Lower the decor that hes sitting on or get a different decor for him to sit on ---- Petsmart has really nice stuff for bearded dragons it is spendy but easy to keep clean - most all of my decor has come from Pet Smart
Karrie
Pretty much any digital with probe end you find at a petstore will work. They are relatively cheap now. Usually around 10 bucks. A very good investment. The probe allows you to get your actual basking temperature which is very important
I agree, definitely try to get a digital probe thermometer or a temp gun so you can get a more
accurate reading of his temperatures.
He could have been too close to his basking, the humidity might have been too high or he also
could have ingested too large of insects perhaps. So he has not squeaked at all today?
Do you keep the probe temperature gage in at all times? Yes the other temperature gage was about 6* off! ? I added the bulbs suggested and now my set up looks like this + probe temp. The guy I bought him from says he’s ready to breed?!? That seems weird & everyone was worried here ??
You can. I dont usually. At least not for the basking site as it usually gets simply sat on or knocked off lol.
So what is the probe saying your surface temp is?
Put the probe where he would be basking. That will tell you the temperature he is exposed to while basking. If you're unsure, post a picture up of where you have it sitting currently. But it should just basically rest on the surface you want to measure. Give it 5 or 10 minutes too to settle.
Did you get rid of the red bulb?????????? Please do if you havent - colored bulbs hurt their eyes and can cause long term eye damage ---- the basking spot needs to be 105-110 for a baby and 95-105 for an adult --- what ever he is sitting on at that spot -- so what ever decor is there for basking take it where he is sitting --- if its too hot you need to either raise the bulb or lower the decor hes sitting or lower the wattage of the bulb------------
Karrie
Karrie, red bulb was new as of today’s trip to the pet store: I’ve turned it off but everyone is telling me different things. He usually sits between at 110*
You should not use a red bulb. Did the petstore tell you that?
I'm confused by your measurements. What does basking bridge mean. Do you mean there is a bridge type piece of furniture in your tank and it reaches 140?