Should we wake up our 20 month old dragon when she sleeps a lot?

[Pauleen Beaudin]

Should we wake up our 20 month old dragon when she sleeps a lot?

 

[Sadie]

Should we wake up our 20 month old dragon when she sleeps a lot?

Go over the lighting UVB brand and bulb coil or tube is it inside the tank and or on top of screen? Basking temps what are they and how are you taking them NO stick ons -- it could be brumation but I want to rule out the lighting and basking temps first

 

[Pauleen Beaudin]

Go over the lighting UVB brand and bulb coil or tube is it inside the tank and or on top of screen? Basking temps what are they and how are you taking them NO stick ons -- it could be brumation but I want to rule out the lighting and basking temps first

Thanks for the reply. We use a Solar Glo 125W UVA/UVB lamp. It’s about 2 months old. At night we use a Exo Terra 75W night heat lamp. Both are bulb types. The basking temp on the rock where she lays was 106°F this morning (a bit high). Other areas around the terrarium range from 78°F, areas furthest from her rock, to 96°F, areas close to her rock. We use a temperature sensing gun to take spot temperatures. She came out of a 3 month brumation at the beginning of July so I don’t believe that’s the issue. Is it possible that the ‘average‘ temperatures in the terrarium are too high causing her to just lay around and try to stay cool?

 

[Pauleen Beaudin]

Thanks for the reply. We use a Solar Glo 125W UVA/UVB lamp. It’s about 2 months old. At night we use a Exo Terra 75W night heat lamp. Both are bulb types. The basking temp on the rock where she lays was 106°F this morning (a bit high). Other areas around the terrarium range from 78°F, areas furthest from her rock, to 96°F, areas close to her rock. We use a temperature sensing gun to take spot temperatures. She came out of a 3 month brumation at the beginning of July so I don’t believe that’s the issue. Is it possible that the ‘average‘ temperatures in the terrarium are too high causing her to just lay around and try to stay cool?

Thanks for the reply. We use a Solar Glo 125W UVA/UVB lamp. It’s about 2 months old. At night we use a Exo Terra 75W night heat lamp. Both are bulb types. The basking temp on the rock where she lays was 106°F this morning (a bit high). Other areas around the terrarium range from 78°F, areas furthest from her rock, to 96°F, areas close to her rock. We use a temperature sensing gun to take spot temperatures. She came out of a 3 month brumation at the beginning of July so I don’t believe that’s the issue. Is it possible that the ‘average‘ temperatures in the terrarium are too high causing her to just lay around and try to stay cool?

 

[Sadie]

The night time heat lamp is colored? If so please get rid of it and this could be one of your issues -- colored bulbs are harmful to the eyes and disrupt their sleep-- the distance for the solar glo is ? It should be 12" and in a reflective dome w/ NO obstruction - if its obstructed meaning a screen the UVB rays are being blocked another reason for sleeping -- the screen will block 30% of those rays-- so I would recommend getting another UVB because sometimes the Solar Glo does not emit enough UVB -
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She should not be brumating no longer than 3 months --- that actually is a little longer than I would like --
I would call them they are in CA and find out how long before they ship out ---
the basking temp might be too warm for her as they get older they do not like hotter temps I would get your basking temp down to 95-105 --- its good if you can offer a gradient heat for them - a piece of decor that offers different places to sit and bask - let her pick the spot she likes --- petsmart has great decor for dragons --