Lynx and Paint
@LynxGriffin
Fri, Apr 16, 2021 4:07 AM
[Alphys] sliiighty worried since I haven’t tested this thing yet https://images.plurk.com/6uGwwL0LAl1Q2EL6ZdzeBi.jpg
Lynx and Paint
@LynxGriffin
Fri, Apr 16, 2021 4:08 AM
But it’s getting warm enough that I think the apartment complex turned off the boiler for heat (it was really warm today)
Lynx and Paint
@LynxGriffin
Fri, Apr 16, 2021 4:08 AM
And I want to make sure she gets enough nighttime heat, and I had this black light heat bulb...
Lynx and Paint
@LynxGriffin
Fri, Apr 16, 2021 4:09 AM
So I’m really hoping that 1) it’s giving off the appropriate amount of heat, and 2) that she can’t see black lights
Thx everybody!
@sagesaria
Fri, Apr 16, 2021 4:10 AM
she looks cozy
Lynx and Paint
@LynxGriffin
Fri, Apr 16, 2021 4:12 AM
I hope she is!!
Lynx and Paint
@LynxGriffin
Fri, Apr 16, 2021 4:15 AM
Ngggh now I’m checking the internet and apparently black light bulbs are bad for a tank that small
Lynx and Paint
@LynxGriffin
Fri, Apr 16, 2021 4:21 AM
Shoot I’m not sure what to do
Un(t)sundered
@draconic
Fri, Apr 16, 2021 4:22 AM
does it say why they're bad or just that they are?
Lynx and Paint
@LynxGriffin
Fri, Apr 16, 2021 4:24 AM
Moved the black light further away for now, may order a ceramic heater tomorrow
Un(t)sundered
@draconic
Fri, Apr 16, 2021 4:25 AM
ceramic heater's not a bad idea, yeah
Un(t)sundered
@draconic
Fri, Apr 16, 2021 4:25 AM
if you have a small space heater you can put in that room that might also work in the interim?
Xenonucleic
@UmiMikazuki
Fri, Apr 16, 2021 4:28 AM
Just don't let the room drop below 70F at night and she'll be fine
Lynx and Paint
@LynxGriffin
Fri, Apr 16, 2021 4:30 AM
I don’t have a space heater, unfortunately. :x Generally just been using heat for the whole apartment
Lynx and Paint
@LynxGriffin
Fri, Apr 16, 2021 4:32 AM
Uuugh, I guess I’ll leave the black light on for now and order the ceramic heater tomorrow. At least that way her space won’t drop below 70F
Lynx and Paint
@LynxGriffin
Fri, Apr 16, 2021 4:32 AM
Since it seems pretty warm
Un(t)sundered
@draconic
Fri, Apr 16, 2021 4:33 AM
yeah, I don't think the black light will be like. seriously detrimental in the short term?
Un(t)sundered
@draconic
Fri, Apr 16, 2021 4:33 AM
but I've never had lizards so grain of salt, etc
Xenonucleic
@UmiMikazuki
Fri, Apr 16, 2021 4:33 AM
Yeah, it's fine short term
Lynx and Paint
@LynxGriffin
Fri, Apr 16, 2021 4:33 AM
Yeah, I just worry!!! ;~~;
Xenonucleic
@UmiMikazuki
Fri, Apr 16, 2021 4:34 AM
They're not made of glass
Lynx and Paint
@LynxGriffin
Fri, Apr 16, 2021 4:34 AM
I moved it so that it’s over her usual basking spot and higher up, instead of right above where she usually sleeps...
Un(t)sundered
@draconic
Fri, Apr 16, 2021 4:35 AM
I know that feeling, trust me!
Un(t)sundered
@draconic
Fri, Apr 16, 2021 4:35 AM
just it was with a human baby and not a lizard XD
Lynx and Paint
@LynxGriffin
Fri, Apr 16, 2021 4:38 AM
Babies of all sorts are terrifying!
Lynx and Paint
@LynxGriffin
Fri, Apr 16, 2021 4:39 AM
And okay, glad it won’t be too bad for a few days ;0;
Lynx and Paint
@LynxGriffin
Fri, Apr 16, 2021 4:39 AM
Just got taken by surprise when I realized apartment heat wasn’t tripping on
Lynx and Paint
@LynxGriffin
Fri, Apr 16, 2021 4:59 AM
...And honestly now I’m starting to get fairly annoyed that nearly everything I got at that first pet store I’ve ended up either not using or having to replace because it wasn’t appropriate
Xenonucleic
@UmiMikazuki
Fri, Apr 16, 2021 5:01 AM
Yeeeah pet stores are not always the best place with lizards
Xenonucleic
@UmiMikazuki
Fri, Apr 16, 2021 5:01 AM
Or reptiles in general
Xenonucleic
@UmiMikazuki
Fri, Apr 16, 2021 5:01 AM
Especially chain stores
Xenonucleic
@UmiMikazuki
Fri, Apr 16, 2021 5:02 AM
It's better to go with breeders/local community
Lynx and Paint
@LynxGriffin
Fri, Apr 16, 2021 5:03 AM
Yeah. Honestly I actually checked it out first because it wasn’t a chain, it was a small independent one that had good reviews
Lynx and Paint
@LynxGriffin
Fri, Apr 16, 2021 5:04 AM
But my experience was...guy was not really listening to me because he was overworked, pushed a bunch of products on me that were not what I needed and/or contradicted what the breeder recommended
Lynx and Paint
@LynxGriffin
Fri, Apr 16, 2021 5:05 AM
And when I asked about ordering the 40-gallon tank he just...didn’t get to it in time
Lynx and Paint
@LynxGriffin
Fri, Apr 16, 2021 5:06 AM
My guess is that he needed like...actual staff, but either way, not worth it to go back there
Xenonucleic
@UmiMikazuki
Fri, Apr 16, 2021 5:06 AM
Still not an excuse to push unncessary, expensive stuff
Lynx and Paint
@LynxGriffin
Fri, Apr 16, 2021 5:27 AM
Yeah, seriously
Lynx and Paint
@LynxGriffin
Fri, Apr 16, 2021 5:29 AM
Like he was all: you need a heat rock so they can digest their food
Me: I read heat rocks can burn them, tho
Him: no they’re fine
Lynx and Paint
@LynxGriffin
Fri, Apr 16, 2021 5:30 AM
Literally everyone I talked to afterwards: do not use heat rocks!!!!!
Xenonucleic
@UmiMikazuki
Fri, Apr 16, 2021 5:31 AM
I bet this guy thinks keeping ball pythons in tiny little enclosures where they can't stretch out is fine, too :|
Lynx and Paint
@LynxGriffin
Fri, Apr 16, 2021 6:09 AM
Who even knows, but yeah :/
Lynx and Paint
@LynxGriffin
Fri, Apr 16, 2021 3:55 PM
Okay, gonna buy a 2-pack of 50W ceramic heaters, two domes for them, and then also a replacement UVB tube since I'll be needing that eventually anyway
Lynx and Paint
@LynxGriffin
Fri, Apr 16, 2021 3:55 PM
hopefully 50W is sufficient, but since her tank is pretty small right now, and it is getting warmer for summer, hopefully that should be okay @_@
Lynx and Paint
@LynxGriffin
Fri, Apr 16, 2021 3:55 PM
again...babies are scaryyyy
Lynx and Paint
@LynxGriffin
Fri, Apr 16, 2021 4:03 PM
orrr not the UVB bar because that's missing from Amazon, apparently :-P
Lynx and Paint
@LynxGriffin
Fri, Apr 16, 2021 4:03 PM
but I gotta get that later
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