SarahScales
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So my interstate adoration of one particular bearded dragon may be becoming a reality.
So I just wanted to confirm all the details of my cage specifics, diet and generally my care for this animal is going to be good from day one. Better to know now if I am making a terrible mistake.
My cage itself is 4ft by 2ft. It is fitted with a theromostat which is attached to a heat cord that runs beneath the warmest two thirds of the cage which keeps the temperature at a balmy 28 degrees. The half without any heat source generally remains about 20-22 but can get as high as 27 depending on the ambient temperature of my room.
Above the basking log/hide I have a dual light fixture which has a UVB and a 75watt basking lamp fitted.
In the cage there is also a shallow stone drinking bowl and a few larger stones and logs scattered around the place.
The substrate I have decided on are slate tiles from bunnings (easy to clean indoors, saves me getting sand everywhere).
Now! Along with the indoor tank, I also have a large run outdoors that used to be used for a rabbit many aeons ago. It is a large square 6ft by 6ft that has a plastic base that was buried 1ft down (So the rabbits couldn't dig out). The walls are a very fine metal mesh which still allows a most of sun in. I was thinking of decorating this with logs, rocks, a shallow water pool and putting a few bits and pieces of food in there for the inhabitant to forage for. The ground has grown-over and is now a majority clover but has a little grass too. Would this be acceptable? I was hoping real UVB a few days a week would encourage a healthy dragon.
Have I missed anything? Is there something else I need to take into consideration or that I have forgotten?
Thank you so much for your help.
Sarah.
So my interstate adoration of one particular bearded dragon may be becoming a reality.
So I just wanted to confirm all the details of my cage specifics, diet and generally my care for this animal is going to be good from day one. Better to know now if I am making a terrible mistake.
My cage itself is 4ft by 2ft. It is fitted with a theromostat which is attached to a heat cord that runs beneath the warmest two thirds of the cage which keeps the temperature at a balmy 28 degrees. The half without any heat source generally remains about 20-22 but can get as high as 27 depending on the ambient temperature of my room.
Above the basking log/hide I have a dual light fixture which has a UVB and a 75watt basking lamp fitted.
In the cage there is also a shallow stone drinking bowl and a few larger stones and logs scattered around the place.
The substrate I have decided on are slate tiles from bunnings (easy to clean indoors, saves me getting sand everywhere).
Now! Along with the indoor tank, I also have a large run outdoors that used to be used for a rabbit many aeons ago. It is a large square 6ft by 6ft that has a plastic base that was buried 1ft down (So the rabbits couldn't dig out). The walls are a very fine metal mesh which still allows a most of sun in. I was thinking of decorating this with logs, rocks, a shallow water pool and putting a few bits and pieces of food in there for the inhabitant to forage for. The ground has grown-over and is now a majority clover but has a little grass too. Would this be acceptable? I was hoping real UVB a few days a week would encourage a healthy dragon.
Have I missed anything? Is there something else I need to take into consideration or that I have forgotten?
Thank you so much for your help.
Sarah.
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This is sort of a layout of the indoor cage:
So I just wanted to confirm all the details of my cage specifics, diet and generally my care for this animal is going to be good from day one. Better to know now if I am making a terrible mistake.
My cage itself is 4ft by 2ft. It is fitted with a theromostat which is attached to a heat cord that runs beneath the warmest two thirds of the cage which keeps the temperature at a balmy 28 degrees. The half without any heat source generally remains about 20-22 but can get as high as 27 depending on the ambient temperature of my room.
Above the basking log/hide I have a dual light fixture which has a UVB and a 75watt basking lamp fitted.
In the cage there is also a shallow stone drinking bowl and a few larger stones and logs scattered around the place.
The substrate I have decided on are slate tiles from bunnings (easy to clean indoors, saves me getting sand everywhere).
Now! Along with the indoor tank, I also have a large run outdoors that used to be used for a rabbit many aeons ago. It is a large square 6ft by 6ft that has a plastic base that was buried 1ft down (So the rabbits couldn't dig out). The walls are a very fine metal mesh which still allows a most of sun in. I was thinking of decorating this with logs, rocks, a shallow water pool and putting a few bits and pieces of food in there for the inhabitant to forage for. The ground has grown-over and is now a majority clover but has a little grass too. Would this be acceptable? I was hoping real UVB a few days a week would encourage a healthy dragon.
Have I missed anything? Is there something else I need to take into consideration or that I have forgotten?
Thank you so much for your help.
Sarah.
So my interstate adoration of one particular bearded dragon may be becoming a reality.
So I just wanted to confirm all the details of my cage specifics, diet and generally my care for this animal is going to be good from day one. Better to know now if I am making a terrible mistake.
My cage itself is 4ft by 2ft. It is fitted with a theromostat which is attached to a heat cord that runs beneath the warmest two thirds of the cage which keeps the temperature at a balmy 28 degrees. The half without any heat source generally remains about 20-22 but can get as high as 27 depending on the ambient temperature of my room.
Above the basking log/hide I have a dual light fixture which has a UVB and a 75watt basking lamp fitted.
In the cage there is also a shallow stone drinking bowl and a few larger stones and logs scattered around the place.
The substrate I have decided on are slate tiles from bunnings (easy to clean indoors, saves me getting sand everywhere).
Now! Along with the indoor tank, I also have a large run outdoors that used to be used for a rabbit many aeons ago. It is a large square 6ft by 6ft that has a plastic base that was buried 1ft down (So the rabbits couldn't dig out). The walls are a very fine metal mesh which still allows a most of sun in. I was thinking of decorating this with logs, rocks, a shallow water pool and putting a few bits and pieces of food in there for the inhabitant to forage for. The ground has grown-over and is now a majority clover but has a little grass too. Would this be acceptable? I was hoping real UVB a few days a week would encourage a healthy dragon.
Have I missed anything? Is there something else I need to take into consideration or that I have forgotten?
Thank you so much for your help.
Sarah.
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This is sort of a layout of the indoor cage:
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