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#117430

Lizzyluva
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IS THIS ALL THAT IS NEEDED FOR BREEDING???

a thermal hovabator incubator (comes with vermiculite 5 delicups)
exo terra 48" repti glo 8.0 uvb buld (to go across all babies cages)
about 4 or so regular clip lamps for heat bulb
48" hood fixture for the UVB bulb
about 4 of the 60 watt red bulbs
about 20 deli cups +5 from incubator
calicium and vitamins (not sure what kind of vitamins needed)
plastic bowels for meal worms and water
about 4 clear tubs for babies
basking rock
sand or paper towels
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is that all i need??
just wonderin i am not breeding for a lil less then a year or so..so i was just wondering if that is all i need?
brittney

08/09/04 7:14pm

#117450

OhioPimp
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Message To: Lizzyluva In reference to Message Id: 117430

IS THIS ALL THAT IS NEEDED FOR BREEDING???

Make sure your clip lamps are rated for high wattage use! Only need 2- types of bulbs heat/basking 75 watt. bulb & a UVB repti-glo 8.0 . As far as the Calcium & multivitamins Multivitamins
And if there hatchlings do not put a dish of water in with them. One could drown in its sleep. Just get a spay bottle and mist them everyday. As far as a substrate I dont use anything just the tote. Alot easier for cleaning, when I clean my totes I put the hatchlings in the other sink with a lil bit of water. One important thing is make sure you use all the rated electrical supply’s needed for your hathlings, if not could result in a fire! Well hope this helps. This is my set up for hatchlings

Michael J

08/09/04 8:06pm

#117456

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Message To: Lizzyluva In reference to Message Id: 117430

IS THIS ALL THAT IS NEEDED FOR BREEDING???

Ok, I’m just gonna go down the list here..
48" UVB light, yep you’ll need at least 1. Looks like you’re planning on running 4 baby tanks, you’re probably going to need at least double that if not triple. You can’t sell babies until 6 weeks minimum so your next clutch will be on the ground about 2 weeks before that. Same with the clip lamps, get as many as cages you plan on running. Beardies like a lot of light, it’s almost as important as what kind of light. One thing I’ve seen that I liked was someone took a double floodlight fixture and attatched it to the side of the cage, then put a coil flourescent (just for light intensity) in one side and a spotlight in the other (for heat). Ok, back to the list.. Yep, you’ll need hoods, shop light fixtures work great and they’re cheap. What are the red bulbs for? If it’s for basking lights just use regular spot lights, if you’re thinking night time they’re no good for beardies (beardies can see in color). Why all the deli cups, you only need enough for the incubator, you can’t keep babies in deli cups. Supplements, yep you’ll need those, StickyTongue makes some great ones Minerall and Vitall; Trex also makes an all inclusive powder VGF that is very good. Plastic bowls, babies are small so these need to be small also. Babyfood lids work great, I’ve also cut the bottoms out of plastic dixie cups and used those before. I give my babies a water bowl but in general they won’t drink out of it, I also mist them 3-5 times a day to keep them hydrated. Meal worms are a no no, the have way too much chitin in them and aren’t nutritionally sound. Small crix is the way most people go, and be prepared to order 1000-5000 every week or two. Babies will put down 20-50 each at a feeding 3-5 times a day and they must be appropriate size. In addition to crix you’ll also need leafy greens at a minimum, i also feed baby roaches and a lot of people like small silkworms. For tubs you’ll need as many as you need setups, don’t go too large here, about the same size as a 10-15 gal tank works well. Don’t put babies on sand, they are horrible aims at their food and will end up eating some and getting impacted. Paper towels work well and are easy to clean, non-addhesive shelfliner works well also. That about covers the physical things, don’t forget time though. Babies need to eat 3-5 times a day (misted also), cages should be cleaned once a day, and then time to play with each one so they’re friendly.

Sean

08/09/04 8:19pm

#117484

Lizzyluva
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Message To: Heartmountain In reference to Message Id: 117456

IS THIS ALL THAT IS NEEDED FOR BREEDING???

thank you very much...i am probably going to wait til next time i have a long vacation from school so i have tie for everything....THANKZ ONCE AGAIN!!!

