https://reptilesandresearch.org/articles daily 0.75 2024-11-06 https://reptilesandresearch.org/articles/are-bearded-dragon-pellets-good monthly 0.5 2024-08-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/663b6a8f9c518e42abe8c0e1/1b19b163-e84d-40d1-aa91-d1f9d43f0e35/thumb+1.jpg Articles - Are Bearded Dragon Pellets Good? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/663b6a8f9c518e42abe8c0e1/909a66ea-da28-4064-a891-a2274d2fc5d4/900_32060.jpg Articles - Are Bearded Dragon Pellets Good? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/663b6a8f9c518e42abe8c0e1/902f15f5-c0bf-4a5c-bfe2-d089ec01e843/ZM-77-Bearded-Adult-20oz-298x700.jpg Articles - Are Bearded Dragon Pellets Good? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/663b6a8f9c518e42abe8c0e1/faa6f8d0-1b31-4e24-8f04-15bc1336db2e/ZM-279_097612402797_Adult-Dragon-Food_10oz_1-483x700.jpg Articles - Are Bearded Dragon Pellets Good? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/663b6a8f9c518e42abe8c0e1/d44ff778-3a20-403f-a509-442633a201e6/beardie+buffet+.png Articles - Are Bearded Dragon Pellets Good? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://reptilesandresearch.org/articles/stereotypical-behaviours-in-reptiles monthly 0.5 2024-05-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/663b6a8f9c518e42abe8c0e1/f56d3f12-eb6b-4a5a-b35a-327e0d304ff2/emerald+tree+boa.jpg Articles - Stereotypical Behaviours In Reptiles - Make it stand out Figure 1: A Emerald tree boa (Corallus caninus) carrying out ‘normal’ behaviour of perching (Authors own, 2022). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/663b6a8f9c518e42abe8c0e1/349516ce-4dcf-4bb9-8887-18aea8ed2839/monkey+tail+skink.jpg Articles - Stereotypical Behaviours In Reptiles - Make it stand out Figure 2: Prehensile tailed skink (Corucia zebrata) are known to live in social family groups (Authors own, 2022). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/663b6a8f9c518e42abe8c0e1/47524981-3137-403d-9b0c-a6eafe1c4f43/false+water+cobra.jpg Articles - Stereotypical Behaviours In Reptiles - Make it stand out Figure 3: A false water cobra in captivity (Lori Torrini, 2023). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/663b6a8f9c518e42abe8c0e1/8bd34dda-729a-49f5-ad1e-09d8f34ba842/corn.jpg Articles - Stereotypical Behaviours In Reptiles - Make it stand out Figure 4: Glass crawling in a corn snake (Pantherophis guttatus) as part of a behavioural study (Authors own, 2019). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/663b6a8f9c518e42abe8c0e1/6ff26b48-ce22-486a-a65c-a1cb7b894ef3/bearded+dragon.png Articles - Stereotypical Behaviours In Reptiles - Make it stand out Figure 5: A bearded dragon basking (blende12 pixal bay). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/663b6a8f9c518e42abe8c0e1/f84cf989-1707-4911-8925-38dd89f517cc/royal+face.jpg Articles - Stereotypical Behaviours In Reptiles - Make it stand out Figure 6: Royal/ball python (Python regius) with facial injuries and secondary infection from ‘pushing’ behaviour (Authors own, 2022). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/663b6a8f9c518e42abe8c0e1/01bec910-958e-4d1e-955f-86545c72cbf9/nose+rub.jpg Articles - Stereotypical Behaviours In Reptiles - Make it stand out Figure 7: Chronic friction lesions to the mandible from repeated interaction with a transparent barrier (Picture copyright: iStockphoto.com/tonyoquias Warwick et al., 2013). https://reptilesandresearch.org/articles/reptile-folklore-husbandry-welfare-concerns monthly 0.5 2024-05-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/663b6a8f9c518e42abe8c0e1/fba0c480-8191-4585-96aa-19d98265ba0d/royal-pied-2.jpg Articles - Reptile Folklore Husbandry, Welfare Concerns - Make it stand out Figure 1: Royal python pied hatchling (Authors own, 2022). