I recently put my 8yo male in a new tank and he keeps running around it like crazy. He has a few hours where hes happy and basking but suddenly he freaks out and starts sprinting around the tank, so I take him out and he practically jumps out and seems really stressed like hes seen a ghost or something
does anyone know whats causing this almost bipolar behaviour??
Your sure hes male? Could be hormones as it is mating season-- what about the lighting in the tank -- ? Has it changed? Is he freaking when hes out of the tank? What about black bearding?
Karrie
yep he's a boy, I had him sexed by a vet at about 2 or 3 years old.
Ive still got a white and red bulb - same as the other tank
he isnt blacking up at all and showing no signs of aggression
when i did take him out he flipped out and jumped right off me (about 2ft) after he calmed down I checked him over and he seems uninjured
hes been in this new tank for 3 days, he was completely fine on the first day.
basking areas showing about 30C ive got a heat tile there too so the temp would be fine
ive got no other dragons but i have covered the tank with a towel just incase there are any outside triggers
this morning i gave him some new leafy greens and freaked out pretty much as soon as he saw me :-(
he ate fine last night and the night before and had a normal poop yesterday - im running on australian time to avoid confusion haha
Red bulb? That is the issues-- colored bulbs hurt their eyes and can cause long term damage-- the only bulbs that should be used in their tanks should be a bright white basking bulb and a good UVB NO COILS! if you need extra heat a CHE w/ no light-- extra lighting for tank you can use a regular house hold bulb white day lamp -- there should be no lights on at nite--- they need darkness like us- slows their metabolism so they sleep better
Karrie
No heat rocks please--- beardies heat from the top not their tummies--- a CHE is a ceramic heat emitter - they go into a dome like the basking lights and are solid white coil looking bulb but have no light--- its just heat - you can get them in 75 watt and 100 watt I believe - if you need one to keep the temps about 65 at night invest in that --- please post pics of your tank and lighting so we can see other issues that could be causing this kind of behavior
Karrie
hi guys just a little update
burnies back to his old self! he must've just been stressed from moving house haha
i also replaced the red with a white bulb