So the Daytona expo was this weekend and I brought home a little beardie for my boyfriend and I. My good camera is lost somewhere in the abyss of my apartment so I have to deal with cruddy webcam pictures, but it's better than nothing.
Here is the enclosure:
Take note that the heat lamp has been moved closer to the rock structure so it sits near the top.
So, we've named him Tesla and have just a few questions:
His diet: I've picked up crickets and super worms. I picked up calcium dust and vitamin dust. (Vita one day cal the next) I also picked up some beardie pellets just in case. As for veggies I picked up fresh turnip greens and cilantro. Then tomatoes, peaches, cantaloupe, mango, and kiwi for sharing to see what all fruits I can get him to eat. I might be forgetting something, but if you think there's something I need to change, do tell.
His enclosure: He is in a 20 long for now with play sand. The rocks serve as both his hide and his basking spot although there is also adequate space to hide on the cool side under the large artificial plant. This is also where his salad bowl is. His cool side is sitting about 86-90 and his basking spot is about 102-106. At the highest point of pride rock, the temp is hitting about 109. Some people were telling me I need a basking spot between 100 and 110, so I thought this would be a good in between. I'm using a bulb that's both heat and UVB.
I'm currently drawing a blank on other information. If I'm doing something wrong, please tell me. I'm more of a snake person myself and this is going to be my first lizard as well as the boyfriends first reptile. So tips and advice please.
Also, the bulb is a 160 watt (they sold out of the 125 I wanted) and the bulb, if I turn it off, won't turn back on for a while. Is this normal? The bulb also sort of smells like it's burning but I can't see that it is. It's driving me nuts. Any ideas? What should I do? Should I even be worried about it?
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