Why do my beardies do this - Page 2

Freebody · 04-01-13, 12:36 AM

is your entire cage 105 to 115? or just right under the heat lamp? I hope its under the heat lamp, if so whats your cage temp? if they are in a cage that hot, that's most likely why they want out so bad. lower the temps to around 85, give it a nice hide as well, something relatively small they can fit into nicely.

Zosime · 04-01-13, 03:02 AM

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Originally Posted by SpOoKy

If 105 os the cold temp then they are WAY too hot.

thats basking the ambient is 70-80

Zosime · 04-01-13, 03:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Terranaut

If this bothers you....get rid of them now. Thats nothing. Wait until they eat something and have a rancid crap.

I have no problem with the poop i just scoop it out right away,,, I dont think i will sell them that was dumb to say i really like these little guys im just going to build new cages for them its both are going be 4x4x4 but im making a 8 foot cage and splitting it in half

Zosime · 04-01-13, 03:23 AM

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Originally Posted by jarich

Can you take a picture of the snout rub?

Its usually because they either feel insecure or they dont like the conditions in the enclosure. What is your cool side temperature? How long have you had these dragons.

I would say stop holding them for the time being. It may be that all that attention is stressing them out and making them feel insecure. Give them time to reduce their stress levels and perhaps this will help.

it isnt that bad yet i just cant stand to see them hurt them selfs, Cool side is 70-80 and they have a big enough water bowl to soak in if they want to cool off too, Iv had the smaller one in the 55 gallon for a year. the other one like 1-2 months
ok when i like hold them they always try and get away even when i give them like 2 weeks of not holding then when i hold them and after like 3 min they try and get away and they jump and end up hurting them selfs then they get all defensive like i did it even though they jumped and they run super fast and like crash into my door some times only like 2-3 times between the both...

Zosime · 04-01-13, 03:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Freebody

is your entire cage 105 to 115? or just right under the heat lamp? I hope its under the heat lamp, if so whats your cage temp? if they are in a cage that hot, that's most likely why they want out so bad. lower the temps to around 85, give it a nice hide as well, something relatively small they can fit into nicely.

yeah just under the basking cage temp is 70-80 depending on the day ill add another bush in there for the 55 gallon so he can hide behind it

Terranaut · 04-01-13, 04:17 AM

What type of uv lamp are you using? A tube or one of those cfl bulbs?

Zosime · 04-01-13, 11:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Terranaut

What type of uv lamp are you using? A tube or one of those cfl bulbs?

10.0 reptisun tube

Freebody · 04-01-13, 11:23 AM

bulbs are only good, ie produce uv for around 6-9 months, some people will say 1 year but imho I don't trust it. I would get a little cave going verses a bush, something it can crawl into like a den, so it can feel safe, 4 walls a roof, nice and dark inside nice and small and secure to the size of there body, the pic I linked are nice looking, but you can build something yourself as I do, I go to the dollar store, buy a plastic bowl and cut a small opening and turn it upside down, I do this for all my snakes and will do when I get my bearded dragons on april 6th.

Zosime · 04-01-13, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Freebody

bulbs are only good, ie produce uv for around 6-9 months, some people will say 1 year but imho I don't trust it. I would get a little cave going verses a bush, something it can crawl into like a den, so it can feel safe, 4 walls a roof, nice and dark inside nice and small and secure to the size of there body, the pic I linked are nice looking, but you can build something yourself as I do, I go to the dollar store, buy a plastic bowl and cut a small opening and turn it upside down, I do this for all my snakes and will do when I get my bearded dragons on april 6th.

Yeah i got new bulbs last month and the next time im switching is in september. the size of that cave would take up a huge chunk of the tank, I might try and build acouple stacks in the new enclsoures when i have them ready then they can use that for basking and a hide.