randommonks
Sub-Adult Member
I got my bearded dragon on Friday night. The first night I had him, he was incredibly sociable, and even fell asleep on my hand. Yesterday, he was extremely reluctant to eat (only 5 in the morning) and was very sluggish. I had forgotten to get a temperature gauge with my supplies, so I went to Petco and got one with a probe. It turns out that his basking area was only at 85 degrees. I have rearranged his basking lamp so that his basking spot is at 105 now. He is still sluggish and has not eaten all day. He is currently hiding under his hide rock/bask rock and has been there most of the day. I've tried to introduce a few crickets this morning after the lamps had been on for 3 hours, but took them out after an hour when I noticed one of the crickets try to take a nibble from him.
Should I chalk this down to him still adjusting since this is basically his second whole day home, or is he suffering from not being at a high enough temperature?
Should I chalk this down to him still adjusting since this is basically his second whole day home, or is he suffering from not being at a high enough temperature?