i am so sorry this is gonna be a long one!have actually been walking dogs trying to clear my head and thinking what i wanted to say
the viv he has is 2foot long,wooden 3 sides slidy glass at front,he started off(how i got him)with vita sand on floor,a wooden log hide a stone off the beach and a water bowl,his heat was a 40w blue reflector bulb which they kept on 24/7,since ive had him,got him end of nov,ive put hides at each end warm end hide with moss,a few plastic plants,a tree type branch thing,ive taken out the sand and recently having ordered and finally got my heat mat and stat have installed them,on top is lino and kitchen roll on top of that,the stat is set at 29 so think thats around the 80 mark i set it at that as the bulb heats the warm end to around 85-88 on its own,ive been thinking i should get a smaller bulb maybe 20w and see if i can adjust the mat temp to bring it to 85ish during the day and 75ish at night with the bulb off,giving him day/night cycle and getting temps he needs,how does that sound?he was only fed on mealies 10-15 every other day but after a week of getting 10-15 back out i tried him on crix,waxies and hoppers and thats been very successful,he also eats daily now,hes a good weight and has been pooing maybe once a week twice tops since ive had him,hes shed without problem once,or i guess he has as he went almost white like being covered in flour one day then bright as anything next day so guess shedding was no problem,im anxious,as you can tell to get these temps right,if it helps its a habistat mat and a miditherm stat,i just dont want the mat to burn him as its fairly warm to touch hence the kitchen roll,i know i run on,it seems like an essay but you guys are my only help,my local rep supplier is shite basically he offers no practical advice and i dont know any1 near me who has a lizard or any1 whos ever kept 1,closest thing any of my friends have is a snake so no help there,i hate sounding like a need old cow my husband has the arse as i spend alot of time on here,he doesnt get eddie,ive spent tons and still not got it right! i hope after reading this you can sleep my bloody head is buzzing.........thank god for lambrini and lambert n bulter!