Mollie the dragon
Hatchling Member
- Beardie name(s)
- Mollie
how old is she? for babies they like 105-110 and adults like typically 95-100 though all of them are a little different. anything over 115 is too hotSo my beardie has been out basking for 2 hours then she goes back into her hide and sleeps for tge rest of the night, tgis has been happening for 2 days. she never does this is it normal? shes having fine bowel movements, her lights and temps havent changed, except... her basking light went out a couple days ago and so I went and grabbed her another one but it feels way hotter than the other one but same watts, she doesnt go directly under the heat just near it, its around high 110s is that tooo hot and thats why shes being like this??
i figured it was tooo hot but she sits on the side so idk if that made a difference ill attach a pic, and shes around 8 months, she lays on the longgg rock.how old is she? for babies they like 105-110 and adults like typically 95-100 though all of them are a little different. anything over 115 is too hot
if her basking temps are getting over 115 you need to make them cooler. it doesnt look like you can really lower her basking spot but will it be possible to raise the lamp? or lower the basking spot if it actually is possible? what are her temps throughout the cage and what are you taking them with?i figured it was tooo hot but she sits on the side so idk if that made a difference ill attach a pic, and shes around 8 months, she lays on the longgg rock.
a digital probe thermometer, its about 75 on cool side and like almost 120 on her hot side, i could probably find a way to higher the dome with wood, would that work??if her basking temps are getting over 115 you need to make them cooler. it doesnt look like you can really lower her basking spot but will it be possible to raise the lamp? or lower the basking spot if it actually is possible? what are her temps throughout the cage and what are you taking them with?
a digital probe thermometer, its about 75 on cool side and like almost 120 on her hot side, i could probably find a way to higher the dome with wood, would that work??
thank youuu!! That would help TONS!!A lamp stand that you can raise/lower as needed:
that makes a lot of sense, ill remover her top rock, then shell be about 12 inches or a lil more away from the basking bulb and uvb, is that okay?Please lower the surface basking temp to 95-100-- you can take out a piece of the rock you have for basking decor - see if that will lower the surface temp-- it sounds like the basking bulb was weak from length of time you had it -- it blowing out was normal -- so as basking bulbs age they get weaker in time that its why its good to check those surface basking temps at least once a month
where is the UVB? top of screen? I cant see it in the pic--- for the basking bulb the 12" is fine for the UVB its fine as long as its INSIDE the tank - your screen determines placement - is the screen a fine mesh like a screen door or a wide hole type ?that makes a lot of sense, ill remover her top rock, then shell be about 12 inches or a lil more away from the basking bulb and uvb, is that okay?
The UVB is on top on the tank, heres a pic of the mesh, its pretty smallwhere is the UVB? top of screen? I cant see it in the pic--- for the basking bulb the 12" is fine for the UVB its fine as long as its INSIDE the tank - your screen determines placement - is the screen a fine mesh like a screen door or a wide hole type ?
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