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hey

i was wondering how much collared lizards eat compared to bearded dragons or leapord geckos??also are they easy to take care of compared to beardies? also could some people post some pictures of there enclosurs and tell the dimensions..thanks in advance
sincerely
tyler
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1.3 bearded dragons. 2.3 leaporde geckos.1.1. veiled chameleons

it's 6'x2'x2' for 3 collared it could be smaller but if you have the room they like it! - jim

Looks good Jim, I'll take 4 of them, Eve

Thanks Eve, it's not too pretty but it works really well, I was thinking how I'd build it when kane started hiting his nose on the screen in the 20L, then it became a emergency ! and had to get the wood and do it in one day before he bleeds to death!, what ever happen to "if it hurts don't do it" DAH - jim

I have a hard time keeping my 29 gal hot enough, how do you provide heat in that cage? It is very nice and I am very jealous, my roommate would kill me if I came home with one of those!

Laura

Wood holds heat in better then glass and the cold out(air conditioning), I use a 160w mercury vapor "capture the sun" laying right on the roof, the M/V bulb doesn't get as hot as you would think! so I also use a 150w halogen flood thats what really gives off heat. the basking area is 103 deg.F sometimes after long hours it may go to 107 I either turn off the 150w or raise it with clamp, the other end is 90 deg. Laura you should try a regular 100w light bulb if you need more heat add a 60w, "basking spots" are a waste of money, M/V are very pricie but are the best uvb, I had a 24" 8.0 uvb fluorescent inside the cage, as soon as i got the M/V Kane started eating better! Good Luck - Jim

Jim, I use a 100 and 60 watt plus a full spec and that keeps it plenty warm. None of my tanks are big enough for a M/V, but hopefully one day I will have one.

Laura