Re: have questions...lots of questions...need answers

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Posted by iZ's mom on August 17, 1998 at 22:20:29:

In Reply to: have questions...lots of questions...need answers posted by jenn on August 17, 1998 at 00:19:43:

: *heating pads~ is it safer or more efficient to use the people kind? i would think the reptile kind are safer...but they're rather costly...and where is ideal to put them?
i've had both and i PREFER the "people" kind.... you have more control over the actual temp of the pad and they seem to run a bit cooler than the reptile ones (which felt awfully WARM to me)....the people ones are also much more reasonably priced and i have about 4 of them in various locations ...... i use them in addition to basking lights for when iZ is out being social at night ..... ESPECIALLY in the cooler months when the house is just not as warm as his room is .....we have ig perches in the living room ....he's also got a heating pad perch in his room that he likes sometimes

*my new ig is about 3ft...my cage mesurements will be 4h, 3w,4L...with an 11" water bowl IN the floor...are those good mesurments for the time being till i can add on? my ig will only be in the cage when i'm at work. he has a fav. basking stick that he's been using for some time...should that go in or out of the cage?
ok to start with but really think he'll need more space SOON .... it will help if he gets free roaming time daily tho....the basking stick could go either way...... maybe you could use it to set up a basking perch outside his enclosure so he has something he recognizes and feels secure with .......??????

: *is there anything cheaper than plexiglass to use on the cage?
glass is cheaper but MUCH MUCH HEAVIER ....makes the enclosure much LESS mobile......

: *what specific brand of supplements do you suggest?
CENTRUM people vitamins!!!!! crush up a few and sprinkle JUST A LITTLE LITTLE BIT on his fruit (it'll soak in that way) daily ....I crush up about 10 at a time and keep the powder in a baby food jar......

: *i know they don't recognize our language, but they : understand tone...does that influence naming him...i'd like to change his name.
i disagree that they don't recognize our language!!!! iZ KNOWS what BATHROOM, FOOD, NITE-NITE means ..... to mention a few ...... maybe you could change his name slowly .... like combine the two at first and then switch to the new name????? (IMO!!!)

: *we have 2 cats...will that be a major problem?
DON"T leave them together unattended!!!!!!!

: *and, what kinds of dark leafy greens do you suggust...
WE LOOOOOOOOOVE COLLARDS at our house!!!!!!

i'm really excited about this addition to my life.
IGS ARE GREAT!!!!!!!!! LOTS of TIME and not a little money tho ...... but my baby dragon is 4 1/2 feet long now and he is AWESOME .... i just love him!!!!!!

: send me good prayers!~~~~~~~
consider it done!!!!!!!

happy igging!!!!!!!!!
:P + :)
iZ + mom

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: : *heating pads~ is it safer or more efficient to use the people kind? i would think the reptile kind are safer...but they're rather costly...and where is ideal to put them? : i've had both and i PREFER the "people" kind.... you have more control over the actual temp of the pad and they seem to run a bit cooler than the reptile ones (which felt awfully WARM to me)....the people ones are also much more reasonably priced and i have about 4 of them in various locations ...... i use them in addition to basking lights for when iZ is out being social at night ..... ESPECIALLY in the cooler months when the house is just not as warm as his room is .....we have ig perches in the living room ....he's also got a heating pad perch in his room that he likes sometimes : *my new ig is about 3ft...my cage mesurements will be 4h, 3w,4L...with an 11" water bowl IN the floor...are those good mesurments for the time being till i can add on? my ig will only be in the cage when i'm at work. he has a fav. basking stick that he's been using for some time...should that go in or out of the cage? : ok to start with but really think he'll need more space SOON .... it will help if he gets free roaming time daily tho....the basking stick could go either way...... maybe you could use it to set up a basking perch outside his enclosure so he has something he recognizes and feels secure with .......?????? : : *is there anything cheaper than plexiglass to use on the cage? : glass is cheaper but MUCH MUCH HEAVIER ....makes the enclosure much LESS mobile...... : : *what specific brand of supplements do you suggest? : CENTRUM people vitamins!!!!! crush up a few and sprinkle JUST A LITTLE LITTLE BIT on his fruit (it'll soak in that way) daily ....I crush up about 10 at a time and keep the powder in a baby food jar...... : : *i know they don't recognize our language, but they : understand tone...does that influence naming him...i'd like to change his name. : i disagree that they don't recognize our language!!!! iZ KNOWS what BATHROOM, FOOD, NITE-NITE means ..... to mention a few ...... maybe you could change his name slowly .... like combine the two at first and then switch to the new name????? (IMO!!!) : : *we have 2 cats...will that be a major problem? : DON"T leave them together unattended!!!!!!! : : *and, what kinds of dark leafy greens do you suggust... : WE LOOOOOOOOOVE COLLARDS at our house!!!!!! : i'm really excited about this addition to my life. : IGS ARE GREAT!!!!!!!!! LOTS of TIME and not a little money tho ...... but my baby dragon is 4 1/2 feet long now and he is AWESOME .... i just love him!!!!!! : : send me good prayers!~~~~~~~ : consider it done!!!!!!! : happy igging!!!!!!!!! : :P + :) : iZ + mom

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