Oh my gosh, glass dancing driving me INSANE

[Caramell]

Okay so my dragon has been absolutely CRAZY for the past few weeks. Since I'm on my summer break, I ge to sleep in...but this little UGH won't let me! He wakes me up at 7 IN THE MORNING consistently on the dot, just jumping up the glass walls of his 40g and making loud thuds, pushing aside his basking rock left and right, his little claws making loud scratching noises, just generally NOT STOPPING FOR HOURS ON END. Then usually he'll poop. Then you know what? He'll run right through it and flail it around with his tail! That's what he did this morning. So I cleaned him and the cage up, fed him... and still runs around! But here's the catch... I'll place him on the floor of my room so he can "exercise"... he literally stops moving completely.

I have no idea what to do. I thought it might be him trying to hide from UVB, but I put a hide in there and STILL nothing. I'm losing sleep and patience, and letting him out does nothing. Please help me, I'm suffering!!

 

[Maxwellsmomma1989]

whats the temps? maybe hes getting to warm and is trying to get out where its cooler? i dunno lol, maxwell has been doing it too everyday after his daily sun i put him back in his cage and he starts dancing around till i let him out where he then hides under a recliner lol makes no sense how old is your guy maybe hes going through the maturity stage or the terrible 2 stage people talk about or he just wants attention max does it for attention

 

[Caramell]

whats the temps? maybe hes getting to warm and is trying to get out where its cooler? i dunno lol, maxwell has been doing it too everyday after his daily sun i put him back in his cage and he starts dancing around till i let him out where he then hides under a recliner lol makes no sense how old is your guy maybe hes going through the maturity stage or the terrible 2 stage people talk about or he just wants attention max does it for attention

The hot side is 85 degrees steady, basking spot 97. Cool side is 70s. I put a towel "tent" in the cage and it seems so have stopped for a little bit. He's two and a half years old. Its just so annoying to be woken up every morning and having to shove my head under my pillow, and that doesn't block the noise!

 

[littleassassin2]

Maybe try raising the basking temp to between 105-110 and raise the cool side to the mid 80s

 

[mudskipper]

Change the timer for the lights so he wakes up at the same time with you.

 

[diamc]

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What type of thermometer are you using? What brand & type of UVB do you have? Are you using any type of light at night?

 

[Caramell]

[Moved to Behavior from General Discussion forum]

What type of thermometer are you using? What brand & type of UVB do you have? Are you using any type of light at night?

I use the accurite digital thermometer with probe. Reptisun 10.0 tube, only a few months old. I use ceramic heat emitter because my room gets freezing at night from the aircon because its so heavily insulated. And his lights are on at 8.30am and off at 8.30, but his behavior starts at 7.

 

[mudskipper]

What is the temperature when the UVB isn't on? Like at night and before 8 a.m.

 

[Caramell]

What is the temperature when the UVB isn't on? Like at night and before 8 a.m.

Not sure, temps are around the 80s. He's been on anti-diarrheal medication so I keep it up to help him, his lights just went off an hour ago and the thermometer reads 84.

 

[Caramell]

Well he did it again this morning. 7am on the dot, running around, poops, then runs all over it and rams into the walls. He tries climbing up the glass and slams his nose into the glass. I don't have a background up, and i don't think putting gone up will help because he occasionally does the same with the front of the tank. Ugh... He ran for 6 hours, just stopped half an hour ago.

 

[mudskipper]

Wow.. I have no idea. Hehe. 6 hours of glass dancing. Maybe he just wants to be outside. LOL

Have you tried covering his tank so it's dark before the time to wake up? And keep the tank cooler when the lights aren't on? But that doesn't explain why he continues all day. Yeah, maybe he just wants to be outside. LOL

 

[littleassassin2]

I would just pick him up and put him on you when he does it and pet him to try and calm him down. Does he have any stress lines on him? Or maybe just take him out and leave him for a while even if he doesn't move. Or do like the person above me said and bring him outside.

 

[Caramell]

I would just pick him up and put him on you when he does it and pet him to try and calm him down. Does he have any stress lines on him? Or maybe just take him out and leave him for a while even if he doesn't move. Or do like the person above me said and bring him outside.

I'll try bringing him out of his tank. I like to open the window(screen is there) and put him on the windowsill while the sun is shining through. Usually when he runs around, he actually has the best colors ever. Bright white and yellow... And I will consider covering the tank. Don't know if itll help though since I shut the blinds completely at night and don't open them until I get up. Sighhh I hope itll end one day... :|

 

[diamc]

How old is he? How long do you wait when checking the temps with the digital probe thermometer?

Have you thought about keeping him up an hr later to see if he will sleep an hr later?

 

[Caramell]

How old is he? How long do you wait when checking the temps with the digital probe thermometer?

Have you thought about keeping him up an hr later to see if he will sleep an hr later?

He's about 2 and a half years old. I actually have the probe in his cage all day, its velcro'd to his basking rock, so I get readings throughout the day. And no I haven't actually, you think it will help?