So many people tell you soo many different things about ur dragons....I have my 55 gal tank beside 2 windows...should she still need a UV light...I have 2 other lights on her and the temp gets around 85....the bulbs I had in there blew so we put in regular light bulbs..is that bad?...How do u put a pic on here?
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??? about my tank
nchoochie
Nov 09, 2003 09:03 PM
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RaffertyReptiles
Nov 09, 2003 09:50 PM
I think your gonna needa UV light becuase i don't think UV rays from the sun can penetrate glass, also the temp is way too low it needs to be up at like 95 to 105 for an adult dragon and 110 or 115 for a baby it should be like 80 85 on the cooler end
nchoochie
Nov 09, 2003 09:58 PM
ok so I take my heat rock back to petsmart and get a plain rock and put it in the bottom of the cage? or up closer to the light..and get another bulb for the uv light and put it on the cooler end of the tank or the warmer end?? I am going to take her to the vet tomorrow just to be on the safe side b/c I don't want anything to happen to her ya know. I have her in a bowl with some warm water in it now hoping she will poop..but no luck so far
Christyj
Nov 09, 2003 11:07 PM
What you need is a UVB light. Either a Reptisun 5.0, which is a fluorescent tube,
Or A mercury Vapor Bulb, (Zoomed Powersun) which will produce heat and UVB (kind of an all in one bulb). These seem to be very expensive in stores, if you can even find them. They are much less expensive online.
For your basking light bulb, get a 100 watt spot bulb at Home Depot or Lowe's. That'll get yur temps up. If you don't have a digital thermometer (Walmart, Home Depot, Lowe's), you need to get one to be sure of accurate temps.
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TheClassyLizard
wideglide
Nov 10, 2003 09:18 AM
>>So many people tell you soo many different things about ur dragons....I have my 55 gal tank beside 2 windows...should she still need a UV light...I have 2 other lights on her and the temp gets around 85....the bulbs I had in there blew so we put in regular light bulbs..is that bad?...How do u put a pic on here?
thermometer and be aware ambient air temps should be 80-85 while the surface of the basking spot should be in the 105-115 range. They are two different things.
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Rob
