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    Beardie brumating after eating, has not pooped in a long time!

    He will bask for a few hours to about half the day, but then goes back into his hide. Yesterday he was out longer than that I think.
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    Beardie brumating after eating, has not pooped in a long time!

    He has never drank water that I am aware of. I mist him and the glass around him daily (after I put him under the light) and when I feed him I give him an additional 1-2ml water each time, and try to keep the paste pretty moist so it isn't too dry. Why am I lowering the temp now when you wanted...
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    Beardie brumating after eating, has not pooped in a long time!

    I have the temperature now at about 103 F. He continues basking for awhile every day (a few hours to 6hrs) then goes back into his hide. He is not coming out on his own, I am pulling him out every morning and putting him under the light. I am feeding him the critical care paste about twice...
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    Beardie brumating after eating, has not pooped in a long time!

    Yes. I am trying out some other bulbs I have, but so far they are all either too cool or way too hot. The last one got up to 121 F so I took it out and am trying another. But I have a 100 watt bulb being delivered tomorrow. He actually sat (not right under, but near) close to the 121 bulb for...
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    Beardie brumating after eating, has not pooped in a long time!

    I am making a wet paste of it and putting it in his mouth. I mix 1Tb of the critical care herbivore mix with 3/8-1/2 tsp Reptaboost since it has a higher protein content. Then I give him 1-2ml additional water every feeding also. He is maintaining his weight on 2-4 feedings weekly of that. And...
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    Beardie brumating after eating, has not pooped in a long time!

    He won’t even eat insects on his own. He seems to like the critical care herbivore paste better than insects right now, spits out insects.
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    Beardie brumating after eating, has not pooped in a long time!

    The only other basking bulb I have is 125 watt, and now the temp is up to 118 and climbing. I guess I need to get a 100 watt bulb.
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    Beardie brumating after eating, has not pooped in a long time!

    Here is what his setup is now. His hide is on the cold side of his enclosure. The temp is only getting up to high 80s under basking light, when I had a hotter bulb in (that was getting to mid-90s) he would stay up there LESS often, so I reduced the temp some. I have the 24" T5 bulb, and there...
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    Beardie brumating after eating, has not pooped in a long time!

    So he did well for awhile, perked up and seemed to gain more energy. However the last couple months he comes out in the morning and suns himself for a few hours, and then goes back in his hide. I have continued feeding him (he still is not wanting to eat on his own) from 1-4 times weekly, and he...
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    Beardie brumating after eating, has not pooped in a long time!

    I got the 10.0 bulb today and put it in.
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    Beardie brumating after eating, has not pooped in a long time!

    I need to order the 10.0. I just set it up today and realized it wasn't the right bulb.
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    Beardie brumating after eating, has not pooped in a long time!

    This is the screen I have. The problem is that my terrarium is 5ft long x 18in wide x 2ft deep, but the opening is only 22in long. It has a glass piece across the top in the middle, which leaves 22in on each side. So the only way to make a 24in light fit is cross-wise, but I don't feel like it...
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    Beardie brumating after eating, has not pooped in a long time!

    I got a reptisun 24" T5 HO terrarium hood which I thought had a 10.0 uvb bulb, but actually came with a 5.0 bulb. It says to put it outside the screen? I thought when I ordered it that it would go inside. From the documentation it looks like he needs to be 5-6 inch below it.
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    Beardie brumating after eating, has not pooped in a long time!

    Links would be great. What about basking lights? I’ve heard some of those can be bad for them.
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    Beardie brumating after eating, has not pooped in a long time!

    Can you explain the rationale for the change in light, and the reason for 24 inches or longer? (Not arguing, just want to understand). I think what triggered him to brumate is the temp in the cage. Its only 80 under the light, I need to get a warmer light now that it is cold (he did goto sleep...
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