Bearded Dragon Care Is Changing In 2022

[@NORTHERNEXOTICS]

Whats your thoughts?

[@reptiletailz108]

This is actually how I have all my baby's set up that is just Bec of how it worked out with the shape and size of enclosure I used for my baby's

[@terryhayleypatterson7847]

I dont own one but trying to keep my information uptodate incase i ever get one . Its a bit of a mind changer . Iv seen some set ups like this so the information getting out . Now what do i do about leopard gecko mind going over time

[@sneekyalexa2657]

This is so helpful and interesting! I've been researching leopard geckos actually- but I wasnt sure if it would be okay to only have a uvb on one corner/half of the tank! But since they're crepuscular and not quite "baskers" anyway I feel like this especially would let them choose the amount!

[@beccae.6634]

We've been using full spectrum grow lights in our live terrariums. They're pricy, but are great! The ones we've found are adjustable; going from 10-100% emittance and cover a large area. I would love to get one of those uv meters and see exactly where it falls.

[@Ravage2010]

We use a combo uvb heat bulb with a large lamp cover, covers about a third of the tank, in the other corner a regular basking light, smaller, have lots of shade spots under basking areas. works out very well!

[@lisafosc]

Thanks for all the recent content you have been putting out, its invaluable as usual. Really loved the comparison you did with the deep heat projector vs the pro rep one. In regards to this Bearded dragon care guide, I have done something similar with my Leopard gecko's set up, she has a fully bioactive 4ft set up, with various basking rocks for belly heat, all different temps, I have noticed that she has been far more active , and has been making far more use of her enclosure especially her uvb lighting as she is able to regulate her intake far more easily.

[@NORTHERNEXOTICS]

That's the exact results I found with my leopard gecko to

[@TwistedMechanicsGraphics]

Makes sense! The head turns are great. She/He did amazing with the demonstration 🤣

[@lukehartley7759]

Reminded me of art attack haha

[@DoubleDragonHotel]

Thank you SO much for using a solarmeter to measure your UVB! So few reptile keepers bother with those, maybe they don't even know about it. Learning where your dragon likes to be helped determine what strength of UVB bulb to get - T8s aren't as strong as T5s, for example. I have benefitted from that FB group for quite a while, "REPTILE LIGHTING", SUPER helpful!! Great work on this video, just subbed, my friend!

[@proudneanderthal1843]

They are quite expensive.

[@DoubleDragonHotel]

@@proudneanderthal1843 I feel they are worth it. Had I not had one, my male dragon would have lived out the life of his UVB fixture without me figuring out that the reflector was installed upside down and he was getting virtually zero uvb from an expensive Arcadia bulb I had bought. If one is going to keep reptiles that need UVB, then a solarmeter needs to be part of the supplies bought.

[@Lions641]

This is so underrated, you can tell you know what you’re talking about 💯

[@alissabrooks4684]

Thank you for this information it will help my beardies enclosure to make her as happy and close to nature.

[@NORTHERNEXOTICS]

I love how the science and research is moving forward

[@richardgilbert8682]

great info thanks so if your going front to back on a 4ft x 2ft x 2ft vivarium what length uvb tube would you use as i am still at the learning stage and researching cheers

[@paulraynes3271]

Great vid I changed mine over to the new way a few weeks ago and my beardie seems to prefer it he goes on his basking log and has slightly different gradients he can choose..he's got a bask zone with pro t5 diagonal then jungle dawn led in middle of viv I'm just waiting for my solar meter to be delivered to see if any adjustments need to be made

[@NORTHERNEXOTICS]

Interesting setup. Let me know how you get on with a solar meter

[@paulraynes3271]

Ive just got it in post this morning..I was unsure to buy one but am glad I did as my uvb was out on his log was 1.6 to 3.2 all I needed to do was move his log by a few inch now it's 2.8 to 6.5 plus I'll know when bulb needs replacing takes all guess work out

[@beckybonner5688]

