Not sure if this should be here or health...

[luvalot]

We have a beardie, Naito, that is we think still a juvenile. We got him (her?) from a rescue back in middle of March.

We have a 48x48x24 enclosure. We use a T5 10.0 reptisun and a 150W basking light. The other light in the picture is no longer used. It was for our cold winter nights here in Canada .

His basking perch is on top of a makseshift "crash pad" as he is missing one front limb and it appears as though one of his back limbs is deformed or had been broken before we got him. So he had a tendency to fall off his basking log. It is a piece of foam wrapped in a loopless fleece.

The problem is over the last week and a half or so he hangs out in his little cave on the right. He very rarely comes out at all. He almost never basks. You can see him hiding in there. When I come in the room to talk to him he will poke his head out to "listen" to me.

He is eating normal...about 15-20 small crickets a day, salad and about 20 Rep-Cal pellets mixed with his salad (helps him want it more). His crickets are dusted.

The humidity runs between 35-45.

We have an Infrared thermometer we use. The basking log itself (surface) is 102. The blanket underneath is 97. The middle of the enclosure is 86. Inside his cave is 78 and outside cave but on that side is 80.

Any suggestions? Is it something with the temperature of the cage, or could this be more health related?

Thanks

 

[CooperDragon]

It may just be a temporary slowdown or mood. Your setup sounds good to me. How far is the UVB light from the tallest basking spot that he uses? You may want to cut the mesh top under the bulb so it doesn't intercept it if it's at further distances. If he's still eating well he's probably fine. I would track his weight and just let him do his thing for now though unless you see other signs of trouble like black beard, weight loss, loss of appetite, or more lethargic behavior/loss of alertness.