Is English your second language? I find it difficult to interpret what you are writing and was wondering if that was the case.



Anyway...from what I understand, you have moved your injured dragon in with another dragon about the same size? Or is the male the one who was injured, and not your females?



The whole idea is to get your injured dragon alone in a cage, so it isn't stressed by having healthy more aggressive dragons. What you need to do is set up the injured female in her own tank...it doesn't have to be a huge tank initially, but should be at least 20 gallon long. It can even be a clean or semi clear plastic tote roughly the same dimensions of a 20-40 gallon long tank.



Use plain paper towel as the substrate, put in something to use as a basking spot and a hide in the cool end. Buy a hooded lamp with clamp (you can get these at most hardware stores, just check the wattage maximum rating, you want something that can use a high enough wattage so you can ensure proper temperatures in the cage). Pick up a digital thermometer with probe while you are at the hardware store too. Pick up a 18" or 24" under cabinet florescent light fixture too and a length of 6" or 12" shelving board (you will be mounting the under cabinet fixture to this board and laying it over the top of the tote.) This board should be long enough to rest ontop of the tote as well.



If your house room temperature is on the low side, say below 70F at night, it will be better to buy a section of plywood big enough to completely cover the top of the cage (1/4" plywood is fine, doesn't have to be finished either.) Just mount the under cabinet underneath it. For the basking light, cut a square or circle big enough to set the hooded basking light ontop of the hole. Use either regular aluminum window screening to cover the hole or hardware cloth. This will keep the fixture from falling into the cage...but any sort of brace can be used, even a couple nails, 3 or 4 of them, nailed into the edge of the cut, will hold the light (and not reduce some of the heat, as the screen would).



Last thing to do is stop at your local pet store and buy a UVB florescent bulb of the appropriate length so it will fit into the under cabinet florescent fixture bought at the hardware store. These under cabinet fixtures come with a typical florescent bulb and a cover. Remove the cover and the bulb, replace it with the UVB tube, don't put the cover back on. Otherwise, it will filter out all the UVB the bulb puts out. These bulbs rarely get hot enough to even burn tender human skin, so won't pose a problem to your dragon should it manage to get up high enough to touch the florescent tube.



For the diet you are giving your dragons. Carrots should be used sparingly...and not with every meal. You want greens such as collard greens, dandelion greens, mustard greens, mixed with other wholesome greens, such as endive, escarole, occasionally some kale etc. Grated carrots, chopped green beans, zucchini and other vegetables can be added as a topping, but sparingly. The total 'salad' should be at least 90% dark leafy greens...the rest vegetables, and even then, not every meal. Also, edible flowers such as pansies, hibiscus etc, can be sprinkled on top once in awhile as a treat and for variety.
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