I would like to let you know that it works incredibly!
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The most intense picture ever! I love it!
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Draco was dropped off with me yesterday because his persons spouse does not like reptiles. Im undecided on whether he’ll be a permanent resident or not.
Originally acquired from LLL Reptile
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Draco is a handsome boy! Ive enjoyed reading thru this thread.
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Finally got Draco into his big boy enclosure. When he was brought to me they also brought me a forty gallon tank that he was in but i had this old enclosure that i got in a trade years ago that’s a 48" x 30" x 18". Not as tall as I’d like but still a big upgrade from a 40.
Heat lamps are arcadia halogen flood lamps. The one one on the left creates a hot spot of 128 at the the hottest spot while the one on the right gets to about 110. These lights are staggered so that one comes on a little after sunrise then the other about two hours later. From 11am - 1pm the left one turns off. Then from 1:30 - 3:30 the right one turns off and the both are on til sunset. The uvb is arcadia dragon 12% t5 ho and i’ll probably add an led plant light still.
All the lights are controlled by a KASA brand smart power strip. The heat lamps are staggered to keep the overall temperature from getting too warm while still providing a range of basking situations. I’ll also likely add a fan to this setup as well.
The subtrate is a mixture of The Biodude’s terra firma substrate, zoomed’s repti-soil, red clay (sold for making seed bombs), pool filter sand, and a little exoterra volcanic substrate. These are things i had on hand to create a well draining substrate that once dampened and dried will compact nicely.
The hide is a super simple and economic one that provides both a basking surace and a cooler but still warm hide. The paver will retain heat for a few hours into the night and insulate the underside for a while longer still.
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I love it. You spoil him!
I also forgot to mention the plants are ponytail palms. He has munched o them some but i dont think he likes them and as far as I’ve been able to find they arent toxic. They are a succulent and do well being kept dry most of the time. If he wrecks them though thats okay theyre cheap enough to replace once in a while no big deal.
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MeatWad doing his best impression of a meat patty this morning…
One of the faux rock hides i made being put to use. I plan on starting to sell these soon. Just trying to get my work space ready. But the black slate used for the top is incredibly efficient and heats up super fast. Ill eventually be making one for them that looks like a termite mound.
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So i don’t know if there’s maybe a better thread for this to be, but I think we can agree that there is a real problem with misinformation. I wanted to share this little tidbit that i stumbled across today as it is a prime example of said misinformation. So many sites now are setup with the sole function of getting people to click on ads that the authors often have very little or no experience with the subject matters. They do just enough research to make it sound plausible to even less experienced folks. In the meantime some of those people will undoubtedly parrot this bad info continue the cycle without ever giving it second though.
Where do they get this stuff. This is not true btw. Firstly, the only time a beardies skin might be sensitive from shedding is if you pull it off prematurely. It wouldn’t make sense for an animal that takes several weeks to go through a complete shed to be so sensitive that it couldn’t touch anything during that period. They have very tough skin that is ready to go as soon as the old skin pops off.
Secondly, dragons do not shed a scale over their eye like snakes because dragons have eyelids so how would their vision become impaired.
Careful where you get your information from folks and make sure to question anything that doesn’t make sense or that comes from a source you cannot properly vet.
I will say that at the bottom of the page this author does have a complete list of sources but his conclusions still make no sense to me.
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Argh… click bait is worth the price we pay, eh? Physicists are still questioning Einstein’s theories, so we should probably (at least) question much of what we read, too!
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It’s like they’re applying invertebrate logic to reptiles. Since inverts are delicate after molting their exoskeleton, reptiles must also be delicate after shedding their skin! Nevermind that reptiles are vertebrates, they both periodically shed off some outer layer, so the process must be the same for both! And since snakes have no eyelids and shed their protective eyecaps, it must be the same for lizards…even though lizards obviously have eyelids. 
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Such a good-looking bunch you’ve got there! Dahlia totally does have crazy eyes. 
I forget, did you ever figure out Meatwad’s sex? I remember there was some question about whether he was actually a he.
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Im leaning towards male based mostly on behavior, but visually i still can’t say for sure. Im going to separate them into two pairs here shortly and see if the move sparks anything.
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