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superbajf
at Wed Feb 25 16:32:11 2004 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by superbajf ]
my boyfriend and i bought a bearded dragon a couple months ago and fell in love. he's a total sweetheart. we also have a tarantula, a cockatiel, and a shiba inu.
on saturday (after talking about ti all week) we decided to pick up an iguana. we got him a good sized temporary tank (until we build something) but he spends most of the day out of his cage.
i've been reading a lot and a lot of places say that you should leave him alone for the first couple of weeks. we have started handling him a lot though because we thought it would get him used to us. if we leave him be for a while now, will that just confuse him?
i also think the tank might be a little too cold. we have a 150 watt bulb in there right now.. should we put two lights in the warmer section?
he's otherwise doing all right. he's always trying to bite and whip us with his tail and i'm not sure if that's normal or not. he's eating a reasonable amount and his diet has consisted of a LOT of greens (i think what we have at the house right now is mustard and collard greens), some thawed frozen vegetables (carrots, corn, green beans), carrot shreddings, rasberries, and watermelon. next trip to the store we'll probably pick up some dandelion greens and some squash.. maybe strawberries and kiwi.
also, we are using wood chips for the bottom of the tank. he likes to hide under them and they are big enough that they don't seem to be a problem. we bought him from our favorite pet store here and that's what they had down.
i just wanted to know if all of this sounds okay and any reccomendations you may have.
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 question about our latest addition.. - superbajf, Wed Feb 25 16:32:11 2004
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