What was that light called to make basking spot brighter

[@sarahwilson2409]

Thank you for explaining it, this is really helpful 👍

[@NORTHERNEXOTICS]

Glad it helped

[@lordsexotics4697]

Very smart

[@NORTHERNEXOTICS]

It's eye opening

[@dragonhorse8678]

Interesting. I will have to remember this when I finish my girls upgrade and change her current setup. Also thanks for showing the proof with science! Anymore it seems like everyone has a different way to do things and if you aren't doing it their way you're wrong

[@NORTHERNEXOTICS]

This is back by scientific research and testing. Alway look at the date information was posted and where the source comes from. New info is always coming out to better care for reptiles

[@nvy2fd588]

It’s funny, around 4 min mark when you drew the proposed preferred setup, that’s exactly how I cut out a piece of sheet Pvc to act as a top to hold my fixtures in place. However, I angled the light instead of sending heat straight down. The angle disperses heat more evenly across the basking rock which gives different temperature gradients as you go further from the heat lamp, but is all under UV and give my beardie a temp choice from 90-110

[@RobV1978]

I'd love to see you do a video on your thoughts of MVB bulbs. Complete with tests and such.

[@NORTHERNEXOTICS]

What would you like me to test? I have an arcadia and a reptile systems mvb. There not the best but I do use a few inside my sav

[@RobV1978]

@@NORTHERNEXOTICS I personally use MegaRay brand on all of my lizards because it's considered one of the best here in the states. However, there are many people who are strongly against MVB lighting. I would like to see the arguments for and/or against the use of these bulbs with the evidence to support whatever the outcome. Like many other things in the hobby there are many conflicting arguments with no real facts.

[@nicholerin]

my Baskin area is uv and the heat do I need more uv light?

[@MrPeter924]

Awesome great pets animals reptiles room

[@NORTHERNEXOTICS]

Cheers peter

[@tornandfrail]

very informative thank you

[@Kyra-Dunnett]

can you show how to this ?

[@UkAmphibians]

Great work 🐸💚🐸

[@NORTHERNEXOTICS]

Thank yoy

[@leonperez9612]

Maybe I misunderstood, but….wouldn’t an angle socket or angle socket extender solve the problem? You can install the uvb bar right on top of basking area with heat bulb next to it at a slight angle. That’s how I have mine setup

[@NORTHERNEXOTICS]

With the uv directly about a heat bulb the heat will rise and destroy the uv lamp and fixture

[@janef002]

Exo terras old hoods were originally similar to this, although it was designed for using only with certain bulbs, it's not exactly a new concept, however some mentioned problems with their hoods and they have been discontinued, personally I think it's a good idea, especially for such like leopard geckos, as they often do come out to sleep under the heat before it goes off, but it's often hard to garentee they are getting any uv as often the lights end up out for the night before they decide to get up.

[@NORTHERNEXOTICS]

With the exo terra yoy can only use the coil uv lamps and they don't give off much uv at all

[@janef002]

Yep the compact tops only take the coil bulbs, but the old tops take tubes, currently have one of the old tops that takes tubes and didn't realise it took certain pin halogen bulbs as well, only when looking in to it did I find out, as I went looking for another top, however like I said, they discontinued making these and could only find one in America that would have cost a bomb to get.

[@fukwatshit]

interesting video thanks, if this is the case what are your views on the all-in-one bulbs, eg Arcadia D3 UV Basking Lamp, surely they more or less do the same thing as in your video

[@Reptilesbyrob]

That is an outdated t8 uvb. You need to get a t5 uvb. They’ve been out for some years now. So to make an updated video let’s update it. Would really like to see the readings with a t5!

[@drenee9716]

Iwas looking for this lighting system can't find it? Use the link you gave. Help?

