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Originally Posted by muzza89
he is on children play sand at the moment because i have heard its none toxic for the animal the temp is 100* in one area and 88* in the other what am i missing and how do u mean wat type is he im not sure???the uv bulb is narva15w reptilight and is a month old
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Well childrens play sand is better than that calci sand, but it really shouldn't be used with babies.
Yes it is non toxic - but that's beside the point that it can cause impaction.
The safety of your lizard should come before how good the vivarium looks. I don't understand why people use sand at all..... It's horrible stuff.
As far as I am aware that UV is for tropical and sub tropical, whereas you need one with a desert output. Babies in particular need a high level of UV to develop healthy bones so I would recommend you change to an Exo Terra Repti-glo 10.0
This needs to be replaced every 6-9 months. They costs around £16 for a 24" one.
I think I can just make out a themometer, but unless you have one in the hot and cool end, you won't be able to properly monitor the temps.
And as craigyo has pointed out, I can't seem to see a thermostat probe either - which should be a dimming one connected to the bulb to stop it overheating. Do you have one?