Kramer’s new house

[Redbec98]

Good morning ~ my daughter (14) got her bearded dragon from a friend that was giving him away. We’re not exactly sure how old he is, I’m guessing around 6. We’re about to convert an old tv cabinet into a large enclosure for him where he’ll have a lot more space, including 4’ vertical from top to bottom.
Any suggestions of any “must haves” in it? Or setup suggestions?
Thanks!

 

[Redbec98]

The enclosure will be 37”W 20”W 47”H. What length of ReptiSun would be best?
Thanks!

 

[Redbec98]

Great, thanks!

 

[KatKuMo]

I'd love to see a photo of the end result, I bet it's awesome.

 

[Redbec98]

This is where we’re at right now. We still need a few thing. He LOVES to bask on the log! Now that we’ve seen that he’ll climb up it (and more importantly, back down!) we’ll might make use of more of the vertical space. He’s much happier in the living room with all the activity than he was in my daughters bedroom!

 

[KatKuMo]

Looking great!!

 

[KatKuMo]

Ah, yeah, I always wonder about that when I see the larger tanks. I'm trying to be careful and take my time in planning Murray's next tank, or enclosure, etc. I would think that in a larger tank, you could mount a UVB lower, and maybe suspend a heat lamp, but you'd still get heat loss above it. I really like having my temperature gauge node rubber banded around the basking perch, that helped me understand Murray's behavior. He doesn't like the temperature as hot as recommended at all, he'll go hide in his cave until I change the bulb down to a 75 watt. Or maybe that's normal for an adult.

 

[KatKuMo]

Ah, ok, so it isn't just Murray, lol. His basking spot does get to the low 90s, and he does sit there from time to time.