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Reptisun 5.0 Compact After doing a little research on different forums, people have said that the majority of eye problems came from 10.0 bulb. Although some had been documented on the 5.0. I also read that a lot of the irritations were from older bulbs (as in a couple years ago) and it's...

We will definitely be taking him outside on warm sunny days in the future. We are trying to limit his handling for now, so tempting to hold him. I swapped out the 100w basking bulb with a 60w CFL. Temps have already fallen to about 80 from about 5 or 6 inches from the top of the screen. I will...

Update Went out and bought a compact reptisun 5.0 UVB bulb, I was going to get a tube version but the compact was able to fit in the deep dome I had already bought and the UVB bulb came with a 100w basking bulb. Temps seem to have topped out at 90 (that still seems high :()now up near the the...

Thank you for the link and advice mbondy. I'll make sure to change his lighting conditions today :( It would suck to see that powersun go to waste. Would it be safer to use when he is older? Fecal colors were a brown. Is it ok that we leave food in a bowl for him to find and can he eat small...

The calcium does not have D3. It is the vitamin that contains D3. I was under the impression that the calcium supplement could/should be given at least every other feeding, especially since he is so young. The vitamin w/D3 should be given once a week or every two weeks. Could anyone else...

First post. Hi everyone, we have had our baby veiled for about a week now and I was just looking for some input on his setup. He came to us from Florida. Pictures included. -Male Veiled ~ 1 month old? Little unsure of the age -Handled about every other two days so far. Took him outside for...