Hi,
Was wondering if the temperature of my beardies basking light is ok.I read a book that said it should be 85-95 F but i can only get 84/85 out of my 60watt bulb as the plastic holder will only take up to 60w.Does anyone else have this temperature or should i buy a ceramic holder and a 100watt to try and get the temp up?Thanks

The temperature under the basking spot needs to be touching around 105-110*F, so I would recommend investing in something more powerful. You can purchase spot bulb holders that are rated upto 150-160w, so again I would consider replacing the holder that you already have.

What size of vivarium is your Beardie in? The ambient room temperature can affect the temperature in the vivarium, however very little temperature fluctuation will occur with insulating materials such as wood. Glass vivariums on the otherhand lose heat very rapidly, and therefore aren't recommended.

Spike&Stripe are in a converted display cabinet we made last week.We put perspex sliding doors on.It is3ft 3"across,3ft high and 1ft 3" deep.
Here are some pics of it.If you was were wonderind it is tin foil in front of the lamps so it doesnt get in my sons eyes.

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How old are the Dragons? They will need a 4 x 2 x 2ft vivarium once fully grown. Also you might want to replace the dial thermometers with a twin-probe digital model, as dial and liquid crystal thermometers are incredibly unreliable.

Wow, I admire your diy skills! The viv is great....but not for beardies.

Even though the do like to perch on things, they aren't aboreal lizards, so space that is height can;'t be counted in the measurements of the viv.

So techincally that's a 39" x 15". It may be fine size wise for now, but once they are adult the absolute minimum is 48"x 24"

I'm not too sure why you have used tin foil, what do you mean it shines in your sons eyes?
I would imagine it could get quite hot and it might even be directing light in all different directions. They need a nice block of light to bask under. I'd get rid of those.

Where's your UV? And what substrate is that?

But back to the heat. Pleccy is correct is saying around the 105 mark. You'll need a 100w bulb. Unfortunatly, they are being fazed out now, so if you can stock up on them when you find them. Aslong as they are reflector, general household bulbs are fine.
And of course, it must be on a dimming thermostat

The beardies are 4months.I have just ordered a twin probe digital thermometer off ebay with my cricket order.
The uv is in the middle of viv in roof behind the foil which is used as the viv is in my sons bedroom and they are really bright when you look in viv.
substrate is playsand but most of it is covered with tiles etc you cant see the tiles on the left of pic at front as they are beige kitchen tiles and blend in.I have got some more to put in the rest of it.Yes i know about opinions of sand lots of people and books have said lots of different things.some say use calci sand some say dont use cali sand it encourages them to eat it some say they use play sand some use tiles.

also you do know 2 males can not be kept together as they will fight each other .bet the pet shop dident tell you that when buying them.ive got 2 beardies will be posting pics as soon as i can be arsed to get a memorey card for the cam

A Particle substrate of any kind should never be used with Beardies under the age of 6-9 months.

They are many conflicting opinions on the net - but rather than reading care sheets, join up to RFUK and listen to people who have many years of experience in keeping reptiles.

Sand - be it calci or play- is unnatural. They live in areas of clay and stone. That should be a good reason not to provide it - along with it being messy, unhygenic, expensive and smelly.

Both beardies need to get within 6 inches of the UV. I use by the size of the foil you are using a compact UV?
I would suggest that you move the viv, rather than use the foil.

It also baffles me why people keep Beardies together. In the wild, they are solitary. They don't need, nor want company.
Are you thinking of breeding, Vicky F?

One day, you could just wake up to a beardie with missing toes, tail tips or even worse - they can and will kill each other, even male on female.

was thinking of breeding.partner going to make an extention on the end to make viv 4ft.We got the beardies from a breeder.was going to sell one when they get big enough to sex them if they turn out 2 males.i read 2 females or male & female is ok,is it correct they dont get on in pairs as there is also a lot of people that have a group of 2 female 1 male.will have to consider selling one.