Boston Pitty
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Getting the last few things now before I set the nursery up for a baby Sulcata. So far I have:
40 gallon breeder
Domes for bulbs
The dayligh5 bulb(65 watt)
The ceramic bulb that will be set to a thermater to control the temp
Terracotta plant dishes for water & food
Terracotta pot to be used as hide
Reptibark
Orchid moss(saga(sp?) moss)
Plastic storage box for soaking
Green house set up with a few plants for food(hibiscus, basil, cat grass and adding more as I learn what he/she likes. Plus my neighbor said I could raid her garden)
I have a yard so fresh grass
Uvb light strip(zoomed10)
Temp and humidity gage
Still need to get but waiting till closer to arrival:
Another day/night timer for auto lights
Mazuri food(not LS one)
Timothy hay
Organic soil
Basking stone(not heating rock, stone that goes under light)
Enrichment toys
Some questions I still have:
I know basking is around 90-100 and ambient is 80, does the ambient drop for night or no? I have a chameleon and for him the temp has to drop 10 degrees for him to sleep well.
Humidity around 80% is what I keep reading for a baby. Assuming different parts of the cage can be lower as long as his/her hide stays around 80%?
How many times a day should feeding be done? I've read that they are eating machines. Is it best to have pellets and hay/greens separate? Been reading and looks like for baby's the pellets are best fed wet. Will they stop eating when full or just keep eating? I know some of this might be based on the baby's personalty and can vary. I just don't want to over feed my baby or under feed.
For cuttle bones I've read a few things. Right out of the pack and people boiling or scrapping "glue" off of them. Not sure how true the glue thing it as whenever I google it, it just comes back to the same topic here. I just want to know what everyone here does in terms of cuttle bones
Sorry for the long post. I just wanna get things right for my little baby
Anything I'm missing? I have a cabinet full of stuff. Might have missed listing something. Will update as I have or find.
40 gallon breeder
Domes for bulbs
The dayligh5 bulb(65 watt)
The ceramic bulb that will be set to a thermater to control the temp
Terracotta plant dishes for water & food
Terracotta pot to be used as hide
Reptibark
Orchid moss(saga(sp?) moss)
Plastic storage box for soaking
Green house set up with a few plants for food(hibiscus, basil, cat grass and adding more as I learn what he/she likes. Plus my neighbor said I could raid her garden)
I have a yard so fresh grass
Uvb light strip(zoomed10)
Temp and humidity gage
Still need to get but waiting till closer to arrival:
Another day/night timer for auto lights
Mazuri food(not LS one)
Timothy hay
Organic soil
Basking stone(not heating rock, stone that goes under light)
Enrichment toys
Some questions I still have:
I know basking is around 90-100 and ambient is 80, does the ambient drop for night or no? I have a chameleon and for him the temp has to drop 10 degrees for him to sleep well.
Humidity around 80% is what I keep reading for a baby. Assuming different parts of the cage can be lower as long as his/her hide stays around 80%?
How many times a day should feeding be done? I've read that they are eating machines. Is it best to have pellets and hay/greens separate? Been reading and looks like for baby's the pellets are best fed wet. Will they stop eating when full or just keep eating? I know some of this might be based on the baby's personalty and can vary. I just don't want to over feed my baby or under feed.
For cuttle bones I've read a few things. Right out of the pack and people boiling or scrapping "glue" off of them. Not sure how true the glue thing it as whenever I google it, it just comes back to the same topic here. I just want to know what everyone here does in terms of cuttle bones
Sorry for the long post. I just wanna get things right for my little baby
Anything I'm missing? I have a cabinet full of stuff. Might have missed listing something. Will update as I have or find.