Hi,
My beardie is less than a year old, and I recently upgraded his tank from Exo Terra Large/Low to Large/Wide. Since I moved him a few days ago he keeps digging and scratching the glass off and on throughout the day. Should I be concerned or is this normal behavior with the change?
Sorry I don't know why I posted this in enclosures, but did not know how to move it. Sorry
He probably has relocation stress --- if you would like for us to view the set up to see if there are any other issues that could be causing this behavior please post pics -- https://www.beardeddragon.org/useruploads/ click on XIMG on top of the message box
Karrie
Your lighting sounds good. He may just be exploring the new space a bit. I'd give him some time to adjust. If after a couple of weeks his restless behavior continues, you may want to provide time for him outside the tank to burn off some more energy.
He has a hide underneath the tile you see in the photo. You think it would be better to get a shorter light? I have a female in the same size tank and she does actually have a shorter UV that spans a little more than half, but she never seems to go to the other side.
Well from what I have learned the UVB should not span the whole tank--- 2/3 at most-- so you might want to think of putting a shorter UVB in and have it so he can sit directly under it giving him the option of when he needs to sit under it
Karrie