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/663b6a8f9c518e42abe8c0e1/e7f2d373-c4c6-450a-b4eb-1e6f7a4a9748/goldfish-2.jpg Articles - Reptile Folklore Husbandry, Welfare Concerns - Make it stand out Figure 2: A goldfish spotted in a pet shop (Authors own, 2021) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/663b6a8f9c518e42abe8c0e1/e044dd29-5189-4332-b31c-84cbd745ff95/oksana-soaking.jpg Articles - Reptile Folklore Husbandry, Welfare Concerns - Make it stand out Figure 3: Royal python soaking in water during the day apposed to hiding in her burrow hide (Authors own, 2022). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/663b6a8f9c518e42abe8c0e1/d0d0d87e-aa0d-4577-aac6-f5825b7bde9e/spyro-basking-2.jpg Articles - Reptile Folklore Husbandry, Welfare Concerns - Make it stand out Figure 4: Crested gecko cryptically basking under UVB (Authors own, 2023). https://reptilesandresearch.org/articles/the-science-behind-why-spider-ball-pythons-wobble-whats-really-going-on monthly 0.5 2024-05-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/663b6a8f9c518e42abe8c0e1/da034374-408c-443e-ae73-b61f5a8643a3/hatcx.jpg Articles - The Science Behind Why Spider Ball Pythons Wobble, What’s Really Going On? 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Image by Silvia from Pixabay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/663b6a8f9c518e42abe8c0e1/56c85ce1-f3a0-4ebc-a404-dd5fdf3b5b3d/corn+table.png Articles - Do Snakes “NEED” UVB? - Make it stand out Table 1: 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 level change in corn snakes from day 0 to day 28. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/663b6a8f9c518e42abe8c0e1/22834e07-d7cf-44ef-8d73-4d47cbd5d0d4/BURMESE+PYTHON.jpg Articles - Do Snakes “NEED” UVB? - Make it stand out Figure 2: Burmese python (Python bivittatus). 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Animal welfare is measured on a continuum from good to poor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/663b6a8f9c518e42abe8c0e1/fd445306-2c57-47d4-b953-4e51cbd3c7ab/welfare-continuum-good-to-poor-with-absence-of-negative-indicators-1536x864.png Articles - Reptile Keeping: A Brief Introduction to Animal Welfare - Make it stand out Figure 2: Absence of negative Indicators may only equate to adequate welfare, but without positive welfare indicators it is not necessarily considered good. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/663b6a8f9c518e42abe8c0e1/ca1e8c74-510f-4331-84b9-3af16132922c/choices.png Articles - Reptile Keeping: A Brief Introduction to Animal Welfare - Make it stand out Figure 3: Example of how I set up my Mexican black kingsnake vivarium to offer choices. https://reptilesandresearch.org/articles/taming-reptiles-why-bother-with-consent monthly 0.5 2024-05-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/663b6a8f9c518e42abe8c0e1/40c34f57-1c8c-4691-b916-01575ebfc089/ball-python-flooding-handling.jpg Articles - Taming Reptiles, Why Bother With Consent? - Make it stand out Figure 1: Ball python (Python regius) showing tensed defensive balling behaviour, a clear indicator of discontent. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/663b6a8f9c518e42abe8c0e1/587f2ee6-96b4-44c6-add9-bf5d2b467c75/relaxed+demeanor.jpg Articles - Taming Reptiles, Why Bother With Consent? - Make it stand out Figure 2: Notice the demeanor of this individual, a loosely coiled relaxed body posture. https://reptilesandresearch.org/care-guides daily 0.75 2026-03-30 https://reptilesandresearch.org/care-guides/mexican-black-kingsnake-care-guide monthly 0.5 2025-02-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/663b6a8f9c518e42abe8c0e1/0df57df4-e436-4c8f-98cf-a15756be43af/IMG_4512.jpg Care Guides - Mexican Black Kingsnake Care Guide! - Make it stand out Figure 1: Adult female Mexican black kingsnake named Olivia (Authors own, 2024) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/663b6a8f9c518e42abe8c0e1/542e4090-e508-49d7-9b58-11bea09dd164/mbk+range.png Care Guides - Mexican Black Kingsnake Care Guide! - Make it stand out Figure 2: Range map for the Mexican black kingsnake. You could also depict their range much more northerly and into southern Arizona, USA. However, there is argument for that being intergrades with the Californian Kingsnake (Lampropeltis californiae). North-Western Mexico’s Sonoran desert is where this map focuses (Authors own, 2024). