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Old 11-29-12, 10:23 AM   #31
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I know really need to invest in one of them, not been able to find any in any of the electronic or diy shops nearby!
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I know really need to invest in one of them, not been able to find any in any of the electronic or diy shops nearby!
I've had to order all of mine. Even our local PetCo (and by "local" I mean an hour away) didn't have one.

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I know really need to invest in one of them, not been able to find any in any of the electronic or diy shops nearby!
Any of the digital "weather monitors" sold at any big retailer will work ace for the job mate.

As a bonus, they all come with a probe (outside temperature) and measure temps at the meter (inside temperatures) and measure humidity.

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Any of the digital "weather monitors" sold at any big retailer will work ace for the job mate.

As a bonus, they all come with a probe (outside temperature) and measure temps at the meter (inside temperatures) and measure humidity.

home depot is having a sale on these, i love mine.
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Ah amazing cheers! Ill try B&Q again but last time they never had anything like that, if not ill order online. :-D
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Try Maplins, I got my temp gun from them and I am sure they did digital hydrometers as well
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Old 11-29-12, 03:10 PM   #37
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Got my temp gun from there also but they never had any hygrometers. Could also give tha another try aswell I suppose
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I replaced mine with one from Maplins 3 weeks ago, in the Gadget section.
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Cool man hopefully be able to make it down there today
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Thanks for the advice on the pinkies he loves them! He ate 2 yesterday straight away amd 3 today within a few minutes. Even came close to having him take it out my hand I bought some top soil aswell. Heres a pic if you could tell me if that shall be enough for now?

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Looks better for now. Did you add play sand too? helps hold a burrow.
It will up your cool end temp having less air to heat with the added soil. Keep an eye on it.
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What I would do is pack dirt right up till it touches that tallest shelf, Slope it up like a hillside.

should not take that much more dirt to accomplish.
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Aye man had a bag of play sand left over from when I tried it with my beardies ages ago. It has helped my cool temp I think. Last I checked it was around 85f as opposed to 90f but im not in just not so will need to check again. Think upto the top shelf would be a bit too high as it would only leave a few inches. How many pinkies max do you think he could eat a day? I take it fluffss would cause impaction? Picked up a few just incase when the first pet shop only had them left but not tried them uet
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Impaction is a myth too.

If your bosc can fit a fluff into it's mouth, then no ill effects will come from swallowing it.

Heck, my Boscs eat a bunch of dirt with everything they eat, and have never been impacted from that.
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Impaction is a myth too.
*With proper husbandry and no calcium sand. I believe anything that isn't kept warm enough will have trouble digesting things. And god knows calcium sand is death in a bag. At least that's what I've gathered from all other reptiles. Is it different with these guys?

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