[@COOPERSCICHILDS]

So cool

[@NORTHERNEXOTICS]

Thank you

[@EuropeanDreamz]

Just cancelled my reptisun hood , science always wins . 💪pissed I didn’t think of this

[@baconsarniesquadron9050]

Hi im picking up a beardie tomorrow. What do you think on the Habistat beardie kit? Thank you

[@Faliat]

So basically, put your UVB lights across the short side of the hot side of the enclosure, corner to opposite corner. That will arguably save a lot of money since he UVBkits will be shorter.

[@turtlelover6330]

Friend has hers on top of the cage screen.

[@NORTHERNEXOTICS]

That reduces uv by 35%

[@EuropeanDreamz]

Thankyou

[@flint857]

Hmmmm seems like mercury vapor bulbs would be the way to go then if you want to just have one thing to change.... though if you have a pvc enclosure like mine that's not ideal because it traps heat so well.... the enclosure old get up to 130-140 or more and on a hot day that could go even higher.... I wish there was a more universal way of controlling this stuff so that wasn't too crazy expensive or out of reach. All the good reptile stuff seems like it's sold mostly in the UK...

[@alexcolon8153]

I use 2 100 watt mercury vapor bulbs for the basking spot plus a 4' 10.0 uvb bulb in a 5x2x2 wood enclosure. My dragon basks where the heat and uvb cross.

[@flint857]

@@alexcolon8153 id like to see how that actually looks. I currently have a 75 watt heat bulb and a 3 foot uvb 10 in a 4×2×2 originally had a 150watt mercury vapor when he was a baby boy but when that was when he had an open air glass enclosure.... adventure as I have it now I getna solid 96 degrees plus since hese a big boy. Every since I got a closed top pvc enclosure I find it's been difficult to manage the heat, so I am always looking for new ideas.

[@NORTHERNEXOTICS]

Mercury vapours don't provide a full spectrum the same as the sun. It only provides narrow bandwidth of uvb and uvi. More of a spike pattern then and curve like the sun. I'll explain more in a future video. I still use 2 mvb with my bosc though

[@chrislindeman2168]

@@NORTHERNEXOTICS please do I'd love to know if I should switch my basking bulb for a mercury vapor

[@alexcolon8153]

@@NORTHERNEXOTICS look forward to that video as well. That is why I offer both. It's insane how much bright light these guys enjoy/need.

[@tracyroberts1837]

Is this the same for t8 strip lights.

[@candhwith3kids14]

I just got a bearded dragon maybe a month ago he’s about 12ish weeks old I think . The pet store gave me estimated weeks when I got him but he got big fast they said . him and his brother were caged together and he was a lot bigger and he is the sweetest . He loves kids and he loves everyone he’s never pushed his beard out or opened his mouth or even bit he’s just so loving and he loves to cuddle on you shoulder but I was told what buy at the pet store and I was told to buy a 40 gallon tank eventually you have to upgrade to a 70 gallon or 120 but I was told to buy a double lamp one side is uvb and ones a heat but I ended up having to buy 2 more lamps because his temp wasn’t high enough it was 70s - low 80s . Now i have two heat lamps 100w and a 50 w with a uvb idr what w it is and then I have a red lamp I run during the night for him so his enclosure stays 75-80 under the lamp and like 70 ish on the non lamp side . But he has a lot of hides and we’ve bought him a lot of rock things for his enclosure all have a hide under them and we got him a tree thing but idk if I’m doing it wrong or not now

[@jameswilliford5478]

I use a 150 watt basking light and Arcadia UVB on a timer in the daytime and a small ceramic heat emmiter on a thermostat at night just to make sure it doesn't drop below 70°. I'm upgrading to a 4 x 2 x 2 now and will move up to a 200 watt if needed.

[@adamfurniss1707]

Would you add uv for an albino cornsnake?

[@CJoefarhat]

Wow!!! I have no idea which or where you're getting your UVB fluorescent lamps from. I've never seen a UVB fluorescent lamp read that low, even after a full year of use. Actually I've seen fluorescent plant lamps read higher than you just measured. You should look into Arcadia D3 Reptile Lamp 14% UVB. Get that UVB lamp and it'll definitely change things for you in 2022.

