Hello,
I recently rescued Stoick who's a 4-year-old male beardie about a month ago. Recently I've noticed that he stays on this one particular log almost all the time. Also the log is on the cool side of his tank. It concerns me because in the morning when I come in to check on him and give him his salad he's still on the log and very dark and a little cool to the touch. He doesn't go to the basking side of his cage so I started putting him there myself because I'm worried he's not getting enough warmth. Once I do put him there he stays there and perks up (like he looks around, licks, raises his head up, stretches the beard, and seems happy). Why isn't he going to the basking side on his own? Should I put his log on the basking side?
A little background:
The hot side of his tank I try to keep around 95-102. Hottest it's ever been was 106.
His cool side is about 80-85 but can drop down to 70 at night.
He has a UVB bulb.
He gets a regular diet of salads and crickets and roaches.
He just recently shed. And he's eating normally. And he pooped yesterday.
He's in a 40 gallon tank. He has decorations and a hammock (that he never uses).
The basking light is a halogen bulb, could that be the problem?
Thank you so much for any help. Stoick is only my second beardie so I'm still learning.
I recently rescued Stoick who's a 4-year-old male beardie about a month ago. Recently I've noticed that he stays on this one particular log almost all the time. Also the log is on the cool side of his tank. It concerns me because in the morning when I come in to check on him and give him his salad he's still on the log and very dark and a little cool to the touch. He doesn't go to the basking side of his cage so I started putting him there myself because I'm worried he's not getting enough warmth. Once I do put him there he stays there and perks up (like he looks around, licks, raises his head up, stretches the beard, and seems happy). Why isn't he going to the basking side on his own? Should I put his log on the basking side?
A little background:
The hot side of his tank I try to keep around 95-102. Hottest it's ever been was 106.
His cool side is about 80-85 but can drop down to 70 at night.
He has a UVB bulb.
He gets a regular diet of salads and crickets and roaches.
He just recently shed. And he's eating normally. And he pooped yesterday.
He's in a 40 gallon tank. He has decorations and a hammock (that he never uses).
The basking light is a halogen bulb, could that be the problem?
Thank you so much for any help. Stoick is only my second beardie so I'm still learning.