Hi,

3) At that point I probably wouldn't bury it as that is what causes a fair few of the problems - substrate and food getting in etc - as long as it is shallow enough at the rim for the lizard to climb in wouldn't that be enough? They make some natural rock like bowls that should look ok while set like that.

Good idea on the sponge but I found twigs, rocks or plastic mesh was easier to clean while still being easy to climb out with etc.

4) You could try a dimmer between the lizard tanks UTH and the thermostat fed plug - you would need to fiddle with it a bit initially though. Or you could try the cheap-ass heatmats we get over here that are so weak they don't need thermostats at all - ultratherm is the brand name I think. They only ever raise the temps about 10f above ambient though in my experience so you would need to be sure that was enough all year round.

5) Not sure about this as the overall nutrition would need to be balanced out but how about silkworms, pheonix worms, waxworms, mealworms or even young roaches?

If you could get them eating the Dubia (sp) roaches they might be the best diet in terms of growing your own supply. I would ask in the non rodent feeders forum for ideas on those.

And I hope we will get plenty of pics once this is all set up.


dr del