[@jakepellow4777]

So are double domes bad still?

[@Jordispiano]

If youre using a t5 with a heatlamp like you draw you are missing uva which is a big part of sunlight. I use a thermalzoopro with a flood lamp which gives of ira-b, 2x 6% which gives me a uvi of 6,5 at 40cm distance and a philips cdm-r metal halide which gives a really good amount of uva and ira-b. All lamps are producing visible light. I havent got a spectrummeter so i cant show you the spectrum but Frances Baines showed it in her podcast on KZbin. You have to point the sensor from your solar meter to the uvb source. It gives you false readings if you dont :)

[@NORTHERNEXOTICS]

Uva is abtained via the heat lamp. Recommended a halogen . Sorry I must have been slightly unclear in the video. I'm curious. Do you have a solar meter? When I got the thermal zoo pro after bedding in the 6% lamps for 100 hours I got a 6.5 uvi but at 20 cm. At 40 cm I was getting less then 1.5uvi

[@Jordispiano]

@@NORTHERNEXOTICS Halogeen bulbs only produce a small amount of uva, it doesnt come close to sunlight. If got the 6.2r and the 6.5r solar meter. Im planning on getting the 4.2 aswell. If got 2x 6% so they overlap which gives me double the amount of uvi. One gives me a uvi of 3.2 on 40cm distance. I dont know if its correct but i live in Europe and we have a 230 volts system, maybe its different in america the uvb output?

[@NORTHERNEXOTICS]

It doesn't overlap and double. The only way to strengthen the uvi like that is a more reflective reflector. Maybe the voltage does change but I've just looked on the arcadia website. It says at 30 cm it's 4.5uvi so at 40 it'll be less then that after the lamps are burnt in. John Courtney Smith head of science and development at arcadia said on a podcast that the halogens are the best for providing uva . Better then the uvi led lamps that are out now at least. That's why the thermal zoo pro comes with a dhp and a halogen

[@Jordispiano]

@@NORTHERNEXOTICS It does overlap coz i can see it with the solar meter. When you have 2 uvb sources 1 gives you a uvi of 1 and 1 gives a uvi of 2 you will have a uvi of 3 for example like you see when you look at it with a sectrum meter. Every uv lamp is different so the output will never be the same even when they have the same brand and type so there is no possible way to say what uvi you will get without measuring the specific lamp. I dont know what a uvi lamp is becauls uvi is uvb in the 280 to 300 nanometer spectrum. That wavelengt is the wavelengt that makes d3 synthese possible. Uvi is just an index of it. If you want to know the whole spectrum of uvb you need to measure it with a spectrum meter or a solar meter 6.2 which gives you readings in microwatts per square cm. So i guess what you mean bij uvi lamp is just a uvb lamp. Halogen lamps give out uva but its impossible to tell if its enough becauls at the moment there are no studies done on uva, the only refference is to compare the sunlight spectrum which is very difficult becuals it changes by time. For example in the morning sunlight gives a different spectrum than in mid day. But for now what we know is that sunlight gives a lot more uva compared to the whole spectrum than what halogen bulbs give if you have the correct uvi for a bearded dragon in this case. Its different in different wattages but it doesnt come close to sunlight. This is also what Frances Baines explaines in her podcast. You can also see it in the spectrums she showed with different lamps. Those spectrums are compared to average sunlight spectrums. A combination of t5, flood and philips cdm par 38 will give you the best spectrum compared to average sunlight. The next step is leds, in the future its all we need. They will giva irb, ira, proper vissible light, uva and uvb with a good spectrum but thats far in the future. Many studies has to be done first.

