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beardies sick part 3

replover6052 Dec 04, 2003 10:39 AM

hi my cousin gave me this beardie i think it is a sub adult it is 15-16 inches long i have had it for a couple months i have a nocturnal bulb on it at night cause it gets vold in my room and the temp in the cage was like 65-68 it is a zoo med bulb 75 watt and then during the day i have a zoo med 150 watt uv and heat light on him his basking spot is 95-102 during the day and bout 75-80 at night and he is in a 40 gallon breeder tank

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Christyj Dec 04, 2003 12:03 PM

Beardeds like the coolness of night. Just like in the desert, where at night, it can get downright cold. As long as your room temp doesn't fall below 65 degrees at night, there is no night lightingheating needed.
Everything else sounds fine.
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TheClassyLizard

wideglide Dec 04, 2003 12:37 PM

>>hi my cousin gave me this beardie i think it is a sub adult it is 15-16 inches long i have had it for a couple months i have a nocturnal bulb on it at night cause it gets vold in my room and the temp in the cage was like 65-68 it is a zoo med bulb 75 watt and then during the day i have a zoo med 150 watt uv and heat light on him his basking spot is 95-102 during the day and bout 75-80 at night and he is in a 40 gallon breeder tank

areas you mentioned. They shed different parts of the body at different time. Good Luck!!
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Rob

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