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/663b6a8f9c518e42abe8c0e1/d1596a21-db78-44c0-a9f8-166865b44c34/original.jpg Care Guides - Mexican Black Kingsnake Care Guide! - Make it stand out Figure 3: Wild Mexican black kingsnake iNaturalist observation in October (Jessica Lowery, 2022). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/663b6a8f9c518e42abe8c0e1/547bbe24-27a9-4ea1-b461-3a9b4c7ce548/original+%281%29.jpeg Care Guides - Mexican Black Kingsnake Care Guide! - Make it stand out Figure 4: Wild iNaturalist observation of a Mexican black kingsnake in July. Notice the lush vegetation in the background (Joe Girgente, 2021). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/663b6a8f9c518e42abe8c0e1/f88e98f3-e341-43b5-b397-1b75b26ee84b/461586231_10225772672291278_6970601939243527134_n.jpg Care Guides - Mexican Black Kingsnake Care Guide! - Make it stand out Figure 5: A black PVC 4x2x2ft enclosure for a perfect bioactive MBK setup by Kelly Herngreen (Kelly Herngreen, 2024). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/663b6a8f9c518e42abe8c0e1/2650f574-2df8-4678-b8dc-5170b09cea6d/Merged+Monthy+Temperature.png Care Guides - Mexican Black Kingsnake Care Guide! - Figure 6: Merged monthly temperature of both Hermosillo and Nogales in celsius (Authors own, 2024). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/663b6a8f9c518e42abe8c0e1/262a438e-2294-4206-9dcf-c655340c249d/Merged+Monthly+Temperature+%28F%29.png Care Guides - Mexican Black Kingsnake Care Guide! - Figure 7: Merged monthly temperature of both Hermosillo and Nogales in fahrenheit (Authors own, 2024). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/663b6a8f9c518e42abe8c0e1/8f26fe13-6369-4707-baf0-71f39ab5779e/437409628_2491725841014038_2765409365029238611_n.jpg Care Guides - Mexican Black Kingsnake Care Guide! - Figure 8: An adult female Mexican black kingsnake basking under a heat lamp and UVB lamp whilst in blue (Authors own, 2024) Figure 7: An adult female Mexican black kingsnake basking under a heat lamp and UVB lamp whilst in blue (Authors own, 2024) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/663b6a8f9c518e42abe8c0e1/ca801107-749b-496a-941d-90c8024343aa/Merged+Monthly+Night+Time+Lowest+Temperature.png Care Guides - Mexican Black Kingsnake Care Guide! - Figure 9: Merged monthly night time low temperature of both Hermosillo and Nogales in celsius (Authors own, 2024). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/663b6a8f9c518e42abe8c0e1/ba23775e-e82e-477d-8ab4-a86e9da65739/Merged+Monthly+Night+Time+Lowest+Temperature+%28F%29+%282%29.png Care Guides - Mexican Black Kingsnake Care Guide! - Figure 10: Merged monthly night time low temperature of both Hermosillo and Nogales in fahrenheit (Authors own, 2024). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/663b6a8f9c518e42abe8c0e1/cbc532f8-db61-4522-a686-4a39baa5da5b/Merged+Monthly+Humidity+%25.png Care Guides - Mexican Black Kingsnake Care Guide! - Figure 11: Merged monthly humidity of both Hermosillo and Nogales in fahrenheit (Authors own, 2024). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/663b6a8f9c518e42abe8c0e1/25944283-78ad-42fb-8a62-f4ca5e99cfc0/Merged+Monthly+Rainfall+%28mm%29+.png Care Guides - Mexican Black Kingsnake Care Guide! - Figure 12: Merged monthly rainfall of both Hermosillo and Nogales in fahrenheit (Authors own, 2024). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/663b6a8f9c518e42abe8c0e1/29b3abfb-86ba-4738-ae32-fa7ce6cf0e0d/original+%282%29.jpeg Care Guides - Mexican Black Kingsnake Care Guide! - Figure 13: A wild MBK climbing a fence (miguelrosas, 2020). