Originally posted by WolfChan
Does the day light bulb give off UVA/UVB or just heat? Unless you spent a lot of money on the bulb you will need a second bulb to produce UV rays. This is important so that the lizard can process calcium correctly, and if you plant live plants they will die without a UV bulb.

Also, since Water Dragons grow rather quickly, you will want to gut-load his food for at least 24 hours before feeding it to him. Keep the food in a separate container with lots of calcium-rich veggies to eat, it makes them more nutritious for the lizard. Calcium dust is helpful for growing lizards too.
I *think* it's a UVB light and it's also their day-light, I'm buying it from the place where I'm getting him so it should be whatever they are using now.

But they also said that I turn his day-light off at night and then he just has the basking heat-light, so if I turn it off won't it get a bit cooler at night?

Thanks for the information on gut-loading the food, I'll do that today, as I think they said that he probably won't eat for a few days when I first get him?

Right now with only the basking heat-light layed on top of the screen, the side of the tank that it's on is 80 degrees F and the other end is about 72 F, and it's been there all night, so it definatly does need a bit more heat.

Another question(sorry!), if I use a humidity box/chamber, will he try to eat it? And is there anything else I can use for now instead of moss before I can get some?

Thanks