More hiding?

[rango101]

My 1 year old beardie has been spending more time hiding lately, in the morning he'll go straight to his hide and falls asleep early. I plop him back in his basking spot and he'll stay there for a while normally. Besides that he's eating and pooping normally. He should be done bruminating at this point theoretically since he just finished bruminating this past winter. He has a 4x2x2 tank with a Arcadia D3+ desert 12% UVB tube, basking spot is 102F, cool side with DHP is 82F and I have a jungle dawn on top. He gets dubias dusted with Ca/multivitamins 2-3 times a week and salad every day. The only thing I can think of that might be bugging him is that the UVB in the basking spot is a little high according to my solar meter it's like 8-9. Any suggestions for how to get him more active/should I be worried? Or should I just take the hides out for a while?

 

[Hazel_Basil10]

I wouldn't take out his hiding places becuz he might be hiding for a reason.

 

[KarrieRee]

My 1 year old beardie has been spending more time hiding lately, in the morning he'll go straight to his hide and falls asleep early. I plop him back in his basking spot and he'll stay there for a while normally. Besides that he's eating and pooping normally. He should be done bruminating at this point theoretically since he just finished bruminating this past winter. He has a 4x2x2 tank with a Arcadia D3+ desert 12% UVB tube, basking spot is 102F, cool side with DHP is 82F and I have a jungle dawn on top. He gets dubias dusted with Ca/multivitamins 2-3 times a week and salad every day. The only thing I can think of that might be bugging him is that the UVB in the basking spot is a little high according to my solar meter it's like 8-9. Any suggestions for how to get him more active/should I be worried? Or should I just take the hides out for a while?

Your UVB is on top of the screen?

 

[rango101]

Your UVB is on top of the screen?

inside in reflector about 13 inches from the basking spot

 

[KarrieRee]

inside in reflector about 13 inches from the basking spot

Ok so that's good-how old is the bulb? And I am gonna have Cooper dragon chime in on this
@CooperDragon

 

[CooperDragon]

Your UVI is a bit high, but not necessarily a problem if there is lower levels available nearby (still allowing basking temps). I usually shoot for 3-6UVI in the middle of the basking area with the exposure tapering off as you move away from it down to 0-1 UVI. I try to provide a similar gradient with heat - surface temps of around 98-103 on the basking site, 90s around that, and low-mid 70s on the far side.

While it sounds like your lighting is in really good shape, it might be worth turning off the LEDs or the CHE (just one at a time) to see if that makes a difference in his behavior. I think he may just be inclined to a second brumation (maybe partially) which seems to happen now and then. If he isn't eating much but is maintaining his weight, that's likely to be the case. I'd keep monitoring his weight and maybe try some small tweaks to the lighting just to try and identify something he may not like.