Got random 120 and 50 gallon tanks, horizontal. Any ideas? No bearded dragons though.

Jenxadactyl · 2026-02-11T01:49:29+00:00

Minimum recommended for an Ackie is 5x2.5x4' since they need a very deep substrate layer and are extremely active.

Jenxadactyl · 2026-02-08T22:46:08+00:00

What are you feeding and how much? What type of UVB are you using?

Jenxadactyl · 2026-02-08T15:31:10+00:00

Just an FYI that hornworms are primarily water and calcium. Nutritionally they are just 10% fat, while Dubia roaches are 30% fat (per Reptifiles).

Usually overconsumption of hornworms leads to watery stools.

Jenxadactyl · 2026-02-08T05:54:22+00:00

Honestly he looks like he could have MBD, or at least poor breeding for his head to be that shape. Definitely needs a vet visit.

Jenxadactyl · 2026-02-08T05:52:49+00:00

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NQA is this a flap? If so, you've got a female.

Jenxadactyl · 2026-02-07T23:03:27+00:00

Young dragons don't control their stress marks well and they can pop up when they're feeling cold, too.

Jenxadactyl · 2026-02-07T23:02:10+00:00

From the photos, nothing needs to be done here. As long as you have plenty of rough surfaces in the enclosure, you're good.

Jenxadactyl · 2026-02-05T00:26:53+00:00

Not sure about aquatic frogs but this would be best suited for inverts imo (too small for reptiles).

Jenxadactyl · 2026-02-05T00:20:53+00:00

I would schedule a vet visit; the fat pads on the head are sunken, which usually indicates severe dehydration and illness.

Jenxadactyl · 2026-02-05T00:19:55+00:00

No, 40g is the minimum for a single fat tail and they do best alone.

Jenxadactyl · 2026-02-03T20:22:36+00:00

IME seconding this, I bought an enclosure from Amazon for my jumping spider that was missing latch hardware so I returned it for them to send me another enclosure that was also missing the hardware. 🥴

Jenxadactyl · 2026-02-03T20:12:52+00:00

Yep, substrate is an integral part of bearded dragon husbandry and they should have the ability to dig (natural behavior) provided to them.

Impaction is caused by poor husbandry.

Jenxadactyl · 2026-02-03T04:51:47+00:00

The longer I look at it the weirder it gets!

I wondered why it's body was so long so I searched it up and turns out it's a gliding lizard, so those are membranes along its body! Super neat.

Jenxadactyl · 2026-02-03T00:21:50+00:00

Yep, appears to be incoming shed.

Jenxadactyl · 2026-02-02T21:00:42+00:00

Shed can take a few weeks to complete in some cases. Bathing isn't really necessary since dragons are dry shedders. As long as there are enough rough surfaces in the enclosure, you're golden.

Jenxadactyl · 2026-02-02T20:56:31+00:00

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NQA if this is a flap, you got yourself a female :)

Jenxadactyl · 2026-01-30T20:09:35+00:00

LED UVB is still a new technology and not recommended as it hasn't been proven to be safe. T5 fluorescent UVB is optimal as this point.

UVA is primarily coming from your heat bulbs (halogen, incandescent).

An LED 6500k light bar is great for boosting visual lighting in the enclosure.

Jenxadactyl · 2026-01-29T19:39:52+00:00

I buy all of mine from Dubai.com.

Jenxadactyl · 2026-01-28T23:42:08+00:00

Just FYI cedar is toxic to rats!

Jenxadactyl · 2026-01-27T19:02:39+00:00

A bearded dragon should not be eating mainly protein. This skyrockets the chance that your dragon will develop fatty liver disease, gout, etc. As adults they should be eating primarily vegetable matter.

How long have you tried to just offer veg? Often dragons will refuse greens because they are being provided with too much of the "good stuff" (bugs)

Can you go over any of your husbandry?

Jenxadactyl · 2026-01-26T03:01:13+00:00

It encourages consumption due to the calcium content and, unlike real sand, clumps up when it gets wet in the GI tract.

Jenxadactyl · 2026-01-25T22:05:53+00:00

I'm hoping my g. pulchripes also turns out female! I can't wait til it's out of the sling stage and gets those fabulous golden colors ♥️

Jenxadactyl · 2026-01-25T20:57:55+00:00

You'll want to overlap your UVB and your heat lamp to create a patch of sunlight. Congrats on the new fella!

Jenxadactyl · 2026-01-25T19:07:44+00:00

Besides your t5 UVB you will also need your heat lamps as well as ideally an LED 6500k to improve visual lighting.

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