Purpledino
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I have a custom made tank that is 57inX19inX17in of usable space (length,width,height) so by my calculations it is a 79 gallon tank. My bearded dragon is between 8 months-1 year old, I am not sure of his age, he already gets a black beard and head bobs so I am assuming he is starting to sexually mature. Anyway, he has recently started surfing in his tank incessantly. He slams his head against the tank side constantly and moves up and down the tank while doing this. He wants to come out and explore but he does this all the time, even if he was just out of his tank ten minutes before. Sometimes he will be mellow and just bask for a while but after a while he starts surfing again. Today his lights had only been on for 45 minutes before he started doing it again, it's starting to make me wonder whether or not he likes it in there? Like maybe his tank is stressing him out? His basking bulb is 150w since the tank itself is roughly 2 feet tall and the lamp sits on top of it. His temp in his basking spot is 105 and in the 90's all around it. Any suggestions would be great, I have a steady income so I can make changes if need be but it may take some time. I want his quality of life to be good so I will do all that I can. I believe he needs more enrichment in is tank but i'm not sure what to get, he hasn't liked any hides I have gotten/made for him so far. Here are some pictures, including one where he is trying to climb up the side of the tank.