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K1LOS
at Mon Dec 1 21:10:41 2003 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by K1LOS ]
Hi everyone, i'd just like to run a few things by everyone.
This is a picture of my bearded dragon tank, housing 1.1 bearded dragon hatchlings. They are under 6" nose to tip of tail.
On the left handside (coldside), there is a corkbark half log for a hide. You can see a water dish behind it, which i have never seen them use. The temp on the coldside is around 72 degrees.
There is a repti-glo 8.0 over the middle of the tank.
On the right (warmside)there is the elevated basking spot, which has a 150 W tight beam basking bulb over it. I thought that would be more than enough wattage, but the temperature is at 91 degrees at its highest point. Below the basking spot, there is a hide half burried in sand. To the left of the rock, there is a UTH which is bringing the ground temp to about 110 degrees. I'd rather the ground temp over the uth was the 90 degrees, and the basking spot was the 110, but it didn't work out that way!
So... what do you all think, how are all the temps? How is the set-up in general? any suggested modifications? Thanks
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PART 2
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Okay, now for the curious behaviour and questions. The 2 dragons seem to have their own favourite spots, and seem to just chill there all day. The male likes the peak of the basking log/tree thing. The female likes to hang out around the rock all day. I have only ever seen the female use a hide once, and never for the male. The male is even sleeping on the basking spot. Doesn't this suggest my temps are wrong?
The female has been sleeping standing against the glass. She has done this 2 or three nights in a row. What's that all about???
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Well thanks for your time, hopefully you can offer me some advice! Thank you
K!LOS
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 New Beardies, set-up confirmation w/ pic, couple q's - K1LOS, Mon Dec 1 21:10:41 2003 
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