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medic8388
at Mon May 23 09:28:44 2011 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by medic8388 ]
Thanks. I took some pictures with my phone on the way to work today. I'll try to get them uploaded here. The cage is 4.5 feet long, 3.5 feet wide and 3.5 feet tall. The highest basking area reaches 135*F (continuously monitored with a temp probe) and there are two other basking "tiers" that are at lower temps (which I haven't measure yet. The warm side reaches 85-90*F (depending on humidity which is between 45-70%). The cool side is 78-80*F. Night temps are 80*F (ish) throughout the enclosure. The water dish is smaller than I'd like it to be, but it is big enough and deep enough for him to completely submerge if he wants to. He uses the bathroom in the water dish so I'm looking for a larger replacement which will still easily allow me to remove and clean it daily. I'm using an organic potting soil (free of fertilizers and pesticides) for substrate and it is about 4" deep at its deepest.
For lighting there is a basking spotlight, a nighttime bulb (which also runs in the day to help with ambient temps) and a UVB bulb (not a "high quality" bulb like my others have at the moment but we're getting there).
I'm feeding him crickets dusted in calcium powder (dusted 3x a week).
I'm not new to reptiles by any means but I am new to monitors. I appreciate the advice and please let me know if I need to change anything. I don't mind spending the money to make it right.
Thanks
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RE: Is this normal for a baby Nile? - medic8388, Mon May 23 09:28:44 2011