Finally got my baby BD!!

[mischevious21]

I just got my lil dude (or dudette?), and its aawsome!! Hes already ate some crickets, and doing very well! I named it Reggie Its about 2 weeks and 4 1/2 inches long
Here are some pictures: (Sorry if some are a bit blurry)
1. http://s21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...ent=Reggie.jpg
2. http://s21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...nt=Reggie2.jpg
3. http://s21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...nt=Reggie3.jpg
4. http://s21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...nt=Reggie4.jpg
5. http://s21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...nt=Reggie4.jpg

[mischevious21]

Im just having one problem- His cage is infornt of a window, so hes getting natural sun plus the special light, but I cant get the temp up to 100, or even in the 90's. Its at 88 and wont budge. Ive even got the undertank heater on to try to get it to help, but I cant get it to. What should I do?

[Sasquatch Art]

It looks like a class tank....You may not want it by a window because it will literally cook him..But wait for others advice I could be wrong on that..

How long have you had his cage set up? Like heat pad and light on for?

He is very cute...They grow very fast...It is like overnight

[mischevious21]

Ive had it set up for about three hours- and it wont cook him becasue there is lots of ventilation and technicaly hes in canral air lol. I wouldent put him there if I wasnt 110% sure he wouldent be ok. My problem is the opposite- I need it warmer! It wont got over 88, and I know its supposed to be between 95-100..

[Purrrfect9]

First of all, what are you measuring your temps with? and for my BD, I had to use a higher wattage of basking bulb to get the temps high enough, and in the winter, I might have to suppliment that with a CHE that's hooked up to a thermostat.

[SatanicIntention]

For babies they need 105-110 and about 85 on the other side. UV light is also filtered through glass, so he's not getting anything beneficial from being by the window except the possibility of a temp spike, a/c or no a/c.

I would recommend a mercury vapor bulb from www.reptileuv.com. They are only $40 and will last years, whereas the fluorescents don't even last 3-4 months. They produce heat and UV.

You can also go to WalMart and get a 40w Flood bulb. They get temps nice and toasty. They are around $4-$5.

Also, never use heat pads with Bearded Dragons. They sense heat from above(using their "third eye") and wouldn't know if they were getting burned or not(like snakes and hot rocks).

[mischevious21]

A thermomoter in the cage, I just opend the window a little and it went up to 91, and looks like it might keep going up Im going to keep a watch on it. And by the time winter comes hell be in my 50 gal, so he'll have a higher watt bulb.

[daniel1983]

If you can, snap a picture of your whole setup.

What brand, wattage, etc. light are you using?

[mischevious21]

For babies they need 105-110 and about 85 on the other side. UV light is also filtered through glass, so he's not getting anything beneficial from being by the window except the possibility of a temp spike, a/c or no a/c.

I would recommend a mercury vapor bulb from www.reptileuv.com. They are only $40 and will last years, whereas the fluorescents don't even last 3-4 months. They produce heat and UV.

You can also go to WalMart and get a 40w Flood bulb. They get temps nice and toasty. They are around $4-$5.

Also, never use heat pads with Bearded Dragons. They sense heat from above(using their "third eye") and wouldn't know if they were getting burned or not(like snakes and hot rocks).

Alright thanks, Ill unplug that right now- and it is off. And yea, Im going to get one of those mercury vapor bulbs then, and it looks like that will help. And it is ok if it gets filterd out I guess, because I still do have the uv light on, but at least its helping a little with the temp. Cause with the heat pad off (and of course, it is staying off), itll go down, so the suns still helping the lil guy out.

[mischevious21]

Heres a picture of his enclosure (you can see him on the floor, eating crickts), and you can kind of see the light. The light it a 20 Watt (but it says on the case it equels out to 75), and its a Desert Coild-Lamp from ESU Reptiles. The replile store by me that Im at all the time said I should get it for a 15, and theyve always led me into the right direction. Id be lost without you guys and them
http://s21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...eggiescage.jpg