Bearded dragon spending a lot of time in his hide

[TheMailSquirrel]

So my ~6 month old bearded dragon who is ~15" is spending a lot of times in his hide, he goes out to bask for a bit, eats then goes in his hide the rest of the day. I've had him since November, and in his big enclosure since January. I supplement his food with vitamim d3 and calcium and viam powder 2 feedings a week. I have a 24" fluorescent tube reptisun 10.0, his basking is ~ 113f and his cool sode ~75f. He eats mostly crickets and some greens. I don't know why he's acting like this.

 

[kingofnobbys]

So my ~6 month old bearded dragon who is ~15" is spending a lot of times in his hide, he goes out to bask for a bit, eats then goes in his hide the rest of the day. I've had him since November, and in his big enclosure since January. I supplement his food with vitamim d3 and calcium and viam powder 2 feedings a week. I have a 24" fluorescent tube reptisun 10.0, his basking is ~ 113f and his cool sode ~75f. He eats mostly crickets and some greens. I don't know why he's acting like this.

Maybe the basking spot is too warm for him, can you lower it or raise the globe, to back off the temperature there by about 10F .... this may encourage him to bask longer and be out his hide longer.

 

[TheMailSquirrel]

So my ~6 month old bearded dragon who is ~15" is spending a lot of times in his hide, he goes out to bask for a bit, eats then goes in his hide the rest of the day. I've had him since November, and in his big enclosure since January. I supplement his food with vitamim d3 and calcium and viam powder 2 feedings a week. I have a 24" fluorescent tube reptisun 10.0, his basking is ~ 113f and his cool sode ~75f. He eats mostly crickets and some greens. I don't know why he's acting like this.

Maybe the basking spot is too warm for him, can you lower it or raise the globe, to back off the temperature there by about 10F .... this may encourage him to bask longer and be out his hide longer.

He would usually just sit next to the light beam which is at 108f