Increased heat with season warming up

[pierceofthereptiles]

I have thermometers on the hot and cool side of my beardie's enclosure (digital not the analog ones) and lately the weather in my area has reached the 80s and I've noticed that the cool side has been in the 90s with the warm side hitting 100. I have a rheostat on the basking lamp but it only becomes equal temp on both sides and I'm not sure how to remedy this as summer will hit here and the upstairs of the house will be much warmer than it even is now.

What should I do to maintain my heat gradient??

 

[kingofnobbys]

What many do here in the hotter months if their homes are NOT airconditioned is
1) have a lower wattage basking bulb for the summer
2) set up their timers so the basking globe is turned off for 3 - 4 hours in the hottest part of the day
3) in extended heatwaves , some disconnect their basking light for the duration , so they only have the 10%UVB source on, their beardie still needs it's UVA and UVB.

 

[AHBD]

Hi there, your situation is urgent, the bulb needs to be switched to lower watt ASAP. A dragon can take short periods of cool temps., but not hot temps where they can't cool down.

Is the tank small ? What exact size is it, and can you post a few pics of your set up ? Here's how :

https://www.beardeddragon.org/useruploads/ Then use the XIMG to upload pics