[@Jordispiano]

@@NORTHERNEXOTICS The reason the thermalzoopro comes with a dhp and a flood is just the price, thats it ;)

[@kylesass2755]

they need to make a walk on rock uvb fixture then because it will look bad haha but my bearded dragon has a 7ft by 10ft room with my sulcata so i have alot of every light and do have one up like this already haha

[@apss5736]

Hi

[@NORTHERNEXOTICS]

Hey there

[@susanbizzell1753]

So Mercury vapour bulbs are good ?

[@NORTHERNEXOTICS]

There old technology not providing a full spectrum of the sun. They only provide parts of the spectrum at narrow band wavelengths. Your the 2nd person to ask about them so I'll make a video about it

[@chrislindeman2168]

@@NORTHERNEXOTICS I would like to know about this as well. It seems to me that replacing my basking bulb with a mvb could only be beneficial (tho probably not a cure-all)

[@susanbizzell1753]

@@NORTHERNEXOTICS that would be great if you could I’ve have tried a heat lamp with a strip light 18 w 10 0/0 uvb when I first got him he threw up he food and lost weight then I tried the. T5 12 0/0 uvb he went off he food So now I’ve been using mvb bulb for about a year and half and he seems to be ok the vet just said he is fat and I need to cut he food down. He poop is good he poop 3 times a week and eats every other day on occasions. But mostly he eat daily. He in 5 foot by 2 foot by 2 foot tank He is my first reptile Could you tell me is it normal for them to just be lazy. He won’t hunt for he food if he is running away I have to put it right in front off him it takes me ages to feed him. If I feed worms it easy they can’t get out the bowl ? Also I give calci powder x3 to 4 days and nut. X3 a week I was told to cut down on calci powder because he got to much in he system. ? Sorry it’s so long. And so many questions

[@gates1980]

This guys trying too hard 😆

[@beachaddict7653]

And this just goes back to how exotic animals are best left in the wild.

[@NORTHERNEXOTICS]

They live longer in captivity with a better diet. No natural disasters and no preditors

[@beachaddict7653]

@@NORTHERNEXOTICS your incorrect about the diet. They have everything they need to eat and amount in the wild.

[@aalynnodell9809]

Actually that bulb is crap if that's all it's throwing or its old. i recommend a new bulb and a good bulb the full length of the enclosure and replace it every 6 months if needed and or sooner or later as needed. My whole enclosure is lit up and full on uvb while heated on one side and cool on the other. This is nothing new. Its new if you do the bare minimum for your dragon. For me i go the whole nine yards and i also used common sense because google and care guides are still terrible. So updated channels are your best bet if you lack common sense. Get a better superior uvb bulb that fits the length of the whole enclosure and add reflector tape to the hood because most don't have it. Your spectrum will be better and your dragons will be spunky and vibrant.

[@fit21guy]

It's been that way for the past 2-3 years and let's just say it is only becoming known now that still means your beardie still doesn't meet the old minimum standards

[@fit21guy]

@Mickey Holmes anybody that does a little research can find that info, it's readily available, although he means we'll making sure everyone knows he needs to get his enclosures upto minimum standards himself. Otherwise its do as I say not as I do. Not digging but I also run a rescue and keeping reptiles like beardie in small vivs isn't acceptable especially in UK where we are setting the industry standard If you don't like then ignore

[@NORTHERNEXOTICS]

My viv is 4x2x2 . Aka acceptable standard in the UK. My uv is a twin t5 luminaire set to provide a sunrise , sunset and the higher midday uvi output that's natural for Australia.

[@fit21guy]

@@NORTHERNEXOTICS the new viv uve got is but the white one that it’s currently in is a 4x18x18… I have the identical one for a Leo

[@NORTHERNEXOTICS]

It's a home made 4x2x2 that he is in now. I built it. Granted it does have a thick built background which takes up space.

[@Nathansexoticsandmore]

@@NORTHERNEXOTICS The white vivarium you have for your bearded dragon now is 48x18x18 although I know you have a 4x2x2 bioactive bearded dragon vivarium planned. Also if you don’t mind me asking, how come your bearded dragons heat bulb was off throughout the video? 👍🏻