Just curious if this has ever been brought up. I occasionally give my lizards Purdue Chicken hearts & gizzards. They are like a buck a pound at Wal mart, organic, hormone free & very little fat on organ tissues.
I would never suggest as a staple diet, but a couple here and there as treats...
No it's not a stupid question, Their much larger "cousins" from Komodo and Rinca islands have venomous saliva.
Cera has bitten me several times, drawing blood with no ill effects.
It's been a long time, they are huge now compared to before... They are unlike any others, slim and active (as lizards should be) , enjoy.
This has to be the most epic tripod yet.
Littlefoot saw the bucket of food, and as soon as the door opened, he flew out of that cage like he has...
My babies have a network of tunnels dug, I know it's best for them, but I do wish sometimes I could see them more often.
They come out, hunt, bask, retreat.
OK, I assembled some pictures for you to get ideas from.
First is my cage..
Looking inside it...
My babies love that grass in there.
now, here are some pics I have from other peoples projects, (for ideas)
here is a blog I made while putting mine together...
looking great...
Regarding your lighting questions...
I have my basking lights set up like this...(The tube is a 10.0 UVB florescent)
To ease your worries, I used my temp gun to measure the surface of the bulb itself, I got a reading of 138 degrees (F) that is COOLER than my...
That's some good thinking.
Please just listen to this one last statement, and I promise to leave you alone..
I did the same thing once, and procrastination took over (It's a human trait we all posses) and the new cage was too late coming.
Don't let that happen to you.
I still...
Did you watch that wiring video I posted for you yet??
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To answer your original question, I have 2 50 watt floodlights, a spiral grow light, a 26 watt florescent flood light and a 40 watt florescent tube 10.0 UV light in that big cage and it averages...