Recent content by IramBa

I'm not sure why I never got one before to be honest. Thanks for all your help! :)

He just seemed more... Lazy? Like staying at the top branches for longer, looking a bit darker and more slumped. But, it could be that it's winter and that has a part to play in it too. I got a Habistat pro dimmer, I'm happy to use it even if it wasn't completely necessary because it will give...

Is there even more of a risk if I'm using a dimmer? I was under the impression that it would dim the bulb to keep the temperature the same regardless of the wattage. My ambient room temp is between 22 and 23, so the basking branch is only getting around 3.5 degrees hotter than this. I have the...

Hi, I have a nearly 4 year old Panther male and I was getting a bit suspicious that his basking branch wasnt quite hot enough. I tested it today and it got to around 25.6 C after 25 minutes. Im currently using a 75w Arcaida solar basking floodlight bulb and I'm going to buy a dimming thermostat...

Thanks so much for all your help, as always!

Thank you again. I don't fog. I've adjusted the mister to go off at 8:10 am so he has a chance to wake up properly first. Do you think I should see how it goes with just that and the feeding changes for now?

Thank you so much, Beman! You are always so great at explaining things. So, I wondered about his weight too. I'll cut him back 1/2 feeders so it's more like 3-5 instead of 5-7 each time. I'll weigh him later on, how can I see what a healthy weight would be for him? or am I just trying to drop...

Yes, I have a video of him climbing from 2 days ago that I'll send where you can see him using his back legs. Its a 6% Arcadia t5 and it's 8 inches from the basking branch. He eats 5-7 locusts/silkworms every 2 days. The worms eat chow and the locusts eat pakchoi, arugala, spring greens and...

Here's a picture of him just now. As you can see, he's holding on with all of his legs.

Hi, everyone. My 3 year old panther is acting a little weird recently but only in terms of his movements. He eats very well and is active for most of the day, moving around and basking. But, sometimes during every day, he drags his back legs and it's causing him to sometimes slip off of the...

Are you from the UK? I was originally using tap water but it became pretty bad quality and was noticeably harder so I switched to ro

No worries ! I had a look and found some other threads talking about the different kinds of water and saw that someone said it should be fine to use so hopefully that's right :)

Hi everyone, I have been using RO water from a local tropical fish store for around a year now with no issues but am moving house and found a place nearby that does 'ultra pure water'. It says on their website that the water is safe for aquatic use and contains no impurities at all. I thought...

Thank you, Beman! Now that you mention it that sounds pretty accurate, like he’s shooting it too hard for water that’s pretty close. Good to know it all sounds relatively normal… I’ll keep an eye on him and definitely will offer a bit of a longer drinking opportunity :)