UV compact fluro bulb.

Thanks
Befor I got my licence I used the same gravel for bearded dragons and never had any prob, I used to for bt as well and they got bannana on it and tryed to eat it but when they found it was hard they spat it out, so I think it will be fine to use.

 

[melluvssnakes]

sorry for butting in, but you know how you said dont use lighting and stuff till they are babies...well does that also go for geckos?
thankyou

I'm confused. Where did I say not to use lighting?