My New Beardie

[Zosime]

I picked him up on craigslist for 30 bucks it came with a 40 gallon breeder tank with a heat light and a 5.0 uvb and some decorations.
But i moved him into a 3x2x2 temp cage untill i build another one sometime this month.He has 2 halogens 1 60watt and 1 50watt, ahe he has a reptisun 10.0 uvb, but anyways here he is
http://i.imgur.com/G7po7VRl.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/b9V5Cjbl.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/HbHRr8Gl.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/nWJx9Cel.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/BvRajLjl.jpg
I dont have a name for him so if anyone has any suggestions for a name tell me :D

[jarich]

Can you measure how far that Reptisun is from the basking spot? If its anymore than 12" away then you need to move it closer. Other than that it looks like a nice big set up for him!

[Zosime]

Can you measure how far that Reptisun is from the basking spot? If its anymore than 12" away then you need to move it closer. Other than that it looks like a nice big set up for him!
Yeah im going to move it on the side of the tank real quick, and yeah she seems to like it, she is digging burrows and what not :D.Also I just sexed her today and confirmed it's a female. So i have two females on my hand ill have to buy a male sometime after i build enclsoures

[Zosime]

She already made herself a burrow :D
Here she is digging
http://i.imgur.com/7IoNf11l.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/NDT7JATl.jpg
When she was finished digging. Also i took out one of the peices of drift wood so the burrow wouldnt collaps on her.
http://i.imgur.com/YHQip1Dl.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/JkHxEVXl.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/wl6RrEEl.jpg

[jarich]

Awesome little burrow!

As for the light, no please do not move it to the side. Reptiles are evolved to protect their eyes from the damage of UV from above, so by putting the light on the side you run the risk of causing eye damage. The dragon will be basking under the heat bulb, and that UV will be shining right into its eyes if you place it on the back wall.

What you can do is simply buy some cable or thin chain and hang the UV lamp from the ceiling at the appropriate height (10-12 inches away is good). It should be as close to the basking bulb as possible too.

[infernalis]

Looking awesome!!

[Falconeer999]

What kind of mixture are you using for the substrate? Is it sand and soil? Really like the way this looks. My beardie is always trying to dig but she has nothing to dig in.

[Zosime]

What kind of mixture are you using for the substrate? Is it sand and soil? Really like the way this looks. My beardie is always trying to dig but she has nothing to dig in.
Yeah im using sandy soil and a little cypress mulch