is this setup ok for a water dragon

[pete21]

hi evryone i'm new and ill be owning a baby water dragon very soon

iv made some plans of the tank i'm goin to build once iv got the all clear from you lot

could you tell me if there is eneything i should change to the design

and if there is eneything iv forgotten to add..i think iv coverd evrything

the tank will be 3foot long a foot and abit wide and 2foot tall

eney help will be very appriciated

thanks pete

[Brat]

Hi,
Will the tank be for the baby for life or just while it's young?

[CWD]

heres the setup i made 4 my 2 wds wen i had them




hope this helps

[pete21]

that setup is nice hehe

yerr its just for now and when it gets bigger ill build a bigger setup

im abit stretched at the min fr space so this will give me time to sort a place out for a bigger setup

[CWD]

Originally Posted by pete21

that setup is nice hehe

yerr its just for now and when it gets bigger ill build a bigger setup

im abit stretched at the min fr space so this will give me time to sort a place out for a bigger setup

thanks

a 4x2x2 will do till there around 8months +

[Brat]

Ah right - Well it's looks good but I'd use a different substrate tbh. Sand wont be great for keeping the humidity up and will make a huge mess of the water.

When I make a new setup for my baby cwd, I'll be using sphagnum moss as I am now, with a huge lump of slate next to the pool.

Also, is the pool going to have drainage or be lift out as I highly recommend one or the other as you will need to clean it daily.

[pete21]

thnx thats plenty of time i'm abit stuck to wot type of baskin lamp i will need for this size like is a 20 watts bulb ok or would i have to go bigger

i have read up on water dragon's but i find the best advice is to ask people that own them

thanks again

[Brat]

The best thing for you to do is once it's built, play around with the temos to get them perfect.. I'd posibly put the basking are on the left too..

[CWD]

in the big viv i had a 150 watt 1 and in the 4x2x2 i had a 100 watt hope this helps

[pete21]

yerr i wos thinking of changing the sand for the same reason as youv said

i wos tryin to like split the tank in half one size beach and the other green and cool

the water poole will have a valve at the bottom so i can just drain it with a tube strate into a bucket and re fill it at the top with a jug