Ok, a couple things. The thermometers are the wrong kind, they can be up to 20 degrees off. Infrared ones are the best but for now a little $10 digital indoor/outdoor from walmart will do ya, put the probe right on the basking spot and the base on the cool end. Temps should be about 105 (give or take 5 degrees) on the basking spot and about 85 on the cool end. 9" is more like a 2-3 month old dragon and would still be considered a baby. Baby's eat primarily bugs, small to medium crix are fine, be sure to dust them with a good calcium dust before you feed them. Small lobster roaches or silworms would be good also but avoid mealworms. For salad good dark greens like collard, turnip, mustard, etc. are all good. Check www.beautifuldragons.com for a real good food list. Babies should be fed 3-5 times a day as much as they will eat in 10 minutes, most will put down 50-100 crix per day. Sounds like you got the lights alright, a uvb bulb and a basking spotlight. You need to lose the substrate, that sand is about the worst thing for them. Papertowels, newspaper, or shelfliner will work much better for a baby. I'd start reading as much as you can about them, digging through past posts on here is a good place, you can also check my website (links in my sig) and others websites from around here and that will get you started. A soak in lukewarm water for 10 minutes or so will usually get them to poop and helps keep them hydrated also. Good luck with your little guy.



Sean
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Heart Mountain Herps

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