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he's male and about 7 month old. I usually only bring him out for about 20 - 30 min to get some natural light. he seems a bit disturbed by traffic noise and birds etc so I don't overdo it.

Is it ok to bring a veild outside on very hot days? We keep our house cooled to around 72F but the last few weeks we've had temps well into the mid 80's. does the sudden temperature shift from indoors to outdoors cause any problems? Is there a certain cutoff temperature where it's just not...

well I've mail ordered some BSFL, super worms and horn worms. I'm sure he'll appreciate the variety. I think he's pretty bored of crickets by now ;) I'll step up the gut loading too. thanks all for the advice!

I've been giving him Repashy calcium plus for 1 feeding every 2 to 3 weeks. I read somewhere that overdoing the multivitamin can cause problems so I've been doing that very sparingly. it's all very confusing ;)

I also have a question about taking him outside in high temperatures... we've had some days in the mid to high 80s, so I've not been taking him outside as a precaution. what is the cut off temperature at which it's not safe to go outside? in general does the temperature shit from inside low...

ok thanks. and the 75w spot is ok for basking as long as the temperature is monitored and the distance from the perch is set accordingly? I originally had a standard 40w bulb but didn't like how it had to sit right on the cage, so I went with a more powerful bulb and raised it up. Also the...

there are a lot of plants in there, but he spends at least 50% of his time in the basking spot about 8" away from the UVB bulb

it is the ReptiSun® 5.0 UVB T5 HO – High Output Linear Lamp, with a single tube

it's the reptibreeze XL, so I believe its 2' X 2' X 4'

ok good to know. I was also wondering about the 5% UVB vs the 10% UVB? I went with the 5% because I read that overexposure to UVB could be bad, however now it seems like everything I read is saying 10% for veilds. should I change out the bulb?

I was using carrots because I found the crickets were dying quickly when I had greens in with them and thought that might be causing it, but I'll give it another try. I also read somewhere that the commercial gut loads could be problematic, but if the general consensus is that these 4 are good...

I put carrots in the cricket bin

I have a male veild approximately 7mos old and his casque is a bit misshaped, growing slightly sideways at the top and curled around at the sides. I see other people on the forums with similar concerns and mixed opinions as to whether its perfectly normal or early signs of MBD. He does lean to...