>>yes they do have UV. I'm not sure how old the bulb is though and I fear that maybe its not giving off enough so I will most likely go buy a new one. What would you recommend for a distant between the bulb and ground is about 9-14 inches?"

I use a 10.0 linear bulb and hang it inside the cage so that it is not filtered by the screen lid of the tank. The bulb is housed in a kitchen light fixture from home depot. It hangs about 7" from the ground. Currently, the trend is to keep linear fluorescent UV bulbs between 6-10" from the basking site.


"The male might be able to take a pinkie but the female is definitly to small. I've tried meal worms and the female will eat some but the male won't. Aside from crickets, what other insects would you recommend?

I have a male and he can definitely eat a pinky whole and he shreds larger rodents to eat them. He also likes nightcrawlers, horn worms, silkworms, phoenix worms, and canned insects such as grasshoppers and silkworm pupa.

"Lastly, how often do you dust your feeders with calcium/vitamins? Right now I'm dusting once a week with Rep-Cal calcium with 0% D3(because of the UV rays right?) and Rep-Cal herptivite advanced formula."

I dust my feeders at least 3 times a week with RepCal calcium (no phosphorous). I do use D3, but that's my choice...either is fine. I also use RepCal herptivite multivitamins once a week or every other. I also gutload my feeders with fresh high calcium greens, reptile food, and/or cricket quencher.


"Does this seem like good care? Aside from anoles they're the only lizard I've had and I want to give them the best care I can. Thanks!"

Sounds good to me! I keep the temps for mine about 90-95 on the basking end. Is yours tame? Mine will watch me and come to me for feeding, but he has a hard attack if I actually touch him. If it's morning and he's cold he'll let me pet his back, but that's about it. God forbid something happen and I actually have to hold him regularly to provide some kind of hands-on care. I think he would die of stress. :0

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