BRITTNEY

08/09/04 8:59pm

#117501

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Message To: Lizzyluva In reference to Message Id: 117484

IS THIS ALL THAT IS NEEDED FOR BREEDING???

DO YOU THINK 6 TANKS AND SETUPS AND STUFF WOULD BE ENOUGH...HOW MANY BABIES PER CAGE??
BRITTNEY

THANKZ!

08/09/04 9:38pm

#117873

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Message To: Lizzyluva In reference to Message Id: 117501

IS THIS ALL THAT IS NEEDED FOR BREEDING???

so0o are 6 tanks okae or should i get more??

brittney

08/10/04 2:39pm

#117881

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Message To: Lizzyluva In reference to Message Id: 117873

IS THIS ALL THAT IS NEEDED FOR BREEDING???

6 tanks at say 5 babys per tank gives you enough for 30 babies (a pretty good size clutch). Depending on how many she lays and how many hatch will determine how many you need. Lets say she’s really big and is going to lay big clutches (just for example) say 30 eggs and all of them hatch. With 6 tanks you’ve got the first clutch taken care of but the next one will be on the ground before you can even start selling the first one. Of course you could always put more babies per tank but you up the chances of getting nips. The decission is yours, I can’t tell you how many tanks to run, I run a little over 100 right now but have reserves to go to 200.

Sean

08/10/04 2:47pm

#117885

Lizzyluva
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Message To: Heartmountain In reference to Message Id: 117881

IS THIS ALL THAT IS NEEDED FOR BREEDING???

wow!! i am breeding one female...so what do you suggest?? this is what i am buying....go to the genral BD forum and read the very last message i wrote in the box that says "is lllreptile good to buy from" ok!! thank you...and tell me what you suggest!

brittney

08/10/04 2:51pm

#117891

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Message To: Lizzyluva In reference to Message Id: 117885

IS THIS ALL THAT IS NEEDED FOR BREEDING???

I can’t look at your shopping cart, it’s set by cookies on your computer.

Sean

08/10/04 2:59pm

#117905

Lizzyluva
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Message To: Heartmountain In reference to Message Id: 117891

IS THIS ALL THAT IS NEEDED FOR BREEDING???

i am not sure what those are but ok! but i am buying 6 75 watt basking lamps + the covers for each of them...2 36" 8.0 UVB bulbs and the covers fro them.....an incubator 18" by 18" by 7.5" that holds 30 to 50 beardie eggs (i called the place and they said they hold that many beardie eggs) and that is it!! and of course the tubs and all that other stuff that you need..but i am going to buy that stuff at stores near my house but for all the stuff from the heat lamps til the incubator.. with shipping and handleing it is $220.30 the shipping is only 14.95!! is that good?

brittney

08/10/04 3:15pm

#117915

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Message To: Lizzyluva In reference to Message Id: 117905

IS THIS ALL THAT IS NEEDED FOR BREEDING???

Sounds about right, don’t waste your money on reptile basking lamps, go to walmart and get regular spotlights, the same thing at about half the price. They’re also full of it on how many eggs a hovabator will hold, i can get twice that in one without eggs touching.

Sean

08/10/04 3:27pm

#117928

Lizzyluva
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Message To: Heartmountain In reference to Message Id: 117915

IS THIS ALL THAT IS NEEDED FOR BREEDING???

o0o ok they just probably say that so maybe i’ll buy 2 dont they..i will only buy 1 and i will go to wal mart..thanks for the help..you saved me alot of money...so is that all i need or is there anything else??

08/10/04 3:49pm

#117929

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Message To: Lizzyluva In reference to Message Id: 117928

IS THIS ALL THAT IS NEEDED FOR BREEDING???

the basking spotlights are only 3.95 is that a good price??

08/10/04 3:50pm

#117934

Lizzyluva
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Message To: Lizzyluva In reference to Message Id: 117929

IS THIS ALL THAT IS NEEDED FOR BREEDING???

sorry on that site it is 3.95 for the bulb alone and 5.99 for the regular clip lamp alone so for both together is around 10.00 is that a good price or do you still suggest walmart??

brittney

08/10/04 3:52pm