2007-12-19 23:55:20 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Reptiles
i got a 60 watt basking light in there
2007-12-20 00:15:14 · update #1
Maybe... if you dont have a heater, but then do they have a heat mat in the wild?
2007-12-19 23:59:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋
If you bulb doesn't keep the tank up to heat, especially at night, use a ceramic heat emitter. Beardies sense heat from above, not below. There are some UNDER tank heat mats and those are debatable but you certainly don't want something hot that your beardie will lay on.
Just checking...you also need a UVB bulb for him. And The basking spot needs to be around 105F and the cooler side of the tank needs to be around 80F. At night, the tank temps can get down to 65F but not any cooler than that. If your tank does get cooler, like I said, a ceramic heat emitter. Don't get one of those red heat lights either, as it hurts their eyes and disturbs their sleep cycle.
2007-12-20 07:05:10 · answer #2 · answered by Nasubi 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
NEVER NEVER NEVER use a heating mat, rock or anything that your beardie will lay on. Reptiles are not able to feel how hot it is on their bellies and they will continue to lay there and eventually burn. Use a UVB basking bulb. That will be all that he needs for heat. I have included a link that will tell you the best way to set up your habitat.
2007-12-20 06:42:46 · answer #3 · answered by Heather B 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't use a heating mat for a beardie...I mean, they're nice and warm and sometimes I wish that I had one to lay on...but! I've heard that they can severely burn a reptiles feet and/or belly so bad that they can melt to the heating mat. Just a light will be fine. Then it makes it more like the sun anyways.
2007-12-20 00:48:51 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
No bearded dragons need no extra source of heat besides their UVB light. Be sure not to give them an electric heating rock or pad. As long as you have a powerful UVB light that will naturally heat up your rocks, then you are set.
2007-12-23 07:20:28 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes they do, especially in the winter time. They are cold blooded animals and unless it hibernates naturally in the wild, you will just kill it.
I know reptiles, not yours in particular, but some basic rules apply to all cold blooded creatures.
He can't or won't eat if it is not warm enough for him to digest the food, it will rot in his little belly and kill him.
Do you have the right kind of habitat set up for him? Have you don't your research into proper temp, substrate, humidity (or lack of), proper foods and supplements? Proper lighting? Most herps require UV lighting.
2007-12-20 00:08:13 · answer #6 · answered by Nature Mother 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
no--- i had mind since he was a egg over 7 years ===== this is for nature mother // do u even know where they come from?? READ READ READ before you open your mouth.. all you need is a rep. lite
2007-12-20 00:05:15 · answer #7 · answered by badasssteve 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