Testimony I found...
Hello,
I just want to share my new beardie experience with anyone who is interested.
I live in western Canada in the rainforest in a house without much natural daylight.
I have Frida and Diego. I have had them for about 3 years and was using a regular 100 watt household bulb and the proper UV tube. They did OK, weren't very enthusiastic about eating and went into brumation in mid-September and stayed there until I woke them up by force usually in late Feb. or Mar. I always felt bad waking them up to a cool canadian semi-spring. They were always not very active, but I was doing what I had learned was the correct kind of care.
This year I decided this wasn't a good way for them to live way and went about figuring how to make their little lives better. I got a 150 watt Mercury Vapor bulb from Bob Mac, a 150 watt halogen bulb and an 85 watt lamp called a SADS light giving off 10,000 lumens(kelvins) of light.(These are for people in northern countries who suffer from winter depression due to lack of natural light.)
Well after a couple of days of this bright, warm environment, they were wide awake for the full 9 hours the lights were on. They weren't too hungry at first, just a few supers daily, but after 10 days of temps at about 110 in the hot area and really bright light, today they ate 6 worms each and then salad as dessert. Unheard of!! They don't eat salad. That is for other beardies, but not them. I was so excited to see this behavior, I had to call my partner at work and tell all!
So if you have sluggish beardies, you may want to try this. I originally got the suggestions from Bob Mac and he really seems to know what he is talking about. I am very pleased!!
Louise, Frida and Diego
P.S. I now have the equivalent of the Australian Nullabar Plain in my living room. It is one of the hottest deserts in the world!
