UV lamps of different types are used for our animals inside. We like using mercury vapor bulbs like the Zoo med power sun 160 watts and T-Rex UV heat lamp 275 watts. These are very fine lights providing good portion of UVA and UVB rays which are beneficial to reptiles especially the desert dwelling one.

Our lizards such as the bearded dragons and blue tongued skinks love to stay right below the bulbs with a flattened body whenever they’re put inside. They do well inside but I’m never satisfied without having a possibly more natural life. During summer I put them in the outside enclosures whenever the weather is fine.

These Australian lizards are known to be among the most tame lizards of the world. but, this only happens in captivity. I have found them many times in Victoria, NSW, Adelaids and also some northern parts of Australia. The wild ones don’t look so tame. In the daytime whenever you find one and get close to them during they’re basking, they probably won’t be running but instead they offer you a grumpy face with a wide opened mouth having the big tongue shown. Very grumpy looking ones indeed! These won’t often happen in the ones in captivity.

Today morning I put the beardies and blue tongues out for basking. I was basking together with them too 🙂 Long before when i felt i was done, while they’re still enjoying it, i stood up and came to take a look at them. They displayed the very big mouths together, very grumpy ones. That’s exactly what I’ve seen in the deserts. Loved seeing them doing natural behaviors. We’ve gotta let the wild beasts go wild!!