Rebecca Talbot
Hatchling Dragon
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Hello, I just today bought a baby bearded dragon. I've owned many pets but never a reptile and I'm terrified I'm not doing this correctly. I bought a 40 breeder gallon tank that included a starting kit for the baby. I set everything up, including the duel domed basking and UVB lighting/heating. It's 100-watts, but my probed digital thermometer and temperature gun are both reading 97.2 f. Is this enough for the baby? I have no idea if the baby is a he or she but I've decided to call the baby Nel. Nel also hasn't moved from his basking spot on top of a wood hideout and has been asleep for a few hours. He/she has already eaten the 4 small crickets I had put in there. My house doesn't get under 65 at night, but I'm scared that turning off the UVB/basking light will cause him to freeze.