2 month veiled

[LuisR2131]

I have a 4 month old baby veiled. I was told that it was to hot in the enclosure because she was opening her mouth. I had a 100 watt bulb. I now have a 75 watt but I dont have it on. I was told that the first 6 months they dont need basking. Is this true. The enclosre is at a window so it gets direct sunlight and I live in Orlando, FL. My indoor tempartures is 72 at night and 78 during the day.

 

[LuisR2131]

Also, how much are you supposed to feed them. I put like 15 crickets and she eats them all. Then I add more and she eats them all too. Do they eat as needed or am I supposed to have a diet.

 

[Julirs]

Hopefully you have a digital thermometer to measure temps. The only thing having the cage in front of a window will do is potentially make it too hot, unless the window is open and there is no glass or plastic between the sun and the animal. You could use a 40 watt bulb if the others are making the basking spot too warm. Do you also have a UVB light?

 

[LuisR2131]

Yes I have a UVB light and the temperature inside the house is at most 78. The window only covers half of the cage so she can move to shaded areas. I don't have a digital thermometer I had the other cheap kind and my temp was saying 100. Did you read my other post about the crickets.

 

[Julirs]

It looks like you have a compact UVB there, hopefully it is one of the newer Zoomeds or a REptiglo because others are known to cause eye issues. Get a digital thermometer pronto so you know your temps. If it is 78 in the house, you probably do not need a basking spot at all, but when the temps drop a bit more get a 40-60Watt bulb in there so it is about 80-82 in the basking spot. A 100 watt lightbulb is what I use to get my Bearded Dragons to 100+, so don't use that much wattage. If they are small crickets, 15 probably is not too many.

 

[kinyonga]

I live in Ontario, Canada...and even so, I don't use a basking light on the baby veileds' cages. I use a double fluorescent fixture with one UVB (Repti-sun 5.0) in it and one regular white fluorescent light. This keeps the temperature in the low 80'sF. Babies can heat up and cool off and dehydrate more quickly than an adult can due to their small body size...so I like to keep the temperatures more moderate. I also don't like to grow them too fast.

I feed them as much as they will eat in a couple of minutes at each feeding. Are your crickets the right size for the size of your baby?

 

[shells]

Hey Kinyonga, were abouts in ontario are you? I'm in Oakville

 

[carol5208]

Also, how much are you supposed to feed them. I put like 15 crickets and she eats them all. Then I add more and she eats them all too. Do they eat as needed or am I supposed to have a diet.

What size crickets are you feeding?