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Jwonni · Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2007 9:08 pm Post subject: My New Rankins (+ pics)

This saturday i got my first lizards i was originally going to get a beardie but they had sold the beardie and had rankinsXbeardys left

I was told the father is pure rankins and the mother is half rankin and half beardie

Well i got two of them here they are

and here is one giving a wave

I have read lots of caresheets and i have two books on keeping bearded dragons but everything i have read for rankins says they are kept almost identical to beardies

I have got a couple of questions though that i have not found clear answers to

How much should i be feeding them the pet shop said they were being fed once a day and not getting livefood on sunday (veg at all times) but did not say how many crickets per feed. Also other sources for beardies say they feed babies a couple of times a day and i assume no day without insects

Should they be sprayed and how often and should they be given baths if so how often and how long for each time

I have heard that rankins should be kept slightly cooler than beardies is that right and what temps do you suggest

Here is a few pics of my setup in case you notice anything that should be different. I am also looking at getting a habba tree to go in front of the uv so they can climb up to sit closer

At the moment the temperature at the back behind the hide is 70f - 71.5f and the hot end behind the wood is 88f - 90.6fwhen i put the thermometer on the wood under the light it is reading 107f - 109f

The stick on thermometers were already in i have got a two probe thermometer in use

adriankidd · Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2007 9:09 pm Post subject:

they look great, good luck with them,, huge pictures, your gonna get told off,,lol

Jwonni · Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2007 9:14 pm Post subject:

i have had to make sure they were each under 500k or my host wont let it upload

is there any code to add to the text you use to display a pic to reduce em and i'll do it

Confused

i dont wanna get told off

adriankidd · Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2007 9:17 pm Post subject:

not sure, although im sure one of the mods will be along to resize them

Jas · Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2007 10:00 pm Post subject:

You got a couple of nice ones there. In answer to your questions:

You want to try and feed small crickets/hoppers 2 or 3 times a day and keep some mini mealworms in a bowl in there at all times, in the same bowl as you put your veg is ideal and do this everyday.

You can give them a light spray daily whilst young to make sure they are well hydrated and it normally entices them to jump in there water bowl.They will normally bath/swim in there bowl themselfs but when you clean out there viv you can place them in a tub of shallow luke warm water.

I tend to find mine dont like to bask under a spot lamp if it goes over 100 so try and stick to middle/high 90's.

The viv looks ok, but if you can lower that uv it will be better or at least fit a reflector to direct more downwards. Also keep an eye on wether they use that water bowl as it may be a little high for them at there size, i know they can climb into it but its just sometimes if they cant see the water they wont go there to drink(why its good to spray them daily when young)

Good luck with them. Very Happy

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aidan · Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2007 11:29 pm Post subject:

they look lovely
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Jwonni · Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 10:55 am Post subject:

Thanks for the replies guys

Jas i have a 75w bulb in for the bassking at the moment and when un thermostated it goes to 117f under the basking so the 109f is dimmed slightly

I have a 50w bulb exactly the same make etc which may be better for a mid 90's temperature so i will try that out.

When you say feed crick/hopper 2-3 times a day roughly how many do you put in each time as one place i read said they can have 50 a day at a guess as beardies can have 100

Others say as many as they can eat in 10 minutes

adriankidd · Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 11:09 am Post subject:

i would go for as many as they eat in 10-15mins, if you put too many in you will just end up trying to catch the uneaten ones, if they are left in they may stress the beardie and possibly bite him

Jwonni · Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 1:18 pm Post subject:

I have just been pm'ed by a mod (dont know which one as its deleted now) about image size

I no longer have an edit button for my first post can you only edit your last post in a thread or can you only edit a post once?

I was gonna resize em but obviously cant now

adriankidd · Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 1:30 pm Post subject:

i think you can only edit a post about 10 mins after you post it