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#1831226
Dahawks02
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Turning Up The Heat...... 
I just got a collard lizard 2 days ago and my basking site is only 95 F degrees. I have a 100 watt mercury vapor uvb bulb above it as well as a 150 watt heat emmitter. How do I get the basking spot above 100 degrees? He goes to bed early and he only ate 4 crickets today. He is only 7 months old. I thought he was supposed to eat more than that. Im going to try to feed him some meal worms tommorrow and see if that works. Also he is in shed. Does being in shed have anything to do with his small appitite?
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08/14/08 08:42pm
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#1832760
Reptileruler1
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Message To: Dahawks02 In reference to Message Id: 1831226
Turning Up The Heat......
the temp is fine and if you have only had him for 2 days he won’t eat a lot like when I got mine they only ate 2 crickets but now they will eat 10 every other day
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08/16/08 11:07am
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#1835566
Chippychop
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Message To: Reptileruler1 In reference to Message Id: 1832760
Turning Up The Heat......
that is correct /sounds like your doin ok on the temp.Collards go through a hole bunch of stress just getting from one place to another or one cage to another!if your collard has allready eaten then thats great /cause it usually takes a couple days for a collard to get used to the new invironment!also do you have any pics ?? and if you need check out reptyrulers set ups he has the best I’ve ever seen and his lizards are gettin pretty old too!good luck !CHIP!
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08/18/08 09:08pm
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#1837590
Dahawks02
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Message To: Chippychop In reference to Message Id: 1835566
Turning Up The Heat......
Hey Chip, I have been reading most of your posts and it seems like you really love your collards. Im glad to hear that. As for my new guy, it seems that he cannot catch any crickets. So I have been feeding him superworms. Eve, from suncharmers.com, told me superworms are better than mealworms cause they have a softer shell. So my question is, to anyone, does anyone have any suggestions on a staple diet? Or should I just keep offering him crickets, eventhough at the end of the day, I just take all of the crickets out of his cage and feed them to my crested geckos. And my last question: How old do collards need to be inorder to breed? Like I said, I have a 7 month old, georgous blue, collard and I would like some babies. Thank you for all your help
P.S. Sorry I cant take any pics. I dont have a camera yet.
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08/20/08 08:11pm
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#1839859
Reptileruler1
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Message To: Dahawks02 In reference to Message Id: 1837590
Turning Up The Heat......
cockroaches would be good
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08/22/08 09:35pm
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