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Posted by: DeadFrog at Fri Nov 14 15:10:17 2003 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by DeadFrog ]

I have a 2.5 X 2.5 foot enclosure with a 100 watt bulb. Just make sure you get a bulb thats up there regarding UV. I use an 8.0. You should strive for that too. The 4.0-6.0 range isn't gonna cut it. Besides, witht he 8.0, you don't even have to have it on every day. In this way I've stretched the life of my UV bulb. I also put them in tempoary outdoor enclosures sometimes to catch some sun.

About the sand substrate, it won't hold it's shape and its a bit dusty. You should mix some peat or other chemical free (i.e., miracle grow) soil in their (50%) or even aspen wood chips. I have 30% peat and 20% aspen with my sand and they seem to like it a lot.
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Mark Martinez

University of Florida

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What do you guys use for light & heat? - Tigergenesis, Fri Nov 14 13:26:03 2003

RE: What do you guys use for light & heat? - jts1, Fri Nov 14 15:04:03 2003

RE: What do you guys use for light & heat? - DeadFrog, Fri Nov 14 15:10:17 2003

(i.e., NOT miracle grow) sorry, np - DeadFrog, Fri Nov 14 15:11:35 2003

A 100 watt Powersun and a 100 watt regular flood type bulb. np - veronicag, Fri Nov 14 16:12:08 2003

RE: What do you guys use for light & heat? - el_toro, Fri Nov 14 16:37:36 2003

RE: What do you guys use for light & heat? - 7serpents, Fri Nov 14 16:48:00 2003

light and heat..... - artgeckko, Sat Nov 15 00:50:00 2003

RE: light and heat..... - georgio, Sat Nov 15 10:55:32 2003

RE: light and heat..... - artgeckko, Sat Nov 15 17:19:25 2003

Unbelievable cage, did you buy it or make it??? np - jack7777766, Sat Nov 15 12:27:13 2003

P.S. what kind of tiles are those and where did you get them?? np - jack7777766, Sat Nov 15 12:28:48 2003

RE: P.S. what kind of tiles are those and where did you get them?? np - artgeckko, Sat Nov 15 17:24:12 2003

RE: P.S. what kind of tiles are those and where did you get them?? np - jack7777766, Sun Nov 16 02:27:33 2003

RE: P.S. what kind of tiles are those and where did you get them?? np - artgeckko, Sun Nov 16 20:03:52 2003

Zoomed 150W floodlight /ReptiGlo 8.0 (7%uvb) N/P - dragonmlv, Sun Nov 16 07:16:47 2003

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