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Hello and welcome to our little forum. First up I have to say I know very little about bioactive enclosures and even less about centipedes, never having had much interest in either. But if it has...

Hey everybody, I don't know if you're up to speed but there will be only 1 reptile expo in Sydney this year.
It will be the Penrith Expo at Penrith Valley Regional Sports Centre on the 23th of May...

Brian is correct, heat mats are useless for dragons or any lizard for that matter; it just makes them lazy

Pet shops are mostly staffed by people who have no knowledge of reptiles needs and are told by management to sell as much as possible.
We are here to help, that is our reason for being.

if that is above the mesh it isn't doing any good. Mesh cuts out most of the UV, it really needs to be on the inside, about 30cm from the basking spot

OK I don't see a UV lamp in there and your ceramic heat emitter (CHE) isn't much use. You need a heat lamp (Q; what is the sun? A; it is a bright white light) your dragon is missing out on sunlight....

33 is way too low, no wonder she wants to sleep. Try the insulation method I suggested, otherwise you might need to get a new enclosure
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if it's only 15 weeks I would be trying to keep it awake, Although sometimes it is impossible because nature calls.
Is your enclosure made of glass or wood ?
Glass doesn't hold heat very well but...

How is everyone's dragons going?
Are many sleeping yet or is it still full steam ahead?
Some of mine are slowing down, the veges are not being eaten as quickly by most but still eating a bit. I...

Hmmm, my 13YO boy and my 6YO LB have been off the veg a bit lately and seem to sleep a lot but still smash bugs when offered, but everyone else seems pretty normal even though the weather here in...

you need to get straight under the tail, not from the side

first clutch is fine, but 1 egg is suss.Second clutch had 3 bad eggs

MBD or Metabolic Bone Disease is caused by a lack of calcium! Now this could happen 2 ways, either the mother didn't get enough calcium before/during egg development or the hatchling didn't get...

it depends on the size and construction materials of your enclosure. As I said you need to experiment.
As a rough guide, I use 75 or 100W in 4' wooden enclosures and 40-60W in my 2 & 3 ', but I am...

yep, that's the one. They come in different sizes so you need to experiment to find the 1 you need. I have several different size enclosures plus you have to think of different seasons so I keep lots...

It's true that sometimes females head bob, but if you have a male and female you would notice a difference. Males bob and females dip in submission, wait till this spring/summer to look for a change...

This is not always a sign of dominance, sometimes it is just sign of familiarity if they grew up together as they smell the same. It could also be just indifference or it could be you have the best...

Hello Kaleb, sorry for the late reply. First up they shouldn't have laid any eggs yet as they are too young so don't be disappointed .
The first season usually starts when they are 18-24 months...

Well you can't go full length because a 4' won't fit in a 4' enclosure obviously. So a 3' in a 4' enclosure or a 2' in a 3' enclosure is the go

A lot of people seem to think Pygmies (Pogona henry lawsoni)and Dwarfs (Pogona minor minor) are the same thing . I keep and breed both (as well as other reptiles)
Here is a pic of 1 week old pygmy...

Yes they are all different, just like us.
One thing I didn't pick up from your first photo ( because I keep snakes as well) you have a light cage, these are not a good idea in a lizard enclosure as...

T 8 tube is the older version, T5 is newer and supposedly better. I haven't tried the new version yet but from all reports it is superior.
T8 is the thickness, so T5 is thinner and the tubes are not...

Depends on your setup, I prefer an aviary because Lacies are climbers so I like to keep them contained for security. Some people like open plan pits, So I guess it's individual preference and space...

The only thing I can see wrong with this enclosure is you have the UV tube at 1 end, move it into the middle for better spread.
Otherwise good to go

It's an aviary, you've seen the pics