Mistergreenbeans
Bearded Dragon Egg
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He never goes to the cool side?
9 month old beardie in a 120 gal. I have thermometers in the enclosure as well as a temp gun. He literally never leaves his basking spot except to eat, including sleeping there when the light is off.
Cool side is 78, warm side is 105, 110 at the highest basking point, where he stays all the time.
He has a shade spot on the hot side that he’s never used, and a hide that he can lay on top of or underneath on his cool side, along with his water dish. He comes down for food, I put his bowl right in the middle of the tank. He eats bugs and greens like a champ and is growing, so I feel like he’s healthy…
He has an LED light over the cool spot, the ceramic heat bulb is mid-hot side and then the basking bulb is right above his basking spot. He usually climbs on top of the wooden piece so he’s practically at the top of the tank.
Is it normal to never go to the cool side? Do I need to raise the ceramic bulb to something hotter? If I up the wattage on the basking bulb, will he get too hot? He’s done this his whole life, even in a smaller tank. Does it matter?
9 month old beardie in a 120 gal. I have thermometers in the enclosure as well as a temp gun. He literally never leaves his basking spot except to eat, including sleeping there when the light is off.
Cool side is 78, warm side is 105, 110 at the highest basking point, where he stays all the time.
He has a shade spot on the hot side that he’s never used, and a hide that he can lay on top of or underneath on his cool side, along with his water dish. He comes down for food, I put his bowl right in the middle of the tank. He eats bugs and greens like a champ and is growing, so I feel like he’s healthy…
He has an LED light over the cool spot, the ceramic heat bulb is mid-hot side and then the basking bulb is right above his basking spot. He usually climbs on top of the wooden piece so he’s practically at the top of the tank.
Is it normal to never go to the cool side? Do I need to raise the ceramic bulb to something hotter? If I up the wattage on the basking bulb, will he get too hot? He’s done this his whole life, even in a smaller tank. Does it matter?