Sleeps all day

This has been going on for a while now. My beardie will go insider her cave and scratch her carpet until she's all the way under it and just sleep. In the middle of the day! And she stays there all day if I don't put her under her basking light. But she does eat, but after she just goes back to sleep. If I don't take her from under her carpet she's not basking at all and she's never warm anymore.
 

KarrieRee

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Beardie name(s)
Hiccup he is 6 and Blaze is 4
This has been going on for a while now. My beardie will go insider her cave and scratch her carpet until she's all the way under it and just sleep. In the middle of the day! And she stays there all day if I don't put her under her basking light. But she does eat, but after she just goes back to sleep. If I don't take her from under her carpet she's not basking at all and she's never warm anymore.
How old is the dragon and please post a pic of the basking lamp and the UVB
 

SANDSTORMtbeardie11

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How old is the dragon and please post a pic of the basking lamp and the UVB
as of right now she has a house light bulb that my mom got(but it's not warm enough so I just keep it off) and we don't have a uvb right now just a basking light. I kept the house bulb off because I was scared it would be too hot for her.
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KarrieRee

BD.org Sicko
Beardie name(s)
Hiccup he is 6 and Blaze is 4
as of right now she has a house light bulb that my mom got(but it's not warm enough so I just keep it off) and we don't have a uvb right now just a basking light. I kept the house bulb off because I was scared it would be too hot for her. View attachment 70970
Please get a digital probe thermometer- you need surface basking temps - 95-100 for a 6 months old and older and 105-110 for younger- next you need to get a 24" fixture for a 40+ gallon tank w/ a 10.0 T 5 bulb zoo med has a 5.0 bulb that comes w/ the fixture you can use that on a 20 gallon tank- or get a Arcadia pro T 5 w/ a 12% bulb --- these things are crucial and I mean extremely important to the health of your dragon-- she will quit eating all together if you do not get this corrected-- as soon as you can - when you get the uvb please post on here I can help you get it placed for your tank - it will depend on the screen -- if you need links I can post but please get this fixed- zoo med digital probe thermometer-
 
So as Reddit put it for my previous beardie; sleeping all day is not a good sign. UVB is a requirement for reptiles and their ability to digest and grow. Assuming I read this correctly about the carpet, I suggest removing access for her to get under that. For a UVB bulb the best vet recommended one is Arcadia and it only needs to be replaced every 12 months compared to the usual 6 months. Stick some heat mats under the tank to help with the temperature. If she doesn’t not improve after some time of making the necessary changes; take her to the vet.
 

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