So my partner has gone away for work for 3 months and left me with his bearded dragon. The dragon seemed lethargic and was avoiding his lights, his bearded seemed permanently black and he also wasn't digesting veg properly. So I did my research and found that the heat / lighting wasn't where it should be. I have incrementally swapped bulbs etc. until it is all within the correct temperature ranges (basking spot 43 degrees centigrade, cool end 24 degrees C) and now I have a seemingly happy bearded dragon (he has a couple patches of stuck shed but nothing else seems amiss - I am bathing him and have a soft toothbrush coming to help with that) however, since I have made these adjustments, he has taken to basking with the soles of his front feet pointing up, he brings them up under him in reaction to me opening the glass, and he climbs up/down from his basking spot several times a day so I doubt there is a mobility issue. He mainly does it when he is 'basking' in the warm zone. Is this him being chilled? The only thing I haven't checked is the UV levels, as I don't have the kit for that, but all his bulbs are < 5 weeks old.
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Is showing the soles of his feet normal?
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Is this the position hes in? If so hes fine lol, just getting some sun, may we see his setup? It might help us figure out if it’s something serious or not, what kind of uvb is he getting? If he doesn’t have proper uvb that might be why he cant digest his food properly.
Hey, that is definitely the position! I googled it but got no hits! He has 3 spots which all give UVA and UVB (varying wattages left to right, max 60W, min 25W). I know his viv is on the small side, so plan is to add a shelf (roughly 1.5ft square) on the RHS to give him more space and cool down the area by his water bowl but house troubles mean I haven't got round to it yet. He doesn't seem to want for space though as he never asks to come out anymore (he was a gift "with set up" but the viv he came in was only 2ft by 1ft and in that he would tap the glass to come out frequently). The ceramic bulb on the RHS isn't used unless we have very cold nights.
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Im glad hes just chilling! Lol beardies do weird things
