With the above dimensions - do you mean 50inches long, by 24 wide? Im assuming that you do - but just in case, wanted to clarify..

The cage size you have is perfectly acceptable for one dragon, adult. The other adult should have the same sized cage - if you built the first one you may find it easiest to build a second one. Or you can purchase a tank - something the equivilant of a 75gallon or larger is sufficient.

How old are the dragons you got? If they are already adults and have lived together their whole lives with no issues - and are (of course) both female, then you can potentially house them together, but you will want to build a much larger tank. Probably another foot or so in length and twice as wide? You esstentially want to at least double the floor space.

If they are babies or juvies then they shouldnt be housed together at this age anyway - its never recomended to house young dragons together as they stress each other out, compete for basking spots and food. Also, if you dont know the sex of the dragons you will be in for trouble in the future if they turn out to be male/female or male/male. If they are babies you could effectively section the tank you have now in half for a cople months while you build or buy another tank.

As far as lighting/heating goes - you want a basking spot of 105-115degrees. YOu can use regular house hold bulbs for this - or halogen, really anything that gives off heat and light. I have always just used household bulbs or varying wattages because its cheaper.

As you know, UVB is important. The repti-sun 10.0 fluorescent is still considered the best fluorescent variety and it would work well with the fixture you already have.

The other option is to use a mercury vapor bulb - which gives off both heat and light, the mega-ray is one of the best varieties of this, and can be purchased from www.reptileuv.com. These bulbs fit into the clamp lamp/dome fixture setup - not the strip.

Hope this helps!
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