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Ok here the problem my b day ios on wed my friend decided that today she would buy me 3 fbts as a joke gift, i kinda like them 2 thats the best part she gave me them and some things like rocks and stuff, i have other stuff to keep them in like a tank and rocks and things but do they need heat my hous eis kept at like 73 do they need heat lamps.

and info on the would be great thanks g2g set up a tank
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Zero to 4 legs
1.0 Black Rough Neck Monitor
1.1 Bearded Dargon
1.0 Ball Python
1.0 dog(black lab)
R.I.P. Bailey gone but still in my heart

I wouldnt worry too much about the heat, as long as it doesnt get below 70. Although, a little higher wouldnt hurt either. The biggest thing is water. you need a REALLY big water dish at the very least. When I kept my firebellys, I had them in a tank that was 50/50 land and water. They spent a majority of the time right on the waters edge, and rarely went fully on to the land. I also used an under tank heater. If you go with the water dish approach, versus the 50/50 approach, which I wouldnt blame you for because it makes cleaning an uncomprehensible chore, I would provide more than one water dish. Before I made my tank half/half I had just one water dish, and believe it or not my toads fought and wrestled like crazy. When I got another dish, the figting became much more subdued, and then stopped all together when I made the tank 50/50. They are apparently very terrotorial over their "pond" lol. Anyway I hope this helped.
-Dustin
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1.0 Bearded Dragons
0.3 Fat tailed geckos
0.1 Brazilian Rainbow Boa

just wondering, why were they are a "joke gift", animals shouldn't be given as jokes, it 's just not funny. but since u allready have them their care is as follows: 10 gallon min. screen or galsss top, plants, rocks, large water dish, de-chlorined water for in the dish, peat or moss substrate, temps of around 75F, crix to eat, vitiman/calcium supplements, something to hide in/under, layer of gravel to help w/drainage, and some kind of lighting, heat lamps are too hot so u need a florescnet bulb, they don't produce heat and wouln't kill you plants. i bet your friend didn't tell you any of this, but it will probally cost at least 75$ if you want to make them happy. sorry if i sound rude, it's your friend that i'm angry w/ not u.