We have a beardie, Naito, that is we think still a juvenile. We got him (her?) from a rescue back in middle of March. He is 10 inches plus whatever part of his tail is missing. He was kept in a very small tank, so I am not sure if his growth has been stunted. The rescue got him in February and said the owner had him since October.
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 10-20 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 30-45. Can be very humid here or very dry...and anywhere in between.
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!
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 10-20 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 30-45. Can be very humid here or very dry...and anywhere in between.
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!