New enclosure set up help..

[ItsScott]

Hi all,

My Stimson I've had since hatchling (now 1.5 years old) is due a new enclosure (120×60×45). This will be her third encloser. After reading through a number of posts I seem to be much more of a beginner than I thought . I haven't been worried about her humidity levels all too much because she's had none of any bad sheds and eats regularly. Should this be something to pay more attention too? She has never bitten me and is well behaved and yet I still take her out with the hook (is that bad??). How full should her encloser be with hides and what not? And is a UV light a good idea?. I've attached her current enclosure and a recent pic of her
Any tips for her new set up would be a great help.
Cheers

 

[dragonlover1]

if all her sheds have been fine you must be doing it right, so keep it up.
As for using the hook that's fine, I always give mine a rub before picking them up so they know it's not feed time.
Clutter is good, it gives them things to climb over and around. 1 hide in the warm end and 1 in the cool end for a choice.
I know a lot of people say they don't need UV but I think it is beneficial, every reptile in my house gets UV

 

[ItsScott]

if all her sheds have been fine you must be doing it right, so keep it up.
As for using the hook that's fine, I always give mine a rub before picking them up so they know it's not feed time.
Clutter is good, it gives them things to climb over and around. 1 hide in the warm end and 1 in the cool end for a choice.
I know a lot of people say they don't need UV but I think it is beneficial, every reptile in my house gets UV

Is there any specific level of UV that i should be aiming for? it seems that the more UVB the more expensive and maybe better? is the Reptile One Compact UVB 10.0 26W a good choice?

 

[Herpetology]

Is there any specific level of UV that i should be aiming for? it seems that the more UVB the more expensive and maybe better? is the Reptile One Compact UVB 10.0 26W a good choice?

you dont need uv for a stimsons. but if you must, the numbers are how strong the light and uv are.. 10.0 is the strongest and for desert animals.

 

[dragonlover1]

Is there any specific level of UV that i should be aiming for? it seems that the more UVB the more expensive and maybe better? is the Reptile One Compact UVB 10.0 26W a good choice?

for a Stimmy I'd recommend a 5UV 13W, it's not too strong but still provides UV. Look on ebay for better prices than ripoff pet shops, yes buy reptile one or other big brand, some of cheap chinese ones are absolute crap