Bearded dragon behavior

[DragonMomEm]

Hello, new here to this site. I’ve got a bearded dragon Octavia, she’s around a year and 9 months old, she been doing great and hasn’t had any problems! She has however been almost insistent on laying on my dryer..? story for context; a couple weeks ago I had just given her a bath and after toweling her dry I placed her upon a blanket on my dryer to do my laundry (switch it over and whatnot) after I started the dryer and reloaded my washer i noticed her practically asleep and nestled into the blanket. I thought what an odd thing to do… since then it’s almost become a routine to sit/ hangout on the dryer after a bath. She practically races out of my hands to climb onto the towels or blankets i have set above !?
So my question is, for any reason would there be a cause to this and or could it be harmful to her in anyway? The heat the dryer is putting off / emitting. Could she be too cold in her tank so she soaks up this heat. ( I keep our home pretty warm let alone her 40g tank with a ceramic heater and a UVB bulb on top) Could the shaking be soothing/ calming to her? I wasn’t sure and wanted to ask others if anyone has any help advice or answers… thank you.

 

[KarrieRee]

Hello, new here to this site. I’ve got a bearded dragon Octavia, she’s around a year and 9 months old, she been doing great and hasn’t had any problems! She has however been almost insistent on laying on my dryer..? story for context; a couple weeks ago I had just given her a bath and after toweling her dry I placed her upon a blanket on my dryer to do my laundry (switch it over and whatnot) after I started the dryer and reloaded my washer i noticed her practically asleep and nestled into the blanket. I thought what an odd thing to do… since then it’s almost become a routine to sit/ hangout on the dryer after a bath. She practically races out of my hands to climb onto the towels or blankets i have set above !?
So my question is, for any reason would there be a cause to this and or could it be harmful to her in anyway? The heat the dryer is putting off / emitting. Could she be too cold in her tank so she soaks up this heat. ( I keep our home pretty warm let alone her 40g tank with a ceramic heater and a UVB bulb on top) Could the shaking be soothing/ calming to her? I wasn’t sure and wanted to ask others if anyone has any help advice or answers… thank you.

Could be but dragons heat w/ their backs not stomachs--- how are you getting her surface basking temps? they should be taken w/ a digital probe thermometer -- and the UVB what are you using coil or a long tube fixture?

 

[PastelBeardie2]

If it were too warm, she would probably try to leave. She was wrapped in a towel, warm and comfy. I keep a small flannel beardie-sized blanket in my beardie's viv, and every so often he snoozes in it. I'm just surprised that the vibrations didn't bother her. Maybe they rocked her to sleep?

 

[DragonMomEm]

Could be but dragons heat w/ their backs not stomachs--- how are you getting her surface basking temps? they should be taken w/ a digital probe thermometer -- and the UVB what are you using coil or a long tube fixture?

I only have the Velcro thermometers in her tank as of this moment, but if need be I can get a digital probe. And her UVB is from a long tube fixture.

 

[KarrieRee]

I only have the Velcro thermometers in her tank as of this moment, but if need be I can get a digital probe. And her UVB is from a long tube fixture.

Please get two digital probe thermometers they are the most accurate - the velcro are giving ambient temps - what brand and bulb is the UVB look on the bulb it will tell you on the bottom it will say T 5 or T 8 as well