My beardie is coming up on this first birthday soon, I got him in july of 2011 and ever since I had him he was a pretty lazy guy except when he I first got him and he was climbing all over his "house". He eats and poops regularly and usually he is either under the basking spot with about 1/3 of his body stuck out under the light or ontop of the basking spot. We have the Reptisun 10.0 (TUBE LIGHT not coil!) and I keep the cold side temperatures at 80 and the hot side at about 90-100 but when I get to 100 he is always gaping so I usually keep it at 95. Im looking to break the habit of just lying there. If I take him out he walks around a little bit but usually he just chills. After I put him back in if I put him ontop of the basking area he will stay there for a couple days without going down, he even sticks his head into the corner to sleep instead of going into his cave area. But if I put him on bottom he stays there for a couple of days. Every now and then he ventures up and down and when he goes up instead of going up the ramp he will insist on hauling himself up. Its actually pretty funny to watch because he is so stuborn and he is kinda dumb sometimes haha. Im looking to break this lazyness habit so I was woundering if anyone had tips.
Also he wont come down after his basking area to eat so we give him his worms on the basking spot, if he gets really hungry he will run down to the dry food and eat a tiny bit but thats not very often. His most active time is when he poops because he runs around his cage then takes a huge one right in the middle of the floor.
Also he wont come down after his basking area to eat so we give him his worms on the basking spot, if he gets really hungry he will run down to the dry food and eat a tiny bit but thats not very often. His most active time is when he poops because he runs around his cage then takes a huge one right in the middle of the floor.