beardie hiding all day

[strhunter2]

ok so for the last fiew days my beardie has been hiding under a log and not eating, when i take her out she seems fine but when i put her back she goes right under the log again...

any thought?

thanks,
Strhunter2

 

[doe222]

Do you have a UVB light? if so what kind?
What is her basking temp? What do you use for heat?
What is her substrate?
What is the temp on the cool side? does she have a cool side to retreat to if needed?
What is her daily diet?

These are important questions as most problems with beardie behavior is due to improper husbandry.

 

[strhunter2]

Do you have a UVB light? if so what kind?
What is her basking temp? What do you use for heat?
What is her substrate?
What is the temp on the cool side? does she have a cool side to retreat to if needed?
What is her daily diet?

These are important questions as most problems with beardie behavior is due to improper husbandry.

18" exo terra repti sun 10.0

basking temp is 90-100, 100 watt heat bulb on a dimmer

tile

cool side temp 75-85 (depending on room temp), yes she does

diet, normally superworms and salad

 

[doe222]

how old is the uvb? and do you dust with calcium + d3 supplement ? id recomend at least giving a combination of supers and crickets. not just supers because dusting supers doesnt exactly work out good.

 

[strhunter2]

how old is the uvb? and do you dust with calcium + d3 supplement ? id recomend at least giving a combination of supers and crickets. not just supers because dusting supers doesnt exactly work out good.

1 month old, yes i do

 

[Claudiusx]

I wanted to mention, exo terra doesn't make the reptisun bulb. Zoo med does. Do you in fact have a reptisun or is it the exo terra bulb? You can check simply by turning off the bulb and reading the mark on the bulb.

At 1 month old, your dragons basking surface temp should be around 105-110. What are you measuring the temps with?
Also, you are feeding a 1 month old superworms? Hopefully not the large superworms correct? Even the baby superworms shouldn't be fed really..

-Brandon

 

[doe222]

his uvb is 1 month old lol
he didnt state how old his beardie was.

 

[strhunter2]

I wanted to mention, exo terra doesn't make the reptisun bulb. Zoo med does. Do you in fact have a reptisun or is it the exo terra bulb? You can check simply by turning off the bulb and reading the mark on the bulb.

At 1 month old, your dragons basking surface temp should be around 105-110. What are you measuring the temps with?
Also, you are feeding a 1 month old superworms? Hopefully not the large superworms correct? Even the baby superworms shouldn't be fed really..

-Brandon

sorry my mistake its a exo terra reptiglow, the bulb is 1 month old not my beardie, and im using a ir temp gun to measure the surface temp and a regular digital thermometer to measure the air temp

 

[Claudiusx]

Hi there,

Ok, unfortunatly repti-glos have been linked to health problems such as lethargicness, lack of appetite and other issues. Often times beardies under these bulbs will try to hide from the bad rays these bulbs give off, which sounds like what is happening in your case.

I suggest switching to the Arcadia 12% tube or the reptisun 10.0 ASAP, since your dragon is already experiencing issues under the reptiglo.

Once you change your uvb bulb, and get your temps up a bit, your tank should be perfect

-Brandon

 

[Claudiusx]

his uvb is 1 month old lol
he didnt state how old his beardie was.

D'Oh, I see now. LOL

So how old is the beardie? :laughing6:
If your beardie is an adult, disregard my suggestion about 105-110. But you will want to keep the temp over 95 at all times at the basking site.

-Brandon

 

[strhunter2]

his uvb is 1 month old lol
he didnt state how old his beardie was.

D'Oh, I see now. LOL

So how old is the beardie? :laughing6:

-Brandon

im not 100% sure but shes 15" from head to tail

 

[strhunter2]

Hi there,

Ok, unfortunatly repti-glos have been linked to health problems such as lethargicness, lack of appetite and other issues. Often times beardies under these bulbs will try to hide from the bad rays these bulbs give off, which sounds like what is happening in your case.

I suggest switching to the Arcadia 12% tube or the reptisun 10.0 ASAP, since your dragon is already experiencing issues under the reptiglo.

Once you change your uvb bulb, and get your temps up a bit, your tank should be perfect

-Brandon

can i go a couple days without a uv bulb until i can get a reptisun?

 

[Claudiusx]

Yes a few days without will be fine. The bulb in there wasn't doing much good anyways by the looks of it.

You can take him out for some natural sunlight too for a little bit each day if you want.

-Brandon

 

[strhunter2]

Yes a few days without will be fine. The bulb in there wasn't doing much good anyways by the looks of it.

You can take him out for some natural sunlight too for a little bit each day if you want.

-Brandon

its too cold still where i live, not every one lives in Californian lol

thanks

 

[Claudiusx]

Haha,

It's not as great as it seems. I would give you guys our heat for some of your cold! :mrgreen:

-Brandon