Sandswimmer from jonno

[trogdor1988]

Hey, i was buying a broad banded sandswimmer from jonno from ERD, and i was just checking to make sure i have it all right. Now correct me if im wrong with anything here but all they need is a plastic storage tub, couple centimetres deep of sand, one spot on the sand kept constantly moist, water bowl and a hide? I got told they can be kept at ambient so thats all good, just wondering if there is anything diff other then the spot of damp sand needed?

Cheers

 

[bulionz]

hey theres a guy selling some down in nsw for 30 bucks and i was thinking of getting 1or 2 but i done some resaerch about them and they need heaps of hiding spots so put some sticks and bark and stuff

 

[trogdor1988]

hey theres a guy selling some down in nsw for 30 bucks and i was thinking of getting 1or 2 but i done some resaerch about them and they need heaps of hiding spots so put some sticks and bark and stuff

Yeah but id have to pay postage to get them from there lol.

 

[trogdor1988]

Anyone else?... come to think of it i havent heard from him so he may not be selling them anymore.

 

[cris]

These lizards are extremely tough, i think you should provide heating and they do use it if provided. Just a heat cord or a low wattage dark coloured light is good. They will bask at temperatures around 40C(about 25mm from a 25W blue light).

 

[trogdor1988]

Oh ok, well jonno told me they keep theres at ambient and he dont live far from me so i thought it would be ok.

 

[cris]

Oh ok, well jonno told me they keep theres at ambient and he dont live far from me so i thought it would be ok.

It is probably OK, i got mine of a bloke who kept them without any heat(and by the look of it little food) they are fairly healthy apart from being stunted a bit. Most reptiles will probably survive ok in ambient temps but IMO its best to let them be at their prefered body temperature.

 

[JasonL]

Personally, I'd never heat them to 40 deg, Swimmer's suffer from heat stress badly, and the easiest and really only way to kill them is to over heat them. Set the thermo to go off at 28 - 30, only offer a small heated area, they are smart cookies and will thermo regulate without a problem in any size tank with a small heated area unlike many other herps that will crawl in a cold end and stop eating. Naturally, Swimmers avoid direct heat during the day and do most of their feeding at dusk when it's cooler.

 

[trogdor1988]

Personally, I'd never heat them to 40 deg, Swimmer's suffer from heat stress badly, and the easiest and really only way to kill them is to over heat them. Set the thermo to go off at 28 - 30, only offer a small heated area, they are smart cookies and will thermo regulate without a problem in any size tank with a small heated area unlike many other herps that will crawl in a cold end and stop eating. Naturally, Swimmers avoid direct heat during the day and do most of their feeding at dusk when it's cooler.

Yeah i know they do dusk feeding as thats why you dont need lighting for them. Not even sure if jonno is still selling them i cant seem to get in touch with him.

 

[cris]

Personally, I'd never heat them to 40 deg, Swimmer's suffer from heat stress badly, and the easiest and really only way to kill them is to over heat them. Set the thermo to go off at 28 - 30, only offer a small heated area, they are smart cookies and will thermo regulate without a problem in any size tank with a small heated area unlike many other herps that will crawl in a cold end and stop eating. Naturally, Swimmers avoid direct heat during the day and do most of their feeding at dusk when it's cooler.

Im not saying it needs to be that hot just that they will bask at temperatures that high rather than avoiding the hottest spot, as they would if it was too hot. Naturally they would ahve access to as much heat as they wanted a lot of the time.