HELP

[Liam16]

I use 100 w power sun, 100 wat 24 hour zoomed red light, and a repti sun 10.0., I am using a temp gun, the temp is around 105

 

[Liam16]

Please don't post questions twice. All it does is clutter the board and make it difficult for others to keep up with you.

You need to tell us what your setup is specifically like. Just like Brandon asked.

Also if you've been feeding him mealworms since you got him, he could very well be impacted.

Sorry about posting it twice, I thought I put it in the wrong category. I have only been feading him mealworms today and he usually eats crickets

 

[Claudiusx]

Is there any specific reason you are using an MVB and a UVB bulb?

That sounds like big overkill for such a small tank.

I'd ditch the powersun and keep the reptisun 10.0. The reptisun is a tube correct?
Replace the powersun with a normal basking bulb to get you your temperatures.
And toss/return/get rid of the red bulb. Red bulbs are not meant for bearded dragons.

If you would answer all of my questions, I could help you.
EDIT: saw you edited

105 is the temp at the basking surface?
Do you know the hot side and cool side temps?


-Brandon

 

[Mistyck]

Reptisun = Fluorescent tube? Or is it a coil?

How big are the crickets?

 

[Liam16]

Yes, cool side is 80 and basking is 105, what do you mean ditch the lights? The person at petco said to use all of them and said to keep the red one on at night. I do not keep the light on because the temp in my house is 70 and it would hurt the beardies eyes

 

[Liam16]

Reptisun = Fluorescent tube? Or is it a coil?

How big are the crickets?

Fluorescent tube, and the crickets are large. My beardie is 10.5 inches long

 

[Mistyck]

You do not need the Powersun, especially since you have the Repti-sun. IF the repti-sun is a fluorescent tube then it's the correct one.

Also the red light is not meant for bearded dragons. No matter what the dumb pet shop employee says. They need Bright WHITE lights.

Also crickets should be no bigger than the space between his eyes. Any larger and he can become impacted.

 

[Claudiusx]

Remember, petshop employees (to generalize) are often not very well trained on the pets they sale, and they are definitely not experts in a certain species like many members on this site are. Their main goal is to make money, our main goal is to spread good knowledge.

Listen to the people who have had dragons for decades, or listen to the teenager looking for party money.

-Brandon

 

[Liam16]

Thank you and are you saying I should get rid of the red light no matter what it is. What will he do for heat?

 

[Liam16]

Remember, petshop employees (to generalize) are often not very well trained on the pets they sale, and they are definitely not experts in a certain species like many members on this site are. Their main goal is to make money, our main goal is to spread good knowledge.

Listen to the people who have had dragons for decades, or listen to the teenager looking for party money.

-Brandon

I agree with you about the pets smart people (also in general and I'm not saying they are bad people). Anyway, I think my beardie is sick

 

[Mistyck]

I told you. He needs bright white light. That will give him heat as well. Use a regular household bulb. (Incandescent not coil) So YES, get rid of the red bulb.

 

[Claudiusx]

Yes get rid of the red light.

Firstly, the red light would only be used at night. Bearded dragons can see this red light and it disrupts their sleep. They need complete darkness. So it's useless.

You need two bulbs.

A uvb bulb. You have that. The reptisun 10.0
A basking bulb. You need to go buy that. You can use a normal household bulb as long as it's not one of the coil spiral bulbs (CFL's). All you need this bulb to do is give you the heat you need, and provide a bright white light. Don't buy a soft white or a yellowish light, buy a light with a crisper, whiter light output. You most likely will have to buy a couple different wattages until you find which works for you.

Your powersun currently provides uvb and heat. You already have a good uvb, so you need to get rid of the powersun as you can't turn off it's uvb and make it just give heat. You need a heat bulb.

-Brandon

 

[Liam16]

I told you. He needs bright white light. That will give him heat as well. Use a regular household bulb. (Incandescent not coil) So YES, get rid of the red bulb.

Thank you.i think my beardie is sick though. He is not active, does not pay attention to crickets and has dark circles around his eyes.

 

[Claudiusx]

A dragon isn't going to act healthy unless it's living in a proper environment. That goes the same for any living creature on earth.

Once you get your setup right, things should turn around. But until then, you can't expect him to be acting fine and happy.

-Brandon

 

[Mistyck]

Once you change the lights, and he readjusts to that, he might turn around. His eyes are probably hurting from the lights, so he doesn't want to chase anything.