So, as many of you know, Roni and I are rather fond of our reptilian friends. We want to be good pet owners, we really do. I spend a lot of time looking up information in books, and online about the best way to care for Mu and Remington. I am always surprised to find out how little is really known about the animals we keep as pets.
Chinese water dragons are not all that uncommon. You can find them in pretty much any pet store, from major chains like Petco, to the little pet shop down the street from where you live. But not much is really known about these guys. I haven't run into one scientific study on them, in or out of their natural environment. Most of the information that is available on water dragons is anecdotal evidence that owners have come up with in their own time. A lot of owners disagree on what is best for the lizards, and with no evidence (beyond "my lizards like it when I...") to back up what people say, it is hard to decide who is right and who is wrong!
Even companies that make products for reptiles seem to know very little about the creatures that they make the products for. We recently spent about $60 on a lighting system that broke down in a few days. The bulbs alone where $16 each, and were supposed to be guaranteed for a year. I stumbled on a website that went out and actually tested these bulbs and found that they are almost useless after 4 months!
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So...what exactly are we going to do with the soon-to-be-useless compact top fixture and bulbs? Use them until the ultra cool mercury vapor stuff comes?
At least now we know for next time not to buy stupid bulbs though, right? ...Isn't that good?
i think i'll pass on the mercury vapor.
well, the lights don't EMIT mercury vapor, it is just a kind of light that emits heat, UVA, AND UVB light. all of which are very important to our lizards :).
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