crickest
Juvie Member
Hi all. I have a question. . . is it normal for a seven to eight month old dragon to do nothing but bask? Spark will leave his basking spot to poo, which he does every day on his carpet, or to eat, but otherwise he is always on his log. Sometimes he lays with his belly directly under the light, sometimes he suns just his head, but he's always over there. I've caught him gaping several times in the last couple of weeks because he doesn't want to move.
Is there a reason for him to stay in basically one place all day?
Is there a reason why he doesn't move from hot to cool?
I have him in a 40 breeder, with a Repti-Sun10.0 and a 75 watt basking bulb. His cool side is 79 - 83 and basking temp is 100 - 109 (DP). He is 17" long and eats squash, dandy leaves, worms and crickets daily. His substrate is 12" of carpet under his food, 16" of tile and about 7" of playground sand (which has been cleaned and sifted - I know the argument against sand, but he loves to sleep in it. I feed him his feeders in a bowl on the other side of the viv and he only poops on the repti carpet.) He's pooping daily. And he hates to be taken out of the viv or handled. He'll crouch on his log and try to hide when he sees me coming. He gets an occasional bath, which he hates and which stresses him out. His poo is consistently encased in fluid and the fatty pads on his head are very full. He's showing no signs of dehydration and is fat with a huge budda belly. All he really wants to do is bask.
Is this his personality? Is it something I should be worried about? Is it something he might outgrow? Is there something wrong with him?
Inquiring minds need to know.
Is there a reason for him to stay in basically one place all day?
Is there a reason why he doesn't move from hot to cool?
I have him in a 40 breeder, with a Repti-Sun10.0 and a 75 watt basking bulb. His cool side is 79 - 83 and basking temp is 100 - 109 (DP). He is 17" long and eats squash, dandy leaves, worms and crickets daily. His substrate is 12" of carpet under his food, 16" of tile and about 7" of playground sand (which has been cleaned and sifted - I know the argument against sand, but he loves to sleep in it. I feed him his feeders in a bowl on the other side of the viv and he only poops on the repti carpet.) He's pooping daily. And he hates to be taken out of the viv or handled. He'll crouch on his log and try to hide when he sees me coming. He gets an occasional bath, which he hates and which stresses him out. His poo is consistently encased in fluid and the fatty pads on his head are very full. He's showing no signs of dehydration and is fat with a huge budda belly. All he really wants to do is bask.
Is this his personality? Is it something I should be worried about? Is it something he might outgrow? Is there something wrong with him?
Inquiring minds need to know.
