i don't use heating during summer

just stick them in the aviary outside

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Yeah, that was my plan. We were gonna build an outside enclosure but didn't because I seriously thought Jimmi wasn't getting up this summer, actually I thought he was going to die. Will definitely build one next spring, too late for this summer since he is only just waking up. Just hope he doesn't do the same next time round. Oh well, at least it looks like he's OK now.

lower end should be as low as possible. ie no heating and well vented, if the lizard is too cold it can go down the other end and vice versa. in summer time i had to use air con when had a number of enclosures operating. like 30-40C all round the lizards can not escape the heat if need be.

i just used, 40, 60, & 100watt spotlights from bunnings. ceramic is ok but not natural in the sense they don't put out light. also a bugger if they blow cos unless you check temps you may not notice for some days.

when brumating they can get down to about 10C and seem no worse for wear, suspect mine got lower for short periods of time.

generally room was down to about 10-15 at night and 20-25 during day.

15C seems to be the recommended temp for brumating, still seems pretty warm to me.

regarding basking temps. if too hot lizard will sit off to one side when basking. too cold will sit right under heat source.

ive only got two oldish beardies now. don't even check temp cos misplaced my temp gun lol. above method seems good enough for me.

What you call old iD?i still have the parents of the ones you got from me?

What you call old iD?i still have the parents of the ones you got from me?

they're only 4 or 5 y/o. i probably shoudn't call them old.

that's good eh, life expectancy must be 10-15? less if battery farmed like mine? :lol:

these 2 are outside october till whenever ??? I feel like getting them in?never used to be able to keep them together but have done this year,still a bit of headbobing etc but nothing untoward.She dug a big nest hole this year and I thought she was going to lay but no eggs(thank goodness)

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Yeah, that was my plan. We were gonna build an outside enclosure but didn't because I seriously thought Jimmi wasn't getting up this summer, actually I thought he was going to die. Will definitely build one next spring, too late for this summer since he is only just waking up. Just hope he doesn't do the same next time round. Oh well, at least it looks like he's OK now.

perfect, nothing like natural sunlight to stir them up.

never too late for some serious sunlight?think what he has missed out on in terms of lost uv??can`t do him any harm and probably alot of good.

perfect, nothing like natural sunlight to stir them up.

never to late! still a couple of months of outside time left... lets hope we see some summer for the last 2 ,been crap for the last 4... :tears:

your lizard will thank you for it

Yep, took him outside today several times for 1/2 hour at a time. Several times I managed to save him from eating asian paper wasps but the last time he was out he munched a bee before I could blink. Checked on him several times since and I can't see any swelling anywhere.

Anyone had their bd eat a bee or wasp?

BTW, he still isn't getting up of his own accord - I'm getting him up at about 11:00am daily! :facepalm: So is he still brumating?

he is just lazy as you fuss over him too much :slfg:

bees and wasps are fine for them, doesn't seem to do them any harm