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/663b6a8f9c518e42abe8c0e1/52de574e-f48a-40c8-bdba-8bc70662f9ec/PENDULUM+GRAPHIC+2.jpg Care Guides - Mexican Black Kingsnake Care Guide! - Figure 14: pendulum of kingsnake feeding (Authors own, 2024). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/663b6a8f9c518e42abe8c0e1/b34fd0ed-34ec-44ce-8adf-e5ab0fb6e36b/Screenshot+2024-11-24+193810.png Care Guides - Mexican Black Kingsnake Care Guide! - Figure 15: Successful lock of MBK’s (Authors own, 2024). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/663b6a8f9c518e42abe8c0e1/161ea490-e082-48f6-825b-04ece718e3d3/Screenshot+2024-11-24+192800.png Care Guides - Mexican Black Kingsnake Care Guide! - Figure 16: 10 perfect eggs laid by a Mexican black kingsnake (Authors own, 2024). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/663b6a8f9c518e42abe8c0e1/5b4e1423-1817-4801-a422-42ec395dbade/Screenshot+2024-11-24+192846.png Care Guides - Mexican Black Kingsnake Care Guide! - Figure 17: Clutch of 10 MBK eggs in the incubator (Authors own, 2024). Figure 15: Clutch of 10 MBK eggs in the incubator (Authors own, 2024). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/663b6a8f9c518e42abe8c0e1/7a1e62cf-9d42-49f2-a524-6a16bc53c118/Screenshot+2024-11-24+192940.png Care Guides - Mexican Black Kingsnake Care Guide! - Figure 18: Eggs pipping after 60 day incubation (Authors own, 2024). Figure 16: Eggs pipping after 60 day incubation (Authors own, 2024). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/663b6a8f9c518e42abe8c0e1/8e70ea4b-14ff-426b-9f1e-5ea50a146fc7/Screenshot+2024-11-24+193707.png Care Guides - Mexican Black Kingsnake Care Guide! - Figure 19: Hatchling starts to eat after being confined to a small tub with a pinky (Authors own, 2024). https://reptilesandresearch.org/care-guides/bearded-dragon-care-guide monthly 0.5 2026-03-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/663b6a8f9c518e42abe8c0e1/03dfd115-14ee-45ea-ab56-e636392f204d/bearded+dragon+range.png Care Guides - Bearded Dragon Care Guide! - Make it stand out Figure 1: Known distribution of the central bearded dragon (Authors Own, 2024). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/663b6a8f9c518e42abe8c0e1/efdcd283-82ac-4f09-b1bd-f8584d19a443/336375124_479512644266896_8216428790778586726_n.jpg Care Guides - Bearded Dragon Care Guide! - Make it stand out Figure 2: A bearded dragon basking whilst overlooking its habitat (BeardieVet, 2023). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/663b6a8f9c518e42abe8c0e1/40ef397c-5178-44e7-bb06-0197d5ea467e/84468498_1093308117685579_5590844356102717440_n.jpg Care Guides - Bearded Dragon Care Guide! - Make it stand out Figure 3: Bearded dragon basking on a rock (BeardieVet, 2020). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/663b6a8f9c518e42abe8c0e1/c50bc527-198e-48d7-b19b-d6ff638eb673/44042027_745485002467894_1255113409532264448_n.jpg Care Guides - Bearded Dragon Care Guide! - Make it stand out Figure 4: Bearded dragon sheltering in burrow under some logs (BeardieVet, 2018). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/663b6a8f9c518e42abe8c0e1/7ef1d5a2-a6dc-4e88-b3a3-8a6766824e8f/37694190_684714268544968_172545762746433536_n.jpg Care Guides - Bearded Dragon Care Guide! - Make it stand out Figure 5: Plant matter found in the mouth of a bearded dragon (BeardieVet, 2018). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/663b6a8f9c518e42abe8c0e1/f5b48230-adf5-4420-a4a6-1f09a45947bb/Snout+to+vent.png Care Guides - Bearded Dragon Care Guide! - Make it stand out Figure 6: Example illustration of snout to vent length measure points on a lizard (Federation of British Herpetologists, 2022). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/663b6a8f9c518e42abe8c0e1/db5efe69-4f9e-40dc-a0db-da871340b03e/Screenshot+2026-03-30+090131.png Care Guides - Bearded Dragon Care Guide! - Make it stand out Figure 7: Example size of 150cm x 120cm x 90cm or 5’ x 4’ x 3’ front facing bearded dragon enclosure next to a 6ft tall male (Authors own, 2026). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/663b6a8f9c518e42abe8c0e1/c311a496-7e61-4eab-b2d7-21b8588f87d5/Screenshot+2025-01-29+074428.png Care Guides - Bearded Dragon Care Guide! - Make it stand out Figure 8: New Age Pet Ecoflex 48” (Amazon, 2025). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/663b6a8f9c518e42abe8c0e1/1715539355846-AU5KKJY7PQWN37WTR9W0/SL-100_097612361001_Repti-Basking-Spot-Lamp-100w_1_web-438x700.jpg Care Guides - Bearded Dragon Care Guide! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/663b6a8f9c518e42abe8c0e1/1715539358270-AYLPVQ02BPAU0HDEBXTM/Zoo-Med-Repti-Basking-100W.png Care Guides - Bearded Dragon Care Guide! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/663b6a8f9c518e42abe8c0e1/1715539488897-MDP3J02ED151FVX0SZZB/PT2136_01.jpg Care Guides - Bearded Dragon Care Guide! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/663b6a8f9c518e42abe8c0e1/1715539488429-LT7BCKQFV08YCTBCAO1U/Exo-Terra-Intense-Basking-Spot-Incandescent-Lamp-100W-copy.png Care Guides - Bearded Dragon Care Guide! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/663b6a8f9c518e42abe8c0e1/184b887e-aea6-46f1-9881-b8c4939b4fee/84618660_1093308191018905_1441873216220954624_n.png Care Guides - Bearded Dragon Care Guide! - Make it stand out Figure 13: Basking data from wild bearded dragons (BeardieVet, 2020). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/663b6a8f9c518e42abe8c0e1/3907e66f-dbab-4d5d-8021-a1ab8c3e9310/91892487_1133390467010677_7661497704966520832_n.png Care Guides - Bearded Dragon Care Guide! - Make it stand out Figure 14: UVI Basking data from wild bearded dragons (BeardieVet, 2020). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/663b6a8f9c518e42abe8c0e1/29473631-bb12-4fb0-b182-7486b95725ff/HOW+PERCENTAGE+LINKS+TO+UVI.png Care Guides - Bearded Dragon Care Guide! - Make it stand out Figure 15: Illustrative demonstration of how a low percentage on bulbs is linked to UVI (Authors own, 2024). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/663b6a8f9c518e42abe8c0e1/69543216-2c78-4847-9a4a-a19847334155/LOW+PERCENT+NEEDS+TO+BE+CLOSER+TO+GET+UVI+OF+4.png Care Guides - Bearded Dragon Care Guide! - Make it stand out Figure 16: Illustrative demonstration of how a lower percentage bulb would need to be closer to the basking spot to achieve a UVI of 4 than what a high % bulb would be (Authors own, 2024). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/663b6a8f9c518e42abe8c0e1/adf1061a-ab1f-43ce-8aa3-256839d0dc3a/lighting+only+covers+half.png Care Guides - Bearded Dragon Care Guide! - Make it stand out Figure 17: Lighting only covering half of the bearded dragons 7’ x 2’ x 2’ enclosure (Authors own, 2024). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/663b6a8f9c518e42abe8c0e1/96645162-d52f-4510-bf7b-d99a701407cf/55764136_849188315430895_6261547119060975616_n.jpg Care Guides - Bearded Dragon Care Guide! - Make it stand out Figure 18: Wild bearded dragon on top of wild sand (BeardieVet, 2019). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/663b6a8f9c518e42abe8c0e1/44bd05e4-fafc-4366-b0dd-03c5d3c50053/53628933_837561979926862_1622873579139891200_n.jpg Care Guides - Bearded Dragon Care Guide! - Make it stand out Figure 19: Wild male bearded dragon sitting upon a fallen log (BeardieVet, 2019). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/663b6a8f9c518e42abe8c0e1/2d3f70d1-239e-4b1e-8b1a-687c4cc59fd1/44033705_745484872467907_3942381383288094720_n.jpg Care Guides - Bearded Dragon Care Guide! - Make it stand out Figure 20: Bearded dragon in a tree (BeardieVet, 2019). