Worried about our dragon not eating

Hookfang

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The 150 W heat lamp is likely increasing the temperature enough, but you will have to measure it.
It is not a problem that the heat lamp is positioned behind the UVB light. I do the same: towards the front is the UVB, behind is the heat lamp (I have two heat lamps as I have already an adult bearded dragon with a larger sized tank).

For the tube: The fixture comes with a 5.0. This has lower UV and is more for e.g. rainforest species. For desert species like the bearded dragon, a 10.0 is strongly recommended. If it's not available at the pet store, you can use the 5.0 for now and order the 10.0. It's easy to distinguish as the package shows a bearded dragon and it says "10.0 Desert".
yes the bulb has been replaced with 10.0
 

KarrieRee

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Hiccup he is 6 and Blaze is 5
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Ok so the UVB needs to go either in the tank or take the screen off or pull the screen to one side and place the UVB width wise w/ the screen butted up to it -- place a piece of basking decor directly under it 12-15 inches
 

Hookfang

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Ok so the UVB needs to go either in the tank or take the screen off or pull the screen to one side and place the UVB width wise w/ the screen butted up to it -- place a piece of basking decor directly under it 12-15 inches
we have a 40 gallon tank, 12x12x30. The UVB is 24" and the heat lamp is 8.5" in diameter. I am struggling to get it to fit correctly.
 

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Hi there, you've made some good changes for the baby. Can you post a pic of the enclosure from the top, showing the screen ? You can fit the uvb diagonally and the heat lamp in one of the open corners.
 

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Hi there, you've made some good changes for the baby. Can you post a pic of the enclosure from the top, showing the screen ? You can fit the uvb diagonally and the heat lamp in one of the open corners.
Here is a picture from above. This is what we think could work, but we would have to use a 100w bulb instead and remove the current UVB.
 

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ChileanTaco

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Here is a picture from above. This is what we think could work, but we would have to use a 100w bulb instead and remove the current UVB.
Yes, the coil UVB should be removed, and not just the linear tube UVB added. It's not only that the coil is too weak, it is simply wrong and can be harmful even if used in addition.
 

AHBD

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Yes that's good, or put it next to it longwise but more to one side. And add something to climb on so he can get closer to the uvb + heat. You can even use a branch from outside [ not pine or anything with sap ] You can kill any potential hidden pests from outside wood by putting in the preheated 250 degree oven for 30-40 minutes, just careful that the wood is not near the heat elements.
 

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Yes that's good, or put it next to it longwise but more to one side. And add something to climb on so he can get closer to the uvb + heat. You can even use a branch from outside [ not pine or anything with sap ] You can kill any potential hidden pests from outside wood by putting in the preheated 250 degree oven for 30-40 minutes, just careful that the wood is not near the heat elements.
here is what the set up is now. Should we change anything?
 

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KarrieRee

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Your going to want to upgrade that tank soon-- its not very big especially for a adult dragon -- by the time hes a year old he will need a bigger tank -- please take the coil out - use only the long tube fixture that you have --
 

Hookfang

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Your going to want to upgrade that tank soon-- its not very big especially for a adult dragon -- by the time hes a year old he will need a bigger tank -- please take the coil out - use only the long tube fixture that you have --
thank you so much! We will definitely upgrade soon.
Now that we have the light corrected, should I keep giving him critical care, 3ml a day? Was it also suggested that I give him scrambled eggs?
and soak with a little bit of Pedialyte??
 

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