My name is G, I live in South Florida and I am the proud mommy of 2 baby leos (about 2mos old I was told). Too long a story to tell how I ended up with them, but suffice to say I wasn't prepared. That being said, I am eager to learn and would like to do the right thing by them. They were given to me in a 36x18x12h glass tank with a screen cover. I did some quick research and ended up with cypress mulch in have the tank and aspen bedding in the other. The basking lamp is over the big log that's supposed to be the hide box on the cypress side. The food dish and water bowl (big enough to soak in ) are on the aspen bedding side. The ligthing Im using now is 75w basking and 5uvb for lighting. Being in S Florida, the air conditioner is on all the time and the house is always around 73 degrees. The night temps in the tank are around 65 degrees and I can get it up to about 85 degrees in the day. One of the babies is doing really well. He eats,(spring salad sprinkled with calcium/D3) and cruises around, sleeps a couple of times a day. The other one just sleeps alot. I put her by the food and she eats a little, then retreats to the corner to hide. When I first got them, the tank was full of rabbit pellets. He stayed under the big log all the time. Now that the cypress mulch is down, he doesn't go under the log. I feel like the tank isn't warm enough. What can I do with the lighting to change that?? I would love some suggestions, based on my setup, as to what type of lighting and fixtures I should be using. Also, is my choice of substrate suitable. I have read so many conflicting blogs, i'm really confused!! Sorry this is sooo long, but I wanted to give as much detail as possible. I really would hate to have anything happen to them because of my lack of knowledge. Thanks for any help you can give!!
