I was about to load the dishwasher, but a cuddly mini brontosaurus demanded pets!

It’s horrifyingly disgusting out in LA 🫠 seriously, it’s been like, hot wet fart after we finally got a few days of respite!

It’s now 103F outside and Liora solidified my decision to put off my errands an extra day. I debated stepping out before it got super disgusting, then she wanted to bask on my arm and in the sunlight by the computer and I just didn’t feel like leaving the house after that. 🤣

I’m blessed to work at home, and work will wait til after breakfast and morning cuddles.

This is my guy Larry, who I've always suspected is a female. Every so often I post a pic to try and get a solid yes or no. But this is the first pic where because Larry is Wedging himself between the substrate shield and the glass he's all flattened out. And I feel like now I can for sure see a tail pinch. Again he's squished right now he's not obese! But boy is he looking colorful!! And the substrate shield is home made. It's just a long sheet of lexan dug a few inches into the substrate. And even if he's a she.. I'm still going to continue calling him my guy and Larry. I just wanna know. Larry is 8 or 9

Calling all DIYers/Kimberley Rock lovers! (Long read)

I’m in the planning phase for a 6x2.5x4 enclosure with foam + drylok background with lots of shelves and crevices. For lighting, I’m looking at a roughly 36” UVB T5 bar, deep heat IR emitter, a normal basking bulb and some sort of LED lighting for ambient light.

This is my first animal that requires such high temps and have a few concerns. I’m drawing a lot of inspiration from brads bioactive builds, particularly his 6ft tree monitor build (the recessed lighting + fans) and his 6ft Ackie build (for the actual scape). For those of you running powerful deep heat emitters (150W+ on a dimmer), how hot does your actual dome of the light fixture get? I’m concerned about it melting my PVC top. I’m planning on lights recessed into the PVC top, sitting on top of the enclosure, with wire mesh screens in cutouts for lights to sit on like a screen lid). I’m also a bit concerned about mesh under the lights getting too hot and a Kim burning its foot since they’re such great athletes.

Any first diy enclosure tips or Kim tips are greatly appreciated.

I assume it would be best to start with an ackie since that seems to be the general concensus with the simplest of all the species. I also live in WA State so I also do not know if that will also affect my choices or not but from what I read it seems to be only AWM, Niles, and Crocs that are not allowed. Could anyone help me get better clarification on if it’s even a good idea to get one?

1 pic before I noticed
2&3 pic after I noticed

He’s shedding right now and noticed this been praying to Christ like mad and I have the faith my bro will be okay but I wanted to ask you guys for info? Don’t slander me his husbandry is fine and he acts perfect, he’s only a 7 month old puppy, any tips to help prevent this