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[Allan1124]

Hi we recently added Cooper to our family. We got him yesterday and he lives in a 40 gallon with rocks and wood for climbing and exploring. His baskin spot is about 9 inches from 105• his midrange temp is about 80 right now. We are working on moving the tank in front of a window to help raise temps a little. We are also working on raising his basking spot a couple inches. He has been exploring and basking since last night. He also ate this morning! But he's been sleeping curled up under a rock since. Normal? I thought heat helped digestion? Thank you We are still learning lots.

 

[traildrifterphalanx]

He's a very cute little dragon!
His basking temp of 105 is just about where you want it, so I wouldn't be too concerned. Putting him in a window could make it ungodly hot in there, so I'd be careful. My crew basks at about 108 but will position themselves warmer or cooler depending on if they just ate.

He is likely stressed out from the move and is hiding/sleeping as a form of recovery. I'd recommend taking the hide out for now, or for a few hours at a time, to allow him to adjust to seeing his new surroundings.

What kind of UVB do you have for him?

 

[kingofnobbys]

He's a very handsome and got great colours and looks very happy / relaxed in your hand. Think you're off to a great start. Feel free to have snuggles if he enjoys them.

105 degF is right on the top of the desired basking temperature range.

If the sun comes in through that window I don't placing the viv there is a good idea, the sun could easy bump up the temperature by 10- 15 degF and it will then be too hot for him ( perhaps dangerously hot see viewtopic.php?f=5&t=233516

If you have a window which has a very low (almost floor level bottom cill) when he's a bit older and you can be sure he can't get under or behind things and get lost or hard to recover , he'll definitely enjoy window gazing - watching the world through the glass. Mine all love to do that.

Just checking , in case you need to tweek some things to give him the best possible life and in case you missed something or were given bad advice by the seller.

A rundown and details of your feeding schedule and other husbandry aspects . Might be a very easy fix .

Photos of the tank and showing substrate and lighting will help too.

How heavy is he ?
...... recommend weighing them regularly (weekly say)?

Can you give us a good rundown on the setup and schedules (light and feeding) :
Basking light
........ is it a coloured globe ? (BAD)
........ what is it's wattage ?
........ how far from the basking spot ?

TEMPERATURES ?
>>> daytime
.......warm zone
.......basking spot
...... how are you measuring your temperatures ?
TOO COLD = SLEEPY DRAGON
>>> overnight minimum viv temperatures ?

UVA AND UVB ADEQUATE ?
>>> is the uv rated AT LEAST 10%UVB ?
>>> is it a COMPACT (curly globe & WATTAGE ?
>>> or a T8 tube ?
>>> or a T5 tube ?
>>> or an MVB ?
VERY IMPORTANT : what is the brand ?
(not all UVB compacts and tubes are created equal or as well , many shops sell their own brand (Zilla, All Living Things, Reptile-One, Nat Geo , Natural Selections (in green boxes) which are cheap Chinese clones made very cheaply using very poor quality quartz glass and cheap phosphors ==> very poor UV spectrum produced incl UVC band and bad parts of the UVB band)

>>> also is it covered (in a domestic fluorescent light fitting )? == BAD
>>> also is it sitting ontop a mesh top ? == BAD
>>> how far from basking spot ?
too far and the UVA and UVB WILL BE TOO DILUTE.
UVA FLUX TOO LOW where dragon is ==> a very lethargic dragon w/ a very poor apetite just in the short term , and neurological problems if this persists , not to mention MVB if UVB flux too low long enough with inadequate metabolisation of dietary calcium or inadequate intake out calcium

http://www.arcadia-reptile.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/guide-bearded-dragon.jpg

TANK
>>> size (L x W x H) and construction.

SUBSTRATE ?
>>> is it sand ? == BAD AND IF CALCISAND this is EXTREMELY BAD/LETHAL when ingested
>>> is it particulate ? == BAD

TOO SHORT A PHOTOPERIOD (lights are not kept on long enough each day , will make beardie think it is winter , recommend at least 14 HRS PER DAY)

FEEDING SCHEDULE (I recommend at least 2 hrs lights/heat on before first live feed and after last feed of the day)
>>> when are you offering live feeder insects ? what are they ? how big are they ?
>>> when are you offering greens and other veg ? what are you offering ?
good guide is here : http://www.beautifuldragons.com/Nutritionframeset.html