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| Pythonwizard |
Posted - 07/04/2013 : 18:45:50
Hello , hope everyone had nice Easter
so the problem is i have been searching the web for a couple of weeks now looking for the a beardie setup and they where all different ones
some where including heat mat for night time others with out heat mat ect
was wondering is someone would kindly through me together a quick setup with what i need to look after a beardie ( as this will be my first time getting a lizard) also some tips on the setup would be helpful
hopefully this not too much to ask
kind regards PW |
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| boomslang |
Posted - 08/04/2013 : 04:11:13
The housing comes with a uv strip right? or you using a uv bulb?
And pythonwizard,buy all the gear yourself.Don't bother with a kit :) |
| carlb1981 |
Posted - 07/04/2013 : 20:12:20
I've got
arcadia slimline t5 luminaire £60
150w Ceramic bulb £15
60w Spot bulb £2 for 2 from wilkinsons
Light fitting for ceramic and spot £15
habistat digital dimming stat £75
Bulb guard £15
Timers for spot and uv bulb £12 each for digital (dials are cheaper)
Im going to try and get away with using the one stat but if i can't I'll need another normal dimming stat for £40
I'll be using floor tiles as substrate and for my 4ft viv that cost £20
As for decor you could get for free if you wanted to go rock hunting lol
Food bowls could be anything and i think that's the lot
Rather than a thermometer your best using an infrared heat gun to check basking spot |
| carlb1981 |
Posted - 07/04/2013 : 19:54:36
Yeah it needs statted, if you wanted to do it cheaply you could set up the ceramic with a pulse prop stat and set your night time temp using that alone first then use your basking bulb and dimming stat to set your daytime temps if you know what i mean, rather than using the new digital stat to set 2 different temps for your ceramic. overall cost for set up depends on what way you want to do it. have you got viv? Beardies are relatively cheap from around £30 in shops cheaper again from breeder. heating and lighting between £100 and £250 depending on what you want then decor is however you want it really if you don't have viv I've paid £140 for my 4ft from pets at home. I'll list what Im using with rough prices if you like |
| jimmer7 |
Posted - 07/04/2013 : 19:51:26
Hi yeh it will need to be stated.
I just set up a 4ft viv for my nephew , I used a 250watt ceramic, for heating and a 10uv bulb 2ft long, as I like them. To have a choice of uv or shade, as it is a young beardy we used paper for sub, and then some logs and big rocks placed about, also put a litter tray full of peat moss and bit of play sand as they like to dig. |
| Pythonwizard |
Posted - 07/04/2013 : 19:36:27
forgot to add if you had the ceramic bulb for the night would it need to be stated |
| Pythonwizard |
Posted - 07/04/2013 : 19:28:31
thanks much appreciated for the advice and info how much do you think am looking at for the whole works including the beardie its self ? |
| carlb1981 |
Posted - 07/04/2013 : 19:02:52
Forgot to add if your worried about night time temps dropping too low or for winter you could use a ceramic bulb alongside your light emitting bulb to up the temps which is what i was going to do. i will be using the ceramic on a new habistat digital dimming thermostat with the probe in cool end set to 80c for the day time and drop to 70c at night when bulbs go out and for day I'll also have a spot bulb just to use as a temp boost and light source so beardie knows where to go also on a dimming stat and the uv tube |
| carlb1981 |
Posted - 07/04/2013 : 18:55:34
Im busy setting one up too if your house is not too cold at night all you need is a light emitting basking bulb on dimmer stat for your hot spot you should have a raised basking rock/branch or platform under this so you get a basking spot of 100-110c hot end ambients a bit cooler and cool end around 80-85c and you also need a uv tube to be on with your basking bulb most people I've seen have these on 12hrs a day and have no heat source at night as long as your room stays around 70c you'll be fine but definitely no lower than 60c as the beardie will go into brumation.
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