Thoughts on my big boys setup

[Tlro0666]

Just remodeled my big fellas tank. Simpler and more efficient. He's not pleased with me haha. What do you guys think?

 

[diegothediggy]

He looks happy enough to me

 

[Tlro0666]

Thanks he seems to be calming down. First time in his life his terrarium has changed.

 

[Josh]

He's probably just adjusting to the change of scenery. Not that he's unhappy, maybe just surprised by his surroundings. Either way, he'll adjust. I think you did a fine job! Nice work!

 

[Tlro0666]

He's about to do a full body shed too I think which doesn't help matters. Grumpy dragon is grumpy!

 

[Luvthemanimal]

Looks very nice. Excellent job.

Do you not have a UVB for your beardie?

 

[Tlro0666]

The basking light on the left side is a solar glo. It's UVB and heat All I've used for his 3 years so far.

 

[Luvthemanimal]

Sweet.

 

[Tlro0666]

I was actually really skeptical about the combo bulb at first. But he seems to be doin great. I replace it every 5ish months. Here are some shots I took of him while remodeling. Note the unimpressed yet tolerant glare.

 

[Beardielizzy]

What a beautiful beardie ! What kind of substrate is that ? We have mostly tile but some sand in his sleeping hut he digs a lot and a little area in his cool side but I like that stuff u have what is it ??

 

[Tlro0666]

What a beautiful beardie ! What kind of substrate is that ? We have mostly tile but some sand in his sleeping hut he digs a lot and a little area in his cool side but I like that stuff u have what is it ??

Thanks! It's Eco earth. I just switched to it from astro turf. Decided to go for a more natural look and happen to have a bunch of this stuff. Supposedly friendly on the digestive system. I want to give him a big climbing log too, just havnt found one worthy of his girth yet haha. I redid his tank three days ago and he refused to eat anything until today. He finally ate five superworms and did his head bob after.

 

[Beardielizzy]

Awww so cute they are funny little reptiles ! I changed my lizzys cage a week ago I think he's on strike he's been in his man cave just looking out at me with a puss on his face lol I think he's pissed his other cave was getting too small he was all scrunched up so I got him a bigger one ! He also just got over being constipated and had a big ol poop so he could be recovering lol he came out today basked for a bit for a bath was hand fed of course damn so spoiled lol ! So is this the coconut stuff ?

 

[Tlro0666]

Yep its essentially ground up coconut husk. He seems to like it. Takes quite a bit to ever get him off his big rock though. Usually he only leaves for food or to hang out with me. Tough to tell if he actually enjoys anything or just tolerates it all. Must be nice to be the king. lol.

 

[Beardielizzy]

I know these little things have us wrapped around their tiny fingers lol

 

[PatsyB]

He's BEAUTIFUL!

 

[PatsyB]

I use Eco-Earth for my frogs and yes, it's easily digestible. Just make sure there aren't any big husk pieces in it.

 

[Tlro0666]

Thanks A pic of him supervising the remodel on top of my heard. A couple others of him just basking in his new environment afterwards

 

[PatsyB]

He looks like a hypo just like my girl Dexter!

 

[Tlro0666]

He looks like a hypo just like my girl Dexter!

Not sure exactly what he is. Hes always pretty pale and light. Even more so right now since I think hes going into shed. He was sold to me as a regular beardie from a local pet store but his pattern is VERY faint.

 

[PatsyB]

If all of his claws are clear he's a hypo. The way I understand it is they lack or have limited black pigmentation. You got lucky with your little guy, when we bought Dexter she was labeled "fancy" and we didn't know what that meant but we had fallen in love with her so we paid the extra price. It wasn't until I joined the forum that I learned she was a hypo.