renoholdway
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Hi. I have a three-year-old female bearded dragon who for some reason is avoiding her UVB light. Here are the facts. She is three years old, female, never laid eggs, her appetite is very scarce. She will maybe eat three pieces of collard greens every few days with me feeding her. She is refusing all bugs. Her high basking temps are mid 90s to 100, and her cool side is low 80s. She is also not wanting to bask. I know for a fact that it is something related to the UVB because I got a clearFecal sample today from the vet, and I did an experiment where I turned off her UVB and she immediately started to bask. After four hours of the UVB being off, I turned it back on and she immediately went into her hide. Other new symptoms is that she doesn’t really want to be held vertically that much. She’s fine being held horizontally but does not want to be put on your shoulder vertically. When the UVB is on she gets dark. Not Blackbeard in completely, but overall dark. I can’t find any information on why a bearded dragon would avoid the UVB. Her UVB Set up is a T5 Arcadia D3 +12% desert bulb, mounted inside and a Sunblaster lamp. She is in a 4 x 2 x 2 Zen habitat enclosure. The UVB bulb is 18 inches from her basking area. Does anybody know why she might be avoiding the UVB?