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/663b6a8f9c518e42abe8c0e1/dbb75821-26e4-4106-95f0-c777b3a9450f/logs+in+tank.png Care Guides - Bearded Dragon Care Guide! - Make it stand out Figure 21: Example of how dry logs can be used in a bearded dragon setup, notice the transition from bright to shade towards the back (Authors own, 2024). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/663b6a8f9c518e42abe8c0e1/273dfddf-ec13-423d-8f4c-c3d1a34ffbef/bugs+list.png Care Guides - Bearded Dragon Care Guide! - Make it stand out Figure 22: Commercially bred feeder inspect species by staple or occassional (Authors own, 2024). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/663b6a8f9c518e42abe8c0e1/1fe0f093-6ef4-4328-9795-d516be0eb2e2/greens+list.png Care Guides - Bearded Dragon Care Guide! - Make it stand out Figure 23: Vegetation seperated by staple and occasional (Authors own, 2024). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/663b6a8f9c518e42abe8c0e1/35393fad-736e-4dab-a6d8-127b4d9f5bc9/42866992_738401229842938_675258104056643584_n.jpg Care Guides - Bearded Dragon Care Guide! - Make it stand out Figure 24: Wild bearded dragon emerging to bask in the sun from its burrow (BeardieVet, 2018). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/663b6a8f9c518e42abe8c0e1/e1aa0f73-0242-4cef-88f3-f91110ebe7a0/spectrum+broken+down.png Care Guides - Bearded Dragon Care Guide! - Make it stand out Figure 25: The electromagnetic spectrum of light broken down into relavent sections, previously presented on the Reptiles and Research YouTube channel by Thomas Griffiths (Authors own, 2024). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/663b6a8f9c518e42abe8c0e1/951e7026-75c2-4e73-8305-3ff1c4275cb8/just+uv+and+heat+bulb.png Care Guides - Bearded Dragon Care Guide! - Make it stand out Figure 26: The electromagnetic spectrum of light broken by only using a T5 UVB and a incandescent heat lamp, this gap shows how keepers should view providing dedicated visible light even if some does come from both the T5 and the basking lamp. Previously presented by Thomas Griffiths on the Reptiles and Research YouTube channel (Authors own, 2024). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/663b6a8f9c518e42abe8c0e1/13a96a1f-711a-4e3a-afc2-b0a70b8bbcc4/uvb+led+heat.png Care Guides - Bearded Dragon Care Guide! - Make it stand out Figure 27: The electromagnetic spectrum of light represented except for UVA1, adaptation of graph presented by Thomas Griffiths on the Reptiles and Research YouTube channel (Authors own, 2024). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/663b6a8f9c518e42abe8c0e1/ef05b36f-550c-4f3a-ac17-026cbbd47b88/full+fleshed+out+spectrum.png Care Guides - Bearded Dragon Care Guide! - Make it stand out Figure 28: The electromagnetic spectrum of light represented fully. Adaptation of graph presented by Thomas Griffiths on the Reptiles and Research YouTube channel (Authors own, 2024). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/663b6a8f9c518e42abe8c0e1/3e8af91e-e18b-4343-bba2-56db6f0d7a09/winter+lux.png Care Guides - Bearded Dragon Care Guide! - Make it stand out Figure 29: The LUX on a winters day in the UK (Authors Own, 2024). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/663b6a8f9c518e42abe8c0e1/b41bd295-c10c-4834-a554-eb27aaa05428/11k+lux+viv.png Care Guides - Bearded Dragon Care Guide! - Make it stand out Figure 30: LUX available in a bearded dragons vivarium with only a T5 UVB tube, a LED bar and a incandescent heat bulb (Authors own, 2024). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/663b6a8f9c518e42abe8c0e1/1eed6ae6-d2cf-4905-a4fe-1898a5805851/45k+lux+with+led.png Care Guides - Bearded Dragon Care Guide! - Make it stand out Fugure 31: LUX of the basking site after adding the LED spot to elevate the intensity of visible light (Authors own, 2024). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/663b6a8f9c518e42abe8c0e1/0d6732d6-d1f4-489e-b036-234136da45bb/power+meter+in+use.png